They Got Acquired

Agency

An unconventional wedding launched this agency, which sold 15 years later for 8 figures

A husband-and-wife team grew this marketing agency to 40 employees. Their superpower was staying ahead of social media trends, and figuring out how to get clients on long-term retainers.

Carrie and Dave Kerpen, co-founders of Likeable Media

Agency

How a strategic barter helped this founder scale up his video production company

He left a corporate job with no clients and no money in the bank, at the start of a global pandemic. Four years later, Lens End Media was bringing in 7 figures.

Content

They launched a content site about a market before it even existed – and the gamble paid off

Three founders took a risk, launching a B2B media brand about microgrids before there was a mature market for microgrids. Years later, they sold for 7 figures.

Content

A travel gear site lost 60% of traffic during the pandemic. Here’s how the company recovered

In 2015, Tom Wahlin quit his job as a design manager at Apple to travel the world. He developed a passion for travel gear and launched Pack Hacker. Six years later, a buyer approached.

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SaaS

These SaaS founders focused less on building – and more on listening

These founders grew their SEO content-building software Contentpace through intense, strategic focus on customers and sold for 2.5x revenue

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Content

How PsychCentral sold for 7 figures without a single full-time employee

The solo founder of popular mental health website PsychCentral grew his business to $2 million in revenue and sold it for 7 figures with zero full-time employees.

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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.

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.

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.