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Humans of Flippa
Humans of FlippaFrom $110K/Month YouTube Channel to Real Estate Developer: Kasra Erfanian's Exit StoryDiscover how 26-year-old entrepreneur Kasra Erfanian built a faceless YouTube channel generating $110,000 per month, then sold it for $275,000 on Flippa before pivoting to real estate development. In this episode of Humans of Flippa, Kasra shares his unconventional journey from mobile car detailing to YouTube automation, revealing the strategies behind scaling content channels and why he walked away at the peak.Learn about the rise of YouTube automation, the realities of managing overseas teams, and how AI is reshaping the content creation landscape. Kasra pulls back the curtain on his sale process, from preparing a...
2025-11-2721 minHumans of Flippa
Humans of FlippaFrom Saving 1M Plastic Bottles to Benjamin Seer’s Successful Exit on FlippaBenjamin Seer, founder of EverCleaner, a sustainable cleaning brand that saved over 1 million plastic bottles from the environment before exiting on Flippa. Benjamin shares his journey from running a healthy breakfast subscription service to building and selling an eco-friendly cleaning products company, and what he's learned along the way about entrepreneurship, exits, and knowing when it's time to move on.What You'll LearnHow Benjamin's previous experience with packaging led him to spot the opportunity in sustainable cleaning productsWhy focusing on growth over profitability early...
2025-11-1429 minHumans of Flippa
Humans of FlippaFrom Sparkly Side Hustle to Six-Figure Exit: How Samantha Hamilton Built and Sold Dottie for RunningSamantha Hamilton founded Dottie for Running in 2015 from her one-bedroom LA apartment, blending her love for Disney and distance running into handmade running skirts. What started as a $5,000 Etsy experiment turned into a thriving niche eCommerce brand doing six figures annually. Ten years later, balancing life as a military spouse and mom of three, Samantha sold her business through Flippa and found the perfect buyer from within her own customer community.The conversation covers how she grew Dottie organically, the emotional journey of selling something she built from scratch, and how the sale...
2025-10-3042 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaBlake Hutchison on AI, Cross-Border Deals & the Future of Digital M&AWant a quick estimate of how much your business is worth? With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business, and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business. You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit -- In this episode of The Exit, Flippa CEO Blake Hutchison shares how digital M&A is evolving, and why Flippa is thriving despite global deal volumes falling. Blake reveals how Flippa achieved 36% growth while the wider market shrank, explains why ecommerce is roaring back, and dives into th...
2025-09-2230 minHumans of Flippa
Humans of FlippaMastering Online Business Acquisitions and Exits at Flippa University with Ben ZogbyJoin us for a conversation with Ben Zogby, entrepreneur and creator of Flippa University, as he shares his journey from building and selling his business for $1.8M on Flippa to acquiring new ventures and teaching others the art of digital M&A. Learn essential strategies for both buyers and sellers navigating the complex world of online business transactions.Key Takeaways:How to work yourself out of your business to create a valuable assetThe importance of patience during the acquisition and exit processesWhy operating "like you'll own the business forever" attracts better buyersDeveloping a clear i...
2025-02-2842 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaFrom $1.8M Seller to Educator: Ben Zogby and Flippa UniversityWant a quick estimate of how much your business is worth? With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business. You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit -- In this episode of The Exit: Ben Zogby, head of Flippa University, shares his journey from chemical engineer to successful entrepreneur, highlighting how he launched HighStrike, a trading education community that he sold on Flippa for $1.8M, after starting eight failed ventures. Ben discusses how he grew Hi...
2025-02-2333 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaFrom Nail Polish to $100M Exit: Tracy Holland's Beauty JourneyWant a quick estimate of how much your business is worth? With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business. You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit -- In this episode of The Exit: Tracy Holland, founder of Inner Fifth and Goodwill Brands, shares insights from building and selling Hatch Beauty, a company that co-created beauty brands with retailers. Starting with scented nail polish in her 20s, Tracy developed deep retail relationships that led to fo...
2025-02-1635 minHumans of Flippa
Humans of FlippaFlippa Invest Launches: A New Era of Growth Capital for Digital BusinessesOn this episode of Humans of Flippa, we chat with Laurits Just, Flippa Invest Manager, as he shares his vision for revolutionizing online business financing. Learn how Flippa Invest bridges the gap between bootstrapping and venture capital, offering digital business owners a path to raise growth capital while maintaining control of their companies.Key Takeaways:*Laurits' background and how Flippa Invest started*Different approaches to raising capital vs traditional exits*Eligibility requirements*Various deal structures available to business owners*Navigating investor relationships effectivelyWhether you're a digital b...
