The solo founder of real estate startup Home Sale Assured was able to sell his business within a year thanks to deep industry experience and a focus on efficiency.
Co-founders Terry O’Dwyer and Neil Darkes left their jobs at a global events company and started their own. After nine years, they sold for eight figures.
“Everything we did was more about effort than money,” WhiskerCloud founder Adam Greenbaum said. He shared how he grew the agency to 2,000+ clients before selling.
A diplomat stuck stateside started tutoring on the side. She built a 7-figure business, then sold it when the pandemic changed the online landscape for test prep.
Strategic acquisitions helped this photography firm, which specialized in real estate, grow their team and market share—until they landed their own sale opportunity.