Carson Brunson

Co-founders and brothers Stewart and Michael Dunlop grew LinkBuilder.io into a go-to link-building agency for more than 100 brands before exiting.

Co-founders Jake Hadden and Max McChesney didn’t rush to cash out when other coding bootcamps were getting scooped up in acquisitions — and their patience paid off.

Firas Balaffou was eager to exit Necklow, which sold orthopedic neck pillows. Here’s how he found a buyer — and got cash in his bank account — in less than 2 months.

From overcoming a divorce to losing inventory in a fire, bootstrapped founders behind these 17 deals candidly share what it took to successfully grow and exit their companies.

At age 21, Victor Nihoul and Wesley Wasielewski built a cybersecurity app for users of the no-code platform Bubble. Less than 18 months later, Bubble approached with an offer.

In 2021, BattlBox co-founders sold their subscription box company for nearly $19 million. Less than two years later, they had the opportunity to buy it back.

First-time founder Greg Poirier started CloudKettle with a 10-year roadmap to acquisition — and told all his employees about it. Here’s how it worked out.

For a decade, four co-founders worked full time while building Really Good Emails on the side. During a meeting about a potential partnership, the idea of selling came up.