Yep couldn’t agree more that prep is important. And yeah often someone coming inbound is the most keen (though they still need managing to get the biggest outcome in my experience).
I’m actually working on a “Definitive Guide to M&A to B2B SaaS between $2-20M ARR” (first few chapters on discretioncapital.com/guide), would love your feedback on the draft of the rest given your experience. Email me if you want to take a look: [email protected]