InSync’s Journey From $6M to $39M Before Its Merger with Warburg Pincus-backed Qualifacts

Alex Sandkuhl, former VP of Sales at InSync Healthcare Solutions, shares how he helped grow the company from $6M to $39M in revenue and $10M in EBITDA, leading to its acquisition by Qualifacts in 2021. He explains the sales engine that fueled InSync’s growth, the importance of reverse-engineering outcomes for valuation, and how customer subscription financing became a breakthrough strategy.

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Key Lessons & Insights
• Building a scalable outbound sales model from scratch.
• The role of BDRs, lead qualifiers, and AEs in creating a sales engine.
• How TAM/SAM segmentation drove efficient market targeting.
• Instituting accountability through compensation and culture.
• Reverse-engineering valuation metrics before going to market.
• Leveraging financing strategies to fund growth without dilution.
• Positioning as both a platform sale and strategic acquisition target.
• Lessons from post-acquisition integration with Qualifacts.
• Customer subscription financing as a source of non-dilutive capital.

Timestamps
[00:00] Episode Trailer 
[01:25] Early days at InSync and building outbound sales
[03:22] First BDR hires and pipeline growth
[06:44] Scaling the sales engine through segmentation
[09:14] Lead qualifiers and demand generation inflection point
[12:20] Driving accountability with comp plans and culture
[16:27] Reverse-engineering valuation and reporting hygiene
[19:33] Managing 19 bidders and positioning the company
[20:32] Efficiency gains: reducing CAC and increasing margins
[24:17] Post-acquisition integration with Qualifacts
[27:36] Advice to founders on preparing early for a sale
[30:46] Keystone Growth Advisory and building sales engines for SaaS
[32:14] Customer subscription financing explained
[35:02] Reflections on the journey and the closing call