2025-02-1044 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaLeveling the Investment Field: Laurits Just Announces Flippa InvestWant a quick estimate of how much your business is worth? With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business. You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit -- In this episode of The Exit: Laurits Just, manager of Flippa Invest, shares his journey from working at BlackRock to co-founding Bits for Digits, a marketplace for partial business acquisitions that was later acquired by Flippa. Inspired by a blog post about Basecamp's partial sale to Jeff Be...
2025-02-1040 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaNavigating Deal Killers: Jim Stevenson's 25 Years of M&A WisdomWant a quick estimate of how much your business is worth? With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business. You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit -- In this episode of The Exit: Jim Stevenson, founder and CEO of Bletchley Group, shares strategic insights from 25 years of advising companies through exits and acquisitions. Jim discusses crucial aspects of preparing a business for sale, emphasizing the importance of running solid fundamentals while leaving room for bu...
2025-02-0330 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaFrom Basement to Nine Figures: Aaron Spivak's Hush StoryWant a quick estimate of how much your business is worth? With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business. You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit -- In this episode of The Exit: Aaron Spivak, founder of The Founders Club, shares his entrepreneurial journey from launching a juice shop in his mother's basement at 18 to building Hush, a premium weighted blanket company that achieved nine-figure success. Aaron discusses how Hush innovated in response to ma...
2025-01-2738 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaThree Exits over 35 Years: Zoe Kalar's Global Success StoryWant a quick estimate of how much your business is worth? With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business. You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit -- In this episode of The Exit: Zoe Kalar, founder and CEO of WeAre8, shares insights from her remarkable journey through three successful exits over 35 years, including one for $100 million. Starting her first company at age 21, Zoe discusses the challenges of early exits, including painful earn-outs and misaligned va...
2025-01-2041 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaParent Communities to a National Brand: Lindsay Pinchuk's Bump Club TaleWant a quick estimate of how much your business is worth? With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business. You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit -- In this episode of The Exit: Lindsay Pinchuk, founder and CEO of Lindsay Pinchuk Marketing, shares her journey from building Bump Club, a community-focused business for expectant parents, to its eventual exit. Starting in 2010 as a series of local events in Chicago, Lindsay grew the company into a...
2025-01-1337 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaTransforming Autoimmune Care: Mette Dyhrberg's Mymee JourneyWant a quick estimate of how much your business is worth? With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business. You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit -- In this episode of The Exit: Mette Dyhrberg, founder and CEO of Mymee, shares her entrepreneurial journey from her first venture in Denmark to building a successful health tech company. Starting at age three with a toy stove and cafeteria, Mette's entrepreneurial spirit led her through various in...
2025-01-0630 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaAngel Investing with Purpose: Xandra Laskowski's Investment PhilosophyWant a quick estimate of how much your business is worth? With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business. You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit -- In this episode of The Exit: Xandra Laskowski, founder and CEO of Osea Angel Investors, shares her journey from tech industry veteran to angel investor. After retiring in 1998, she started a family office in 2008 and began angel investing in 2013. Xandra discusses key criteria for startup investments, including th...
2024-12-3030 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaBridging the Funding Gap: Kristen Cooper's Startup Ladies StoryWant a quick estimate of how much your business is worth? With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business. You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit -- In this episode of The Exit: Kristen Cooper, CEO and founder of The Startup Ladies, shares insights on empowering women entrepreneurs to secure funding and scale their businesses. Starting from informal meetings, Kristen built an organization that now has 150 members across five states. Kristen discusses the significant fu...
2024-12-2331 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaExit Ready at Any Scale: Adam Kirsch's Advisory WisdomWant a quick estimate of how much your business is worth? With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business. You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit -- In this episode of The Exit: Adam Kirsch, Director at West Monroe, shares insights from his journey as both an entrepreneur and M&A advisor. Starting with early ventures in high school and college, Adam has experienced exits from both sides of the table and now coaches co...
2024-12-1630 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaThe Three Ps of Exit: Rose Hamilton's CPG & Exit WisdomWant a quick estimate of how much your business is worth? With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business. You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit -- In this episode of The Exit: Rose Hamilton, CEO and founder of Compass Rose Ventures, shares insights from her extensive experience helping CPG brands scale and prepare for exits. With a background at companies like Best Buy, The Vitamin Shop, and Pet360, Rose now specializes in working wi...
