Build Better Business Podcast with Chuck Crumpton
Oct 15, 2026 · 1 hr 11 min · 14 segments
Stuart Faught has completed over 20 micro SaaS exits. Faught defines micro SaaS (which he brands as "mini horse") as small, profitable software businesses that can cash flow and provide life freedom…
Stuart FaughtGuestI, I had a friend recently who is, you know, classically trained engineer, right? And he, he's damn good at what he does.
He's been doing it his whole life and he was approached directly or indirectly.
You know, he's an engineer for a huge fortune 20 company, right? He didn't want to run the franchise.
but he wanted to buy it, and part of their model was, listen, we've got your GM to run the day-to-day, we've got your sales guy, to go out and do business development, be your hunter, call in some leads.
So I don't know how it's working, right? This is only a couple of months ago, but
And when I researched you, it's not the exact model, but it's similar in that you're making, business acquisition more plausible more doable more practical right for the chucks of the world who you know a lot of us we know a little bit about a lot of things but not a lot about you know any one thing right and You know, it's kind of daunting to your point.
That's not the space that we, you know, I live in that 50 million or less lower middle market space where most of our listeners are.
And they look at a $200 million, you know, deal and say, oh, my gosh, that's, you know, 10 times what I'll ever achieve in my life.
But they can get their arms and brains and hearts around a million dollar deal or two million dollar deal or five million dollar deal.
And, you know, one of the things I like to do with with my buyers and, you know, kind of a. you know, concern that, you know, a lot of people have when they're thinking about acquiring a business, it's what the heck do I do after the sale?
I, I had a friend recently who is, you know, classically trained engineer, right? And he, he's damn good at what he does.
He's been doing it his whole life and he was approached directly or indirectly.
You know, he's an engineer for a huge fortune 20 company, right? He didn't want to run the franchise.
but he wanted to buy it, and part of their model was, listen, we've got your GM to run the day-to-day, we've got your sales guy, to go out and do business development, be your hunter, call in some leads.
So I don't know how it's working, right? This is only a couple of months ago, but
And when I researched you, it's not the exact model, but it's similar in that you're making, business acquisition more plausible more doable more practical right for the chucks of the world who you know a lot of us we know a little bit about a lot of things but not a lot about you know any one thing right and You know, it's kind of daunting to your point.
That's not the space that we, you know, I live in that 50 million or less lower middle market space where most of our listeners are.
And they look at a $200 million, you know, deal and say, oh, my gosh, that's, you know, 10 times what I'll ever achieve in my life.
But they can get their arms and brains and hearts around a million dollar deal or two million dollar deal or five million dollar deal.
And, you know, one of the things I like to do with with my buyers and, you know, kind of a. you know, concern that, you know, a lot of people have when they're thinking about acquiring a business, it's what the heck do I do after the sale?
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