GMI Rocket Show: Ryan Keintz - M&A Series
In episode 91 of the GMI Rocket show, host Roman Zelichenko and guest Ryan Keintz discuss PricePoint's recent merger with CEND.
With insight and honesty, Ryan lays out PricePoint's evolution from bootstrap startup through to its merger with CEND, an innovative US moving marketplace. Need, opportunity, relationships, and trust are all critical factors in not only a successful deal, but in the long-term health of the company post-merger. Ryan explores these points through his own lived experience, weaving in and out of what the mobility industry has experienced as a whole in recent years.
Here are some of the topics Ryan and Roman discuss:
- Early days as a bootstrap startup
- Agility and weathering the storm of COVID
- Lessons learned in building an M&A deal
- What constitutes "fit" between two organizations
- Looking beyond the merger