Ash Read spent years trying to become a software founder. But it was the content business he built that played to his core strengths — and led to a successful acquisition.
A diplomat stuck stateside started tutoring on the side. She built a 7-figure business, then sold it when the pandemic changed the online landscape for test prep.
The SaaS business Potion, which builds websites connected to the project management tool Notion, sold for $300K after its founder built the product in public on Twitter.
Ryan Dewhurst started building WPScan as a free WordPress security tool. Then he and his co-founders added paid features that caught the eye of WordPress parent Automattic.
Serial founder Tyler Benedict didn’t want a “real job,” so he started BikeRumor. Twelve years later, he sold the cycling tech blog for 6 figures after a phone call with a friend.
Many lean, online businesses use contractors or freelancers rather than employees. But what does this model mean for an acquisition? What do buyers think of this structure?
