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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.

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.

Services Deals

How she sold a federal contracting firm after building it to $100M revenue

Lauren Wittenberg Weiner bootstrapped WWC Global from two people to $100 million in annual revenue before deciding to sell the government contracting firm.

Community Deals

How she sold a community company for $22M – then bought the company back

Create & Cultivate, a community for women professionals and entrepreneurs, doubled down on digital experiences amid the pandemic and saw 7-figure profitability in 2020.

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Resources

Is it possible to sell your IP? Here’s what you need to know

You don’t always have to sell your entire business. Sometimes it’s smarter to sell your intellectual property. We break down how to identify, value and sell your IP.

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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.