Community

When this virtual body positivity conference and community grew big enough to need a dedicated team, its founders sought a buyer with shared values.

In 2015, Stephania Varalli and Alicia Skalin became the third owners of Women of Influence. In 2022, they had grown the community’s social followers 20x and were ready to find a fourth owner.

Three co-founders sold an SEO education community, Traffic Think Tank, to global SEO leader Semrush for $1.8 million.

Lindsay Pinchuk had 130,000 email subscribers for her business, Bump Club & Beyond. But she hadn’t seriously considered selling until a buyer came knocking.

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.

He sold his first company to Conde Nast. More than a decade later, with lessons learned, he sold his second.

Indie Hackers served as a knowledge-sharing platform for SaaS founders, a valuable audience for Stripe’s financial services. Stripe bought the business in 2017, and six years later, the founders bought it back.