Patrick Campbell

Patrick Campbell's personal site says he and a team are building a new healthcare system.

My team and I are working on building a new healthcare system. More on this as things progress, but if you know anyone that’d be worth chatting about, send me an email.

Since my new mission of fixing healthcare take up most of my time, I’ve stopped my last decade’s practice of doing free advisory calls (even on pricing strategy). I’m still available for 1:1s, advising, trainings, etc. but the spots are limited, so they’re priced based on demand.

Patrick Campbell sold ProfitWell to Paddle for over $200m in cash and equity.

The deal - valued at over $200m in cash and equity - is the next step in our mission to remove the barriers to growth for SaaS companies around the world.

Patrick Campbell, CEO of ProfitWell, will become Paddle’s Chief Strategy Officer

Patrick Campbell became Paddle's Chief Strategy Officer at the time of the deal.

The deal - valued at over $200m in cash and equity - is the next step in our mission to remove the barriers to growth for SaaS companies around the world.

Patrick Campbell, CEO of ProfitWell, will become Paddle’s Chief Strategy Officer

Patrick Campbell describes ProfitWell in the past tense on his own site.

Built and bootstrapped ProfitWell, a suite of products for subscription companies that gave them free financial metrics, price optimization, and churn reduction. Used by 50k+. Sold to Paddle for over $200M.

Patrick Campbell describes ProfitWell as built, bootstrapped and sold.

Built and bootstrapped ProfitWell, a suite of products for subscription companies that gave them free financial metrics, price optimization, and churn reduction. Used by 50k+. Sold to Paddle for over $200M.

Patrick Campbell charges $3,550 for a 1:1 hour.

1:1 Hour (with prep and debrief) – $3,550

Keynote – $9,200

Live training (90 minutes with prep and debrief) – $10,650

Half or Full Day Workshop – $36,450

I give them away since so many folks helped me on my journey (and admittedly I keep the most valuable ones strictly to myself and our team).

Patrick Campbell charges $9,200 for a keynote.

1:1 Hour (with prep and debrief) – $3,550

Keynote – $9,200

Live training (90 minutes with prep and debrief) – $10,650

Half or Full Day Workshop – $36,450

I give them away since so many folks helped me on my journey (and admittedly I keep the most valuable ones strictly to myself and our team).

Patrick Campbell charges $10,650 for live training.

1:1 Hour (with prep and debrief) – $3,550

Keynote – $9,200

Live training (90 minutes with prep and debrief) – $10,650

Half or Full Day Workshop – $36,450

I give them away since so many folks helped me on my journey (and admittedly I keep the most valuable ones strictly to myself and our team).

Patrick Campbell charges $36,450 for a half/full-day workshop.

1:1 Hour (with prep and debrief) – $3,550

Keynote – $9,200

Live training (90 minutes with prep and debrief) – $10,650

Half or Full Day Workshop – $36,450

I give them away since so many folks helped me on my journey (and admittedly I keep the most valuable ones strictly to myself and our team).

Patrick Campbell stated that for the free/freemium tier as an acquisition channel, the free product must be better than the paid competition.

Our view of what is now called product-led growth is that a free software product needs to be better than the paid competition. You probably shouldn’t try freemium until you are confident you have product-market fit.

Patrick Campbell stated that the free/freemium tier as an acquisition channel should be used only after product-market fit.

Our view of what is now called product-led growth is that a free software product needs to be better than the paid competition. You probably shouldn’t try freemium until you are confident you have product-market fit.

The buyer bought the free financial-metrics product.

By integrating ProfitWell’s industry-renowned free financial metrics, as well as its pricing and retention software, subscription businesses will now be able to plug into Paddle and have their taxes, payments, billing, reporting, retention, and pricing all done for them.

Over 30,000 businesses in more than 100 countries, including Canva, Autodesk, Masterclass, and Notion, use ProfitWell’s suite of tools to analyze their subscription business before automating their pricing and retention efforts to support growth.

All employees and offices across Boston, Salt Lake City and Rosario will be retained

All employees were retained.

By integrating ProfitWell’s industry-renowned free financial metrics, as well as its pricing and retention software, subscription businesses will now be able to plug into Paddle and have their taxes, payments, billing, reporting, retention, and pricing all done for them.

Over 30,000 businesses in more than 100 countries, including Canva, Autodesk, Masterclass, and Notion, use ProfitWell’s suite of tools to analyze their subscription business before automating their pricing and retention efforts to support growth.

All employees and offices across Boston, Salt Lake City and Rosario will be retained

All offices were retained.

By integrating ProfitWell’s industry-renowned free financial metrics, as well as its pricing and retention software, subscription businesses will now be able to plug into Paddle and have their taxes, payments, billing, reporting, retention, and pricing all done for them.

Over 30,000 businesses in more than 100 countries, including Canva, Autodesk, Masterclass, and Notion, use ProfitWell’s suite of tools to analyze their subscription business before automating their pricing and retention efforts to support growth.

All employees and offices across Boston, Salt Lake City and Rosario will be retained

His negotiating leverage was a profitable business he did not need to sell.

Because our BATNA like our, you know, worst case scenario to use more common parlance was, oh, we just, we have a profitable business. We just keep building, right?

trying to get multiple different suitors and stuff like that

He ran multiple suitors.

Because our BATNA like our, you know, worst case scenario to use more common parlance was, oh, we just, we have a profitable business. We just keep building, right?

trying to get multiple different suitors and stuff like that

He stayed calm into the LOI because the downside was simply continuing to operate.

Because our BATNA like our, you know, worst case scenario to use more common parlance was, oh, we just, we have a profitable business. We just keep building, right?

trying to get multiple different suitors and stuff like that

Patrick Campbell was looking for a financial investor.

After bootstrapping the business to 8-figures, Campbell decided it was time to raise money. While he was seeking a financial investor, Paddle approached him with an acquisition offer.

Paddle approached with an acquisition offer.

After bootstrapping the business to 8-figures, Campbell decided it was time to raise money. While he was seeking a financial investor, Paddle approached him with an acquisition offer.

The deal originated out of a fundraising process.

After bootstrapping the business to 8-figures, Campbell decided it was time to raise money. While he was seeking a financial investor, Paddle approached him with an acquisition offer.

The deal did not originate out of a sale process.

After bootstrapping the business to 8-figures, Campbell decided it was time to raise money. While he was seeking a financial investor, Paddle approached him with an acquisition offer.