2024-12-0931 minHumans of Flippa
Humans of FlippaHow to sell 34 Amazon KDP businesses in just 3 months via FlippaJoin us for an in-depth conversation with Enrico Carsano, a leading Amazon KDP expert who has facilitated 34 successful business sales in just 90 days.From his own journey building a $30K/month KDP business to helping others sell their digital publishing empires, Enrico shares invaluable insights about the Amazon KDP marketplace and what makes these businesses attractive acquisitions.Key Takeaways:*The three essential elements of a successful Amazon KDP business*How to evaluate Amazon KDP businesses for acquisition*The truth about AI content and Amazon's policies*Strategies for scaling acquired Amazon KDP...
2024-12-0354 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaSeven Exits and Counting: Justin Goodbread Blitzscaling to ExitsWant a quick estimate of how much your business is worth? With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business. You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit -- In this episode of The Exit: Justin Goodbread, CEO of Financially Simple, reflects on his journey through seven successful business exits, with his most recent venture scaling to an eight-figure exit in just 49 months. Justin discusses the alarming statistics around business exits, noting that of 11 million businesses ex...
2024-12-0234 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaThe Great Wealth Transfer: Scott Bushkie's M&A Insights-- Want a quick estimate of how much your business is worth? With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business. You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit -- In this episode of The Exit: Scott Bushkie, Managing Partner and founder of Cornerstone Business Services, shares insights from his 26-year career helping business owners navigate successful exits. Scott discusses the upcoming massive wealth transfer as Baby Boomers retire, with 50% expected to transfer their businesses by 2030. He...
2024-11-2532 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaThe Art of Exit Preparation: Kirk Michie's Advisory InsightsWant a quick estimate of how much your business is worth? With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business. You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit -- In this episode of The Exit: Kirk Michie, Managing Partner at Candor Advisors, shares insights from his 30-year career in capital markets and M&A advisory. He discusses his transition from financial advising to helping founders navigate successful exits. Kirk emphasizes the importance of understanding your "why" as...
2024-11-1834 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaMastering Restaurant Exits: Robin Gagnon's We Sell Restaurants StoryWant a quick estimate of how much your business is worth? With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business. You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit -- In this episode of The Exit: Robin Gagnon, co-founder and CEO of We Sell Restaurants, takes us through her 21-year journey helping restaurant owners navigate exits. Her company has grown to become the largest restaurant brokerage firm in the nation, operating in 45 states with over 1,000 listings valued at...
2024-11-1130 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaPatents and Profitable Exits: Todd Sullivan's M&A WisdomWant a quick estimate of how much your business is worth? With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business. You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit -- In this episode of The Exit: Todd Sullivan, CEO of ExitWise, shares insights from his journey through multiple successful exits, starting with a hockey equipment patent that he licensed and sold 22 months after creating it. After this, Todd progressed through several ventures, including companies acquired by CBS an...
2024-11-0430 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaFounder-Friendly Exits: Tim Schumacher's SaaS Acquisition PhilosophyWant a quick estimate of how much your business is worth? With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business. You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit -- In this episode of The Exit: Tim Schumacher, co-founder of SaaS Group, shares insights from his experience acquiring and growing software businesses. He discusses his journey from founding Sedo.com to co-founding SaaS Group, emphasizing his belief in subscription-based business models and stable revenue streams. Tim and Sa...
2024-10-2828 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaNavigating M&A: Andrew Dickow's Insider PerspectiveWant a quick estimate of how much your business is worth? With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business. You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit -- In this episode of The Exit: Andrew Dickow, Managing Director at Greenwich Capital Group, shares insights from both the buy and sell sides of mergers and acquisitions. Andrew discusses valuation methodologies, focusing on the importance of clean financials and understanding market multiples. Specifically in the food and be...
2024-10-2127 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaFrom Bootstrapped to 4000 Employees: Connor Tomkies' Support Ninja SagaWant a quick estimate of how much your business is worth? With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business. You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit -- In this episode of The Exit: Connor Tomkies shares insights from his entrepreneurial journey, including the successful exit of Support Ninja, a company he bootstrapped and scaled to over $50 million in revenue and 4,000 employees. Connor discusses the challenges of growing a people-focused business vs. a software-focused business. In...
