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Jessica Stillman

Jessica Stillman

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.

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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.
SaaS

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.

SaaS

How this founder built his SaaS integration tool and landed a match with Notion

The deal with the San Francisco-based giant offered Automate.io greater customer impact and gave Notion access to integration tools and Indian tech talent.

Software

How Viral Post Generator went from fun side project to acquisition in one crazy week

Some founders build businesses with an eye on an exit. Others, like Viral Post Generator’s Tom Orbach, aim to have fun and stumble into a life-changing acquisition.

A man smiles at the camera while pointing to a computer screen in the background that shows the home screen for Viral Post Generator.
Content

With 20,000 subscribers, Austin newsletter Austonia sells to local news company 6AM City

While local news is generally in decline across America, several newsletter-first local news outlets are seeing growth—and they’re on the hunt for acquisition opportunities.

Content

Why Ladders sold just one arm of its company, its 2.2M-subscriber daily newsletter

Why did executive job search site Ladders sells its newsletter to Industry Dive in September 2021? We explain the value of those 2.2 million subscribers, and why selling that list was a sign of a strategic pivot.

Gaming

How 2 founders turned decades of gaming industry experience into a $30M payday

Doug Fallon created slot games for 15+ years before starting Wild Streak Gaming. He and his co-founder Roxane Fallon took just 6 years to transform that experience into an acquisition.

Three business people stand in front of the camera, smiling. In the background is a tall plant, and a framed picture sporting the "Wild Streak Gaming" logo.