<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="TextRun SCXW205547335 BCX0" lang="EN-CA" xml:lang= "EN-CA" data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW205547335 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle= "Normal (Web)"&gt;In this episode of Built to Sell Radio, John Warrillow sits down with Ujwal &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW205547335 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"&gt;Arkalgud&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW205547335 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle= "Normal (Web)"&gt;, who built the same company twice. Chapter one was a classic problem: a profitable, founder-heavy services firm with impressive EBITDA but a ceiling on valuation. Chapter two began when he turned that service into a productized offering, transformed how customers bought his work, and &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW205547335 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"&gt;ultimately sold&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW205547335 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"&gt; for more than 15x EBITDA — &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW205547335 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"&gt;roughly three&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW205547335 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle= "Normal (Web)"&gt; times the offer he received as a simple service provider.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="EOP SCXW205547335 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Built to Sell Radio

John Warrillow

Ep 523 15 x EBITDA for a Service Firm

DEC 5, 202559 MIN
Built to Sell Radio

Ep 523 15 x EBITDA for a Service Firm

DEC 5, 202559 MIN

Description

In this episode of Built to Sell Radio, John Warrillow sits down with Ujwal Arkalgud, who built the same company twice. Chapter one was a classic problem: a profitable, founder-heavy services firm with impressive EBITDA but a ceiling on valuation. Chapter two began when he turned that service into a productized offering, transformed how customers bought his work, and ultimately sold for more than 15x EBITDA — roughly three times the offer he received as a simple service provider.