They Got Acquired

Agency

How this content agency leaned on a contractor-only model to reach $5 million in lifetime revenue

Content expert Julia McCoy turned her passion into an agency with over 100 contractors and 5,000 customers. A decade later, McCoy decided to sell. Here’s what happened.

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E-commerce

She used her law expertise to grow an e-commerce store selling contract templates

“I have seen so many women close their businesses down lately,” Christina Scalera said. “I just wish more people, especially women, knew that there was an alternative option.”

Agency

How this founder’s immersion in PPC advertising turned into a $3.25M sale

How much of this $3.25 million deal was paid up front vs. how much was paid in stock? Here’s the breakdown, plus who bought the company.

E-commerce

Months after the sale, this cannabis deal went up in smoke. Here’s how the founders got their company back

Less than six months after acquisition, the cannabis lifestyle brand Sackville & Co. faced dissolution. But its two founders fought back.

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Agency

How a freelance marketer landed atop search results, which helped him grow and sell his agency

Brett Farmiloe started offering SEO services to businesses as a freelancer. As its name recognition grew, Markitors expanded — and eventually sold to another agency.

SaaS

How this PR agency owner created and sold her own SaaS podcast database for 3x revenue

Christina Nicholson created a podcast database to help her PR agency but decided to sell after realizing her heart wasn’t in it.

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Podcast Episodes

Lauren Gaggioli, founder of They Got Acquired

Can you sell a business based on a personal brand? Lauren Gaggioli did

44 minutes

Lauren Gaggioli nearly let her course business Higher Scores Test Prep die because she wasn’t sure it was big enough to sell. Then she found a buyer and exited for $180,000.

Donald Spann, Co-Founder of Vicky Virtual Receptionists

Donald Spann’s goal was time freedom. He got it by building a virtual call center

36 minutes

This entrepreneur says you don’t have to be passionate about your business. Here’s what he suggests instead, and how he built Vicky Virtual Receptionists to an exit.

From hot dog stand to 8-figure exit: How Sam Parr built and sold The Hustle

39 minutes

How did this down-to-earth guy with no previous media experience build such a valuable company? Here’s how Sam Parr became one of the leading voices in entrepreneurship.

Alexis Grant, Founder of They Got Acquired

Lexi Grant on the acquihire and 6-figure asset sale that led to They Got Acquired

38 minutes

Before she founded They Got Acquired, Lexi Grant built several other media businesses — and sold two of them. Here’s our founder’s story.

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Community

This fertility entrepreneur found a creative way to hold onto her IP when joining forces with a fellow founder

Software

With 130,000 users, these college students sold their shopping browser extension to Ibotta

Content

How Brian Dean sold Backlinko, with 500K monthly visitors, to Semrush

SaaS

He ‘dogfooded’ a SaaS for his lean e-commerce business and sold it for 8 figures

Agency

She ran a lean podcast agency with $500K revenue — until a client offered to buy the business

How To

Advice for Selling Your Business

Resources

Why you shouldn’t wait until you burn out to sell your business

Selling a company requires a lot of energy. The best time to sell is when you still have the motivation to navigate the process and maximize the value of what you’ve built.

Resources

Don’t underestimate due diligence: How to juggle operations and this grueling phase of your sale

We’ve got tips on how to thrive while you’re both answering due diligence questions from your buyer and trying to keep the business running optimally.

Resources

Should you work with a broker to sell your business? How to choose one and what to expect

What should you expect from working with a broker? How much do they charge, and how should you choose one? This FAQ offers all the answers.

Resources

10 books that will help you prepare to sell your company

Think you might want to sell your business one day? Maybe you already have an offer? These books about how to sell a business will help you navigate the acquisition process.