They Got Acquired

Content

This sports writer hit a home run: he sold his newsletter and got to keep writing it

This reporter turned his side project into a full-time gig, writing a newsletter about college sports. But his true passion was writing — not running a business.

Agency

This founder sold his SEO agency but retained ownership of his A/B testing SaaS

SEO agency Distilled sold to digital media agency Brainlabs, while the founder kept its software business unit as his next initiative.

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.

SaaS

How she scaled a database to $5M ARR, sold for $25M and split the proceeds

Co-founder Sharon Gillenwater spent 14 years growing her executive database. She shared how the sale happened — and how much money she actually walked away with.

A professional man and woman in business attire stand confidently with their arms crossed, the woman in a black jacket with a yellow accent and the man in a blue suit, outside near a brick column and outdoor seating area.

Content

An aged domain and a strategic buyer helped this content site sell for 7x revenue

The Honeymoons.com team was getting older and wasn’t keeping up with the latest tech. But the buyer, Jim Campbell, was just getting started — and was attracted to the domain.

SaaS

Sensing risk in their platform-dependent business, they opted to sell their Shopify app

These business partners solved a pain point for Shopify merchants and found a quick exit before platform changes could shake things up.

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Podcast Episodes

Anna Maste, Co-Founder of Boondockers Welcome

How a 7-hour workweek led to Anna Maste’s 7-figure sale

30 minutes

This is the story of how Anna Maste and Marianne Edwards, a mother-daughter duo, bootstrapped and sold a membership site for RVers called Boondockers Welcome.

Donald Spann, Co-Founder of Vicky Virtual Receptionists

Donald Spann’s goal was time freedom. He got it by building a virtual call center

36 minutes

This entrepreneur says you don’t have to be passionate about your business. Here’s what he suggests instead, and how he built Vicky Virtual Receptionists to an exit.

When’s the right time to exit? Jon Hainstock on selling ZoomShift

30 minutes

Is there a right time to sell your business? This was what Jon Hainstock and his co-founder, Ben Bartling, had to figure out when they were planning their exit from ZoomShift.

From hot dog stand to 8-figure exit: How Sam Parr built and sold The Hustle

39 minutes

How did this down-to-earth guy with no previous media experience build such a valuable company? Here’s how Sam Parr became one of the leading voices in entrepreneurship.