Alexis Grant

Alexis Grant

Founder & CEO

Alexis Grant is the founder & CEO of They Got Acquired.

She previously worked as EVP of Content at The Penny Hoarder, scaling the content operations at the bootstrapped personal finance brand. Before running media startups, she worked as a reporter at the Houston Chronicle and U.S. News & World Report, and earned her master's in journalism at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.

Alexis has sold two content businesses: The Write Life, a website for writers she sold in 2021; and a boutique content agency, which was acqui-hired by The Penny Hoarder in 2015.

Resources

7 reasons an entrepreneur’s first “small” exit can be so meaningful

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How to get your financials buyer-ready, with CFO Lauren Colson

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What founders say is the hardest part of selling their business

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The fear of leaving money on the table

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This pays off even if you never sell

The Double-Win Rule explains why exit prep creates a better, more profitable business long before you ever find a buyer.
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This hidden lever can multiply your exit value

This hidden lever can multiply your exit value
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These founders nailed every mark for a high-value exit

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How to handle inbound offers from buyers

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