After a great head start, Canvaspop almost went bankrupt from the team spreading itself too thin. Coming back from the brink required five years of hard work, but it ended in a $30 million exit. Speaking with TechExit.io, Canvaspop Co-Founder & CEO Nazim Ahmed shared more about the key decisions he made to turn the company around—and why he gets frustrated with people who balk at “small” 8-figure exits.

Just as startups need to mature in terms of go-to-market, sales, and product, CEOs need to evolve as well, particularly as the company goes through rapid M&A-fueled change. This is a challenge Michael Garrity experienced multiple times as Financeit has both been acquired and been the acquirer. Speaking with TechExit.io, ahead of his Conference Talk in TechExit.io Toronto, Michael shared more about how he stays ahead of the curve to grow into the CEO that Financeit needs at each stage of its growth.

Matt Diederichs has been in the M&A world for some time–both at Hootsuite and Invoca, a Santa Barbara-based conversational AI platform–and integrated multiple startups from the buyer side. Speaking with TechExit.io ahead of his live conference talk, Matt shared his insights on how to not botch an M&A deal as a buyer.

Every founder hits an inflection point where the question is either to keep growing or find a way out. For those that want to keep growing, multiple choices exist—something that’s both comforting and confusing for a lot of founders. Speaking with TechExit.io, Kristin Smith, Principal at Novacap, explained the different growth strategies available to entrepreneurs and how to tell if private equity is right for you.