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E-commerce Deals

He started a pet e-commerce company with $3K and grew to $2M annual revenue

This founder started Pets Are Kids Too with $3,000 he put on a credit card, built a strong brand through charity work, then sold in three years for a 7-figure payday.

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SaaS Deals

WordPress theme creator stayed ‘purposefully small’ and sold to WP Engine

Mike McAlister, the founder of Array Themes, rejected acquisition offers until leading WordPress platform WP Engine came calling.

Software Deals

This letter-writing app, a 20-year side project with only $500/month cost, sold for millions

Boston-based software engineer Matt Sly turned a childhood memory into a letter-writing app. Here’s how his side project eventually sold for millions.

Resources

14 books that will help you prepare to sell your company

Think you might want to sell your business one day? Maybe you already have an offer? These books about how to sell a business will help you navigate the acquisition process.

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Services Deals

This social worker built a psychotherapy practice, pivoted to online, and sold

“I was definitely building the plane as I was flying it,” said Gabrielle Juliano-Villani, the founder of Colorado In-Home Counseling.

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Software Deals

A short, to-the-point email led to the sale of this blockchain data company

Jonathan Knegtel’s short and sweet email about his startup, Blockdata, led to a sale to CB Insights within three months.

Resources

How long should you wait after exiting to start a new business?

Social media agency founder Jodie Cook sold her company and gave herself time to figure out her next big thing.

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Media Deals

How 2 colleagues created a brunch review platform with over 1M monthly hits

In a pre-Instagram world, co-founders Cori Sue Morris and Rebecca Loveridge launched Bitches Who Brunch, a brunch review lifestyle website for millennials.

Agency Deals

“It was my wake-up call:” How this founder’s emergency led to his agency sale

His hospitalization was the wake-up call he needed, but it took Streamline Marketing’s founder more than a year to find the right buyer.

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Agency Deals

Marketing agency founder grew to $28 million revenue before selling majority stake

Robert Glazer’s affiliate marketing firm, Acceleration Partners, grew steadily for over 10 years. He sold a majority stake to a private equity firm in part to minimize his personal risk.

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