These founders focused on a niche within human resources: how to collect employee feedback and pull out actionable insights. They sold to another HR platform business.
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Australian tech founder Samee Hassan wanted to dive into the process of selling a company. That desire led him to list his SaaS, InstaCap, on a marketplace and learn firsthand.
Shaan Puri and Ben Levy created Milk Road to distill the world of cryptocurrency into a fun daily newsletter. Word of mouth helped them grow—and meet a buyer.
Daniel Sim grew Plug in Useful, a family of Shopify apps, to 37,000 users. Then, he hit a wall. After declaring burnout, he decided to sell — even if the numbers didn’t make sense on paper.
Building a business is a team sport, so if you have the opportunity to have the best of the best surrounding you, then sometimes you have to take that shot.
Doug Fallon created slot games for 15+ years before starting Wild Streak Gaming. He and his co-founder Roxane Fallon took just 6 years to transform that experience into an acquisition.