2024-10-1429 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaDisrupting Aviation Education: Jason Schappert's M0A Success StoryWant a quick estimate of how much your business is worth? With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business. You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit -- In this episode of The Exit: Jason Schappert, founder of M0A, shares his journey from flight instructor to successful entrepreneur, specifically discussing how he bootstrapped M0A, an online aviation education platform, from zero to an eight-figure exit over 16 years. Jason highlights the challenges of disrupting tr...
2024-10-0730 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaPreparing for the Multimillion-Dollar Exit: Wayne Zell’s 44 Years of WisdomWant a quick estimate of how much your business is worth? With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business. You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit -- In this episode of The Exit: Wayne Zell, a renowned exit attorney, founder of Aspire to Exit, and CEO of Zell Law, shares insights from his 44-year career in estate planning, exit planning, and business law, which he has also written about in his book, “Your Multimillion-Dollar Exit...
2024-09-3031 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaForecasting Growth and Engineering Success with Simon Alex BérubéWant a quick estimate of how much your business is worth? With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business. You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit -- In this episode of The Exit: Simon Alex Bérubé, a startup coach and investor, shares the story of his transition from software engineering to founding a sleep improvement mobile app company that grew to 40 employees before being acquired by Teladoc after an eight-month exit process. Simon emph...
2024-09-2331 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaVincent Alessi's Advanced Materials Exit and Journey to OpenAIWant a quick estimate of how much your business is worth? With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business. You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit -- In this episode of The Exit: Vincent Alessi, a multiple-exit founder and current subject matter expert at OpenAI shares his journey from humble beginnings in Michigan to becoming a successful entrepreneur and AI expert in the fields of biology and chemistry. He discusses his first venture, Covaron Ad...
2024-09-1641 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaNavigating the Acquisition Maze: Paul Shustak's Exit InsightsWant a quick estimate of how much your business is worth? With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business. You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit -- In this episode of The Exit: Paul Shustak, currently co-founder of AsqMe, shares insights from his transition from Microsoft, Sony, and Adobe to founding four of his own startups, one of which was a SaaS platform that helped families provide care for parents with Alzheimer’s. Paul deta...
2024-09-0935 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaDisney Music Group to AMP Agency and Matt Fitz-Henry’s Tale of Two ExitsWant a quick estimate of how much your business is worth? With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business. You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit -- In this episode of The Exit: Matt Fitz-Henry, Chief Innovation Officer at AMP Agency, discusses his journey from music to tech entrepreneurship, starting with his experience at Universal Music Group and Disney Music Group, and then moving on to multiple successful exits. Matt details his first venture, a...
2024-09-0236 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaBlazing New Trails: April Pride's Cannabis Industry Success StoryWant a quick estimate of how much your business is worth? With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business. You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit -- In this episode of The Exit: April Pride, a creative entrepreneur with multiple successful exits in the cannabis industry, shares her journey from interior design and branding to founding a cannabis accessories company, which she sold within three years for a 28X return. She discusses the challenges of...
2024-08-2634 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaBuilding Brick by Brick: Nate Winkler's 4x Founder StoryWant a quick estimate of how much your business is worth? With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business. You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit -- This week on The Exit: Nate Winkler, 4x founder, shares insights from his entrepreneurial journey, starting with his early exposure to business through his landscaping business in 6th grade and his parent's real estate company. He discusses his first major venture, Juggernaut Training Systems, and the importance of...
2024-08-1933 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaCyber Intelligence and Serial Exits: Roy Zur's Entrepreneurial JourneyWant a quick estimate of how much your business is worth? With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business. You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit -- This week on The Exit: Roy Zur, former founder and current CEO of ThriveDX’s Enterprise Division, shares insights from his journey as a serial entrepreneur with multiple successful exits in the cybersecurity space. Roy discusses his background in Israel's Cyber Intelligence Unit and briefly working in law...
2024-08-1230 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaCreative Meets Paid Media: Steve Weiss's MuteSix InnovationWant a quick estimate of how much your business is worth? With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business. You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit -- This week on The Exit: Steve Weiss, founder of MuteSix, a creative digital marketing agency he sold to Dentsu, shares his tumultuous journey from troubled youth to successful entrepreneur. After being robbed at gunpoint, Steve decided to make a major pivot in his life and dedicated himself to...
