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Resources

7 reasons an entrepreneur’s first “small” exit can be so meaningful

Selling a business offers more than financial freedom. It opens your eyes to what’s possible.

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Resources

Grants for entrepreneurs: A huge list of funding options, plus how to win them

Looking for non-dilutive funding for your startup? Here’s a massive list of grants for entrepreneurs and small business grants, including business grants for women.

Services Deals

Her first exit was an “expensive education.” The second time? She sold for $30M

Here’s how two female founders built Clermont Partners to a $30M exit — with nine kids between them.

SaaS Deals

How Surfer SEO rode the wave to $15M ARR — then sold in the AI era

Surfer SEO began as a side project. In less than a decade, with little marketing, it grew into a global brand. Its 2025 acquisition indicates a broader market trend.

The Surfer SEO team after the transaction: Top row (left to right): Bartek Korpus (CTO), Mateusz Tunski (First Engineer), Michal Suski (Co-Founder), Tom Niezgoda (Co-Founder) Bottom row (left to right): Lucjan Suski (Co-Founder), Mateusz Zielinski (Head of Legal)

Resources

State of M&A 2026: 8 trends to watch

Here are some M&A predictions for 2026, based on insights from advisors and brokers who help founders sell their business.

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Resources

5 founders share lessons from buying their companies back

Their companies got acquired — then they bought them back. Meet five founders who decided to buy their companies back after acquisition and learn from their experiences.

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Podcast Episodes

Anna Maste, Co-Founder of Boondockers Welcome

How a 7-hour workweek led to Anna Maste’s 7-figure sale

30 minutes

This is the story of how Anna Maste and Marianne Edwards, a mother-daughter duo, bootstrapped and sold a membership site for RVers called Boondockers Welcome.

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.