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Jessica Stillman is a writer, editor, and ghostwriter whose work has appeared in Forbes, Insider, and CNBC, among many other places. She currently writes a daily column for Inc.com. Visit jessicastillman.com for more information or to get in touch.

SaaS

These edtech founders overcame VC challenges, a war and a pandemic before selling

The founders of edtech ClassTag managed to grow the business to 7 figures in annual revenue and 5 million users, then sold to SchoolStatus.

Vlada Lotkina, co-founder of ClassTag, and her daughter, Sophia.
SaaS

Cron and Notion’s founders used each other’s products before joining forces in this strategic deal

An investor connected the founder of calendar app Cron with productivity platform Notion, leading to a sale and integration of their complementary products.

SaaS

The buyer of this SaaS app got a great multiple by offering 7% of future resale value

MicroAngel Fund founder Eyal Toledano had a detailed playbook to triple his investment. Buying Postcode Shipping fit his plan.

Community

For the buyer of this newsletter and community, the value was in the audience

The co-founders’ busy freelancing careers made it hard to continue running the community, and selling to OutVoice made sense for both parties.

Platform

Why big expectations pushed this food intelligence platform toward a sale

Bangalore-based food data platform Spoonshot had partnered with Target Research Group — and ended up selling to them.

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Content

A “finance guy” built an investing newsletter, sold it to a sports brand – then bought it back

When media company Barstool looked to expand beyond its sports roots, finance newsletter The Water Coolest attracted interest with irreverent jokes.

AJ Glagolev (content), Nick Ellis (content), Tyler Morin (CEO), Ian Barto (VP Sales), The Water Coolest team
Content

How this TechCrunch editor built her VC newsletter and sold it to her employer

Veteran Silicon Valley reporter and TechCrunch editor Connie Loizos sold her newsletter and events business, StrictlyVC.

Content

How this newsletter-podcast startup landed a buyer that wanted its young audience

Canadian media company ZoomerMedia acquired newsletter and podcast startup The Peak as part of its quest to reach a younger audience.

A square image of The Peak team sits on top of a blue background with the They Got Acquired logo.