2024-08-0530 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaBootstrapping to Millions: Peter Corbett's Agency Exit TaleWant a quick estimate of how much your business is worth? With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business. You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit ------------------- This week on The Exit: Peter Corbett, previous founder and CEO of iStrategyLabs, a digital agency he bootstrapped and sold to WPP, shares his journey from being laid off at 27 to building a 100-employee agency with tens of millions in revenue over nine years. Peter discusses key as...
2024-07-2934 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaMark McClain's Path to a $150M Exit and Sailing Far BeyondWant a quick estimate of how much your business is worth? With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business. You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit ------------------------------------------------ This week on The Exit: Mark McClain, CEO and founder of SailPoint Technologies, shares his journey from corporate roles at IBM and HP to becoming an "accidental entrepreneur" with his first startup, Waveset. After a successful exit selling Waveset to Sun Microsystems for $150 million, Mark co-founded SailPoint, wh...
2024-07-2243 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaEmpowering Digital Entrepreneurs with Data: Blake Hutchison on Flippa’s Real-Time Data InsightsWhat are the latest online business trends? Where are buyers and investors based? What profit multiples are App, Content, SaaS, and Ecom businesses selling at? Flippa’s Data Insights can answer all these questions and more. It is the most comprehensive and freely available dataset for online business transactions and buyer intent. Explore the tool today at: https://flippa.com/data-insights ----------------------------------------------------------- This week on The Exit: Blake Hutchison, CEO of Flippa, discusses Flippa’s new Data Insights feature. The company has developed this tool to provide transparency and valuable market information for online business buyers and sellers. The Data Insi...
2024-07-1545 minHumans of Flippa
Humans of FlippaFrom Yelp to Becoming an Acquisition Entrepreneur with Devon WrightDevon is an accomplished entrepreneur and early stage investor, who previously spearheaded Yelp Restaurant Marketplaces. He recently acquired an asset on Flippa and has big ambitions to turn it into something special. Hear about his wealth of business expertise as he chats with Flippa CEO Blake Hutchison.As a child, Devon was always building things, but after business school he went against his nature and took a job in a bank. Whether it was the environment or the landscape in 2009, banking wasn’t for him. So he left to start his own business, a marketing tech company wh...
2024-05-0327 minHumans of Flippa
Humans of FlippaBecoming a High-Growth Digital Business Aggregator | Humans of FlippaChase is a long-time Flippa buyer who has bought four businesses on Flippa, totalling $643,500 in transactions.Initially, there was a sense of hesitation as he didn’t quite have the confidence to completely extract his living expenses and invest in an online business. However, after much research and vetting of the industry, Chase found the courage to take a leap of faith to entrepreneurship.See more Humans of Flippa: flippa.com/blog/humans-of-flippa Watch full episodes of Humans of Flippa here Get a free valuation for your business Follow Flippa on LinkedIn
2024-04-2627 minHumans of Flippa
Humans of FlippaExiting a Sports Science Content Site with Owen WalkerThis episode of Humans of Flippa delves into the journey of Owen Walker, the founder and prior owner of Science for Sport, as he shares insights into his entrepreneurial experience and eventual exit facilitated by Flippa. Owen sheds light on Science for Sport, a sports science education platform he founded, driven by his passion for filling the void in online sports science resources he experienced during his studies. He recalls launching the website in April 2016, followed by the introduction of subscription-based products in December that year.The dialogue navigates through the evolution of Science for S...
2024-04-2313 minHumans of Flippa
Humans of FlippaFrom Police Officer to Digital Entrepreneur with Karen BoyerIn this episode of Humans of Flippa, Blake meets Karen Boyer, a former police officer, who transitioned into entrepreneurship by founding OnlineMedCerts after buying a "Building a Website for Dummies" book.Despite lacking tech or medical expertise, her business flourished, earning more in its first month than her yearly police salary. Over 16 years, OnlineMedCerts grew into a successful venture, generating steady revenue with minimal effort. However, feeling bored and desiring more human interaction, Boyer decided to sell the business. Karen chose to partner with Flippa to sell her business for its global reach and easy p...
