9 Figure Exit How I Built and Sold to Private Equity (Alexis Sikorsky Interview)

Acquiring Minds · Sep 27, 2025 · 1h 18m

My guest today is Alexis Sikorsky. An entrepreneur who bootstrapped, scaled, and ultimately sold a company in a 9-figure exit.

We cover:

00:00 Intro

01:36 Who is Alexis Sikorsky

02:03 Early entrepreneurship

03:59 First ISP & internet café in West Africa

05:12 Conflict with government & partner’s death

07:05 Buys training company

07:43 1999–2000: founding the software dev firm

09:20 Buying assets of Logical Access

09:37 On failures & lessons (politics, client concentration)

12:35 “I can’t be employed” mindset / drive to continue

13:06 2008 peak: €11–12M revenue, €3M profit

14:31 “The grind”…