Andrew Pierno

Andrew Pierno

Santa monica
Founder of XOXO Capital
16
Jul

Fund Stuff - Episode 3 - Brent Sanders & Colin Keeley from Verne

Hi, I'm Andrew Pierno from XOXO Capital. Today on Fund Stuff Episode 3, we're talking with Verne (https://www.vernehq.com/) about micro private equity, venture studios and more!
26 min read
09
Jul

The Economics of Micro SaaS

Not all SaaS companies have equal margins. Today I wanted to go through each of our products and talk through net margins. It's useful to get a sense of what margins could look like. I also threw in a small productized service to compare it against.
4 min read
02
Jul

Fund Stuff - Episode 2 - Nile Frater From Nocode.tech

Episode 2 of Fund Stuff with Nile Frater of Nocode.tech! Hear his story of how he acquired an anchor product for his fund and how that informs his acquisition strategy.
23 min read
25
Jun

Fund Stuff - Episode 1

In the very first episode of Fund Stuff we talk with Roman from Due Dilio and The Business Inquirer newsletter.
20 min read
18
Jun

Musings On Operating Models

When you're at the low end of the market like we are, there just isn't that much cashflow to do stuff with. That work is done by you (+ team) or doesn't get done. If you're trying to operate them profitably, you're left in a tough situation.
9 min read
11
Jun

Diligence

Diligence is hard. Here are some tactics / useful tips we've used to stumble our way through 3 micro saas acquisitions. Check out our 50+ diligence questions.
6 min read
04
Jun
Interview With Andrew Gazdecki From MicroAcquire

Interview With Andrew Gazdecki From MicroAcquire

I spoke with Andrew from https://microacquire.com last week and had a great time. Not only has he sold
28
May

6 Months in - A Few Lessons Learned

We're 6 months into buying micro-saas businesses. Here's the TLDR of our experience so far doing micro acquisitions Do a small one first. Get the obvious metrics in a report daily
4 min read
21
May

Headwinds

trials and tribulations in the land of micro acquisitions.
3 min read
30
Apr
What to acquire when everything is expensive

What to acquire when everything is expensive

Asset prices are through the roof. Stocks are expensive. Real estate is expensive. Treasury yields suck right now. And now
2 min read