2024-04-1922 minHumans of Flippa
Humans of FlippaLearning How to Invest on Flippa with Samir ElKamounyIn this episode of Humans of Flippa, Blake sits down with Samir ElKamouny, CEO of Fetch and Funnel who specialize in performance-based marketing, to discuss his experience with the Flippa platform. Samir shared valuable insights into the world of business acquisition and growth strategies and highlighted Flippa’s appeal for aspiring entrepreneurs seeking ready-made business opportunities. Samir emphasized Flippa’s convenience in enabling swift entry into entrepreneurship and stressed the importance of adopting a conversion-first approach, targeting specific customer avatars to optimize marketing effectiveness.Samir shared insights into the art of acquiring businesses, emphasizing the need...
2024-04-1618 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaPlaying Hard to Get to Get the Deal Done with Robbie HardyThis week on The Exit: From selling her own company to mentoring other women entrepreneurs. This episode of the exit is a full circle entrepreneurial story from starting a business, building it into a successful company, to exiting and becoming an investor helping other women grow their businesses. Robbie tells how timing is everything, she was in the right place at the right time and a connection saw the potential of the company. Robbie continued to build the company and negotiate an exit at the same time. She knew the leverage she had and worked it to her advantage to...
2024-01-1531 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaAchieving Financial Freedom by 40 with Jennifer PereiraThis week on The Exit: Founder and Managing Partner of the Celestial Group, Jennifer Pereira, shares her goals for achieving financial freedom and why you need to change your mindset about investing in and acquiring cash flowing businesses to be successful. Early on in her career, Jennifer knew she wanted to reach financial freedom and not be tied to a 9-to-5 day job. When she moved into the world of private equity she began to learn about alternate asset classes including revenue generating businesses. Jennifer discovered she could buy a business and start to receive residual income as a shareholder...
2024-01-0229 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaTreating Marketplace Businesses Like They’re Ecosystems with Elias ChavandoThis week on The Exit, host Steve McGarry sits down with marketplace expert Elias Chavando. The two discuss the intricacies that come with scaling a marketplace and how the strategies used by Elias can be applied to any type of business. Elias is more than qualified to provide wisdom on marketplace businesses, having founded both Progresando.com and Yoover.com. He’s also consulted some of the biggest digital marketplaces in the world as one of the few experts in what is an emerging business type. Elias Chavando is the Founder at Progresando.com and Yoover.com. Both of which ar...
2023-12-2730 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaThe Intricacies of Exiting to a Manufacturer with Mark SamuelThis week on The Exit: Mark Samuel shares his extensive background in consumer product-related industries, spanning over two decades. His first successful exit involved a meal management venture for sports’ enthusiasts. Mark meticulosly scaled the business over a six-year period, cultivating a small yet reliable team of four. Faced with the pivotal decision of either adding more capital to scale the brand or pursuing an exit, Mark chose the latter, successfully selling the business to an established manufacturer. In this episode, Mark provides insights into the true essence of selling to a manufacturer. He delves into achieving the perfect sale, na...
2023-12-1826 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaHow to Grow from $0 to $9M, Exit & then Do it all Again with Seth WaiteThis week on The Exit: Seth’s entrepreneurial career started very early. By the age of 20 he had already founded and sold his first digital company, a marketplace for plugins and templates for blogs. After leaving law school, Seth started and exited numerous other companies in content and marketing niches, exiting successfully a number of times, after growing his companies to stellar revenues. Tune in to learn about his impressive feat of achieving a 95% year-over-year growth for six consecutive years in one of his businesses, as well as his moving company from $0 to $9M. Explore the insights into the numerous ex...
2023-12-1133 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaRaising $70 Million and Going Public with Dr. Steve FoxThis week on The Exit: This is an incredible story of Dr Steve Fox bringing together some of the best minds in the country to change the world of teeth hygiene forever. Raising $70 Million, Dr Fox created a patent to remineralise, restructure, harden and strengthen teeth, improving oral care all over the world. He released 68 patents, took the company public and had the best performing stock in the United States in the first quarter of 1997 across all 3 exchanges. After such astronomical success, Dr Fox left that company and spent the subsequent 18 years coming up with his next product. This is...
2023-12-0428 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaBusting The Most Common Investment Myths with Steffi BakerThis week on The Exit: Steffi Baker has pushed herself not only in her career as a co-founder and investor, but also as a competitive figure skater, skating in the opening ceremony of the olympics. After the olympics, Steffi moved to London to complete her MBA where she found herself meeting women who were looking to grow their wealth but were constrained by societal stereotypes. That was when Steffi co-founded the High Net Worth Women Institute. Designed to help people leverage personal leadership skills to become successful investors, and wealth creators, Steffi supports women with the comprehensive tools to build...
2023-11-2731 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaHow to Sell a Business That's Not Yet Profitable with Diego SampaioThis week on The Exit: Diego Sampaio’s career started at an early age. At 12 he was building websites and coding for friends and family. At 16 he initiated a web hosting service for Brazil. By 18 he founded his first company, marking the beginning of a remarkable ascent. Diego has been part of numerous exits in his entrepreneurial journey, including for companies that weren’t profitable at the time of exit. This has provided him with deep insights into effectively communicating core values to potential buyers, extending beyond mere profitability. Tune in to listen to Diego’s incredible journey, how to prepar...
2023-11-2029 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaGrowing to $12M in Annual Revenue and Knowing When To Exit with Redg SnodgrassThis week on The Exit: Redg’s career started with a role at an eBay startup, where he witnessed the dynamic nature of startups firsthand. Having played a pivotal role in propelling the company from zero to $1M in revenue within a few months, Redg caught the startup bug as he calls it. His journey continued with the creation of a pioneering Apple dating app, followed by the establishment of a global events and media organization boasting 6 million subscribers. Then Redg founded ReadWrite with the vision of providing media exposure to entrepreneurs irrespective of their backgrounds. After a $12M investment an...
2023-11-1329 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaThe Intricate Relationship Between Failure and Success with Helene GuillaumeThis week on The Exit: Helene Guillaume is focused on changing the world. A big sports person competing in triathlons, playing rugby, swimming and now an amateur surfer, Helene quickly recognised the pain points for women in sport and wanted to do something to improve women’s experiences. Helene founded Wild AI, an organization dedicated to researching the female body, how women train according to their bodies and menstrual cycles. Raising $2.5M in funding, Helene sees a lot of similarities between the challenges of sport and the resilience required with business. The difference is that failing in sport doesn’t have...
2023-11-0625 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaExiting to Yahoo for $10M with Eric MarcoullierThis week on The Exit: Eric Marcoullier went through college wanting to be a DJ, but when he bought a copy of Wired magazine, a lightbulb went off for Eric, he knew that the internet was where he would make his money. Eric moved into online publishing and was part of the team to launch IGN, a video game and entertainment website which was where he was involved in his first big exit. They took the company public and then sold it for $650M to Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. From there, Eric went on to co-found MyBlogLog, a social ne...
2023-10-3034 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaExiting the World’s Largest Boat Rental Marketplace with Sascha MornellThis week on The Exit: From the Japanese ice cream industry to US Federal Defense, Sascha Mornell has worked in vastly different industries, but throughout his career, achieving an exit has been the common denominator. Sascha has been a part of three exits, the first of which occurred when he joined a startup called Register.com where he was the first employee. That business achieved a successful $800 million IPO and gave him a taste of what it felt like to scale a business towards an exit. From there Sascha started two businesses, the first providing solutions to the civilian and...
2023-10-2332 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaTurning a Passion for Chicken Wings Into an Exit with Adam LippinThis week on The Exit: Embark on an extraordinary journey with Adam Lippin. His path to success is a tale of passion and innovation, his story a testament to his ability to launch and thrive in diverse industries, achieving two incredible exits along the way. First, he introduced authentic Buffalo wings to New York City with Atomic Wings, expanding it to 33 locations and exiting to Dunkin Donut. Then came Cuddlist, a pioneering concept designed to combat loneliness in our modern lives. He transformed it into a network of practitioners who provided solace and connection to thousands, then he successfully exited...
2023-10-1626 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaFrom the Kitchen to Unilever: Jaime Schmidt’s Exit StoryThis week on The Exit: Jaime’s journey into entrepreneurship began out of necessity. Dissatisfied with her corporate job, she left it all behind and began crafting products in her own kitchen. First it was Kombucha, then it was hot sauces. After finding out she was pregnant, Jaime’s focus shifted. She started creating skincare products for herself and her baby, eventually perfecting a natural deodorant recipe. She started selling her products at local markets, progressing to natural grocery chains. In just seven years, she secured placements in 30K major stores, reaching 30 countries and major retailers like Costco, Target, and Walm...
2023-10-0932 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By Flippa12 Key Factors to Focus on when Scaling Your Business for an Exit with Greg SloanThis week on The Exit: What do you do when you’ve spent years scaling your company with the goal of an exit but the acquiring company falls through? This is what happened to Greg Sloan who started his financial services business one year before the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). After getting through the GFC, Greg decided it was time to build the business rather than just surviving. He successfully grew the business over the next couple of years, but after some self-reflection he decided he wanted to plan his retirement which meant scaling his business with the goal of an...
2023-10-0232 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaBringing Diversity into Entrepreneurship with Andrea InokonThis week on The Exit: Faced with the harsh realities of gender and racial discrimination in her career, Andrea, a lawyer by training, made a transformative decision to become an entrepreneur. Her initial venture aimed to empower women with the essential tools and resources needed to combat workplace discrimination. As Andrea continued her journey, she founded her own consulting firm, where she recognized a pressing need to establish a solution that would provide access to capital for underrepresented founders, particularly women and minority entrepreneurs. Listen to find out what exactly Cadence Cash does, how they are bridging the gap in...
2023-09-2528 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaPioneering Industry Transformation with Sergio RibeiroThis week on The Exit: Sergio Ribeiro, founder and CEO of Radiolife, has always thrived on embracing challenges. Armed with a computer science background, he embarked on an entrepreneurial journey after completing his education. His first business took shape in the telecom industry, driven by his realization of the stifling monopolization in the Brazilian telecom sector. Sergio’s perception of the internet’s potential led him to seize the opportunity to introduce a groundbreaking product that significantly slashed call costs by half. As the years rolled on, the company came across an incredible acquisition offer. Sergio and his team weren’t real...
2023-09-1826 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaBuilding Businesses with Veteran Entrepreneur Lara MorganThis week on The Exit: We have a very special returning guest, who was in the first ever episode of the show. Lara Morgan needs no introduction – she's an exceptional investor in the health and wellness sectors and a seasoned entrepreneur. We're catching up on her journey, discussing the gender gap in entrepreneurship, and diving into her most recent exit. Her entrepreneurial journey began in 1991, and after 17 years, she successfully exited her first company for a staggering £20 million. Lara now boasts an impressive portfolio of brands, and in this episode, she delves into the motivations behind her acquisitions, her decision-making pro...
2023-09-1128 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaBridging the Gender Gap in VC with Delilah PanioThis week on The Exit: Delilah Panio has been in the capital markets for over 25 years, and since the very start of her career, she noticed that VC is a male-dominated industry. Disturbed by the glaring disparity in funding opportunities between women and their male counterparts, she has passionately dedicated herself to bridging this financial divide. Delilah's current mission revolves around narrowing the funding gap and furnishing founders with practical, purposeful guidance on securing aligned capital for their ventures. Tune in to gain profound insights into the world of venture capital, crowdfunding, and effective fundraising from a genuine industry expert. ...
2023-09-0432 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaFrom Selling a PDF to Exiting a SaaS Company for 7-Figures with Brecht PalomboThis week on The Exit: Brecht Palombo’s business was down 90% year-on-year after the Global Financial Crisis when he knew he had to find another way to make money. With one baby, and another on the way, Brecht was researching lender data in order to find new opportunities when the idea came to him. If he was wanting this information, surely others would too. He compiled the data into a PDF, and then sold this data to others. The first product was simple, but people were paying hundreds of dollars for the information so Brecht knew he was on the ri...
2023-08-2830 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaPutting $1 Billion in the Hands of Female Founders with Sarah Chen-SpellingsThis week on The Exit: Sarah’s path to entrepreneurship has been one of many twists and turns, eventually leading her to co-found an investment fund with the goal of putting $1 Billion in the hands of female founders. At the age of nine, Sarah was working as a TV host in Malaysia where she learnt the value of earning a salary, self-promotion and an enterprise mentality. She took these skills with her through life, and after college, planned to become a M&A lawyer. But during an internship at a legal firm in Chicago, Sarah found herself gravitating towards the en...
2023-08-2136 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaExiting to PayPal One Week Before IPO with Maria HedengrenThis week on The Exit: Maria Hedengren shares her passion for financial analysis and exit preparation, including preparing for an IPO. When Maria was the CFO of iZettle, a fintech company, she was tasked with preparing the business for an IPO. But one week before the business was set to IPO, they were acquired by PayPal. Maria’s career has seen her continue to work in the tech space with small, start-up businesses where she thrives on pace, innovation and fast decision making. Maria did go on to successfully take a mediatech company to IPO, and now she is a Ve...
2023-08-1431 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaFrom TV Show Creator to Entrepreneur and Investