Mark MacLeod·May 31, 2019Two decades in Startup land…Twenty years ago today, I joined my first startup, Silanis Technology, as their first finance leader. They were a client of the firm I was…
InSurePath LibrarybyMark MacLeod·May 22, 2019B2SMB Institute: Two upcoming SMB events worth consideringAt Surepath, we are always looking for resources to help our SMB software clients succeed in this very challenging market. After following…
InReal ExitsbyMark MacLeod·May 9, 2019Don’t get pulled into a sale processOnce upon a time, there were relatively few buyers of software companies: Google, IBM, Oracle and the like bought lots of companies. And…
InSurePath LibrarybyMark MacLeod·Apr 18, 2019Read this before you raise that next roundWe just published our Q1 State of SMB Software report, looking at all the venture, private equity, M & A + IPO deals in the SMB space for…
InSurePath LibrarybyMark MacLeod·Feb 7, 2019Thoughts on the upcoming Lightspeed IPO…As a passionate advocate of both Canadian tech and the SMB software market, I have been waiting for some time for Lightspeed POS to go…
InSurePath LibrarybyMark MacLeod·Jan 16, 2019Takeaways from the Acquisition of MindbodyMindbody shareholders got an early Christmas present on Dec. 24, when Vista Equity Partners agreed to buy them for $1.9B. As a devoted…
InSurePath LibrarybyMark MacLeod·Jan 16, 20192018: Year In Review2018 marked our second third year at SurePath. It was another exciting year!
InReal ExitsbyMark MacLeod·Dec 12, 2018Is now the right time to sell your business?If you follow the public stock markets, then you might be reaching for a bottle of Gravol these days. The markets are going through some…
InSurePath LibrarybyMark MacLeod·Nov 21, 2018Our latest deal: The sale of Tictail to ShopifyI am pleased to announce our latest deal: The sale of Tictail to Shopify (NYSE: SHOP).
InSurePath LibrarybyMark MacLeod·Nov 8, 2018Are you special enough to get funded?If you read the tech press regularly, you would be forgiven for thinking that it’s easy to raise capital these days. Every day is filled…
