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SaaS

How two teens launched a marketing agency, pivoted to SaaS — and then sold for 6 figures

In less than two years, MarketFly’s founders launched their business as an agency, pivoted to become a SaaS firm, and accepted a 6-figure offer.

Content

How this sports media company capitalized on a Supreme Court ruling to land a $25 million deal

Seeing the opportunity presented by a 2018 Supreme Court court ruling, two sports media founders joined forces to capitalize on new markets — and their bet paid off.

Services

These founders bootstrapped a ‘white glove’ WordPress hosting firm, then sold it for millions

Pagely co-founder Joshua Strebel said selling his managed WordPress hosting company to the world’s largest domain registrar “minted new millionaires.”

E-commerce

Never more than a side project, this CBD subscription business sold for 6 figures

The co-founders of Hemp Crate Co. started their CBD subscription business as a side hustle, took other full-time jobs while building it, and sold it as a side hustle.

Lowell Bieber and Ryan Culver, co-founders of Hemp Crate
Resources

Need a lawyer to support you through your acquisition? We recommend these M&A lawyers

While a 6- or 7-figure sale might be peanuts to some M&A professionals, it can be a life-changing amount of money for a founder. You need a lawyer who will take the acquisition as seriously as you do.

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SaaS

This serial entrepreneur built tools to streamline work processes — then sold 3 businesses in 6 months

Brian Casel built ProcessKit to document SOPs and automate delegation. Three years later, he was ready to sell — and the exit only took five days.

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SaaS

They built a tool to solve a pain point for their main company — and it turned into a side business

These founders were using Intercom to provide customer support, and wanted a way to turn the chats into actionable data points that could inform their business strategy.

Kyle Conarro and Landon Bennett, co-founders of Userfeed
Marketplace

This company solved a common challenge — choosing a business name — and sold for 8 figures

Coming up with a good business name isn’t easy. Domainify Group built tools to help, and then sold for 8 figures to affiliate marketing company Game Lounge.

Content

Gossip empire TMZ lands new home under Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Corp.

After more than 15 years with Warner Bros., former lawyer and media personality Harvey Levin took his celebrity news operation TMZ to Fox Corporation

Content

How a side project inspired by Serial grew to 25,000+ subscribers — and a deal with Vox

Launched as a side hustle, Hot Pod became Nick Quah’s full-time job after less than a year. After six years of growth, he sold to Vox Media.

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