Carson Kohler

Co-founder Ernests Embutnieks bought WorldofTablet.com for $304.58 in 2019. Two years later, he sold it for $115,000. He shared why he regrets selling.

Dan Wolff invented the tick removal device TickEase in 2014. Nearly a decade later — and $1.5 million in lifetime sales — he sold to a complementary business.

Digital Natives Group couldn’t find a good-fit buyer, so they decided to split the digital marketing agency into two pieces. Both deals closed on the same day.

These entrepreneurs purchased the newsletter marketplace Duuce in 2022. Just 16 months later, they sold it for double the purchase price. Here’s how they did it.

Rebekah Bastian, co-founder of the online community OwnTrail, felt like she was just getting started — but she ran out of cash, forcing her into an abrupt exit.

In 2021, Talia Koren got an unofficial valuation of her meal-prep company, Workweek Lunch. She took it as a challenge to continue to grow — a decision she now regrets.

In 2016, BarBend couldn’t get VC funding. Buzzfeed was all the rage; BarBend was too niche. Seven years later, the website was far beyond niche — and buyers were interested.