They Got Acquired

Content

How this content entrepreneur leveraged each of his audiences to grow the next business

Website Investing Publication’s audience of nearly 3,000 readers attracted a buyer who envisioned turning it into a community of keen investors.

SaaS

A self-taught developer used a low-code tool to build this text messaging app

Smooth Messenger’s founder went from growing his skills in Zoho Creator fresh out of college, to building and selling an app powered through the platform.

Resources

Want to Sell Your Business Someday? Do These 4 Things Now

Here’s what founders who sold their company say they would do early on the next time they build a business.

Services

A podcast production company leaned on $250K in equity-free grants to grow to 200 clients

Gabe Murillo scaled PodcastPress, a podcast production service, to 200 clients with the help of startup accelerator grants and paid media.

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Content

Continue to run her health blog, or shut it down? She discovered a lucrative third option

Kate Kordsmeier thought her holistic wellness website, Root + Revel, was her last career stop… but then she got bored. Instead of walking away, she took a different route: She sold it.

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SaaS

Being honest about what she wanted next led this SaaS founder to an acquisition

When Michelle Kwan, who co-founded a real estate marketing company, wanted to try something new, an industry friend was there at the perfect moment.

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Podcast Episodes

The gutsy cold pitch that landed Laura Roeder a 7-figure deal

32 minutes

Laura Roeder and her husband, Chris Williams, built and sold MeetEdgar, a social media scheduling platform, to SureSwift Capital for 7 figures.

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.

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.

Manuel Frigerio, fo-founder of ReferralHero

From failed startup to 6-figure exit: Manuel Frigerio’s ReferralHero journey

35 minutes

Sometimes it takes building one business to figure out what to build next. That was the case for Manuel Frigerio, who built and sold a Saas, ReferralHero.

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E-commerce

They developed beard-grooming products for men of color, then sold to an e-commerce company for global distribution

E-commerce

How e-commerce fitness brand Beast Gear built a loyal fan base selling on Amazon

Gaming

Going rogue: How a game developer turned a partnership into a $6.5M sale

SaaS

How e-commerce app Fomo used 100+ integrations as a marketing tool to hit $1M ARR

Content

He grew a blog for developers to 7M monthly pageviews, then sold it to an advertiser

How To

Advice for Selling Your Business

Resources

Due diligence: How to make this part of the acquisition process a little less painful

What does due diligence mean? And what should you expect from the due diligence period? Here’s what you can do to make this part of the sale process go smoothly.

Resources

How to negotiate a favorable earn out when you sell your online business

It’s worth carefully structuring an earn out agreement. These tips will help you get full value for your business.

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.

Resources

Want to sell your online business? Here are 4 smart ways to find a buyer

Not sure how to go about selling your business? Here are four common ways sellers find high-quality buyers, plus examples of companies that went each route.