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Product-Market Fit Indicators When Evaluating a SaaS Acquisition

Most SaaS acquisitions fail because buyers chase MRR growth while ignoring product-market fit. Here is the exact framework I use to separate compounding software from money-printing traps.

2026-08-28  ·  By Sophal Lanh, Founder of Deal Alert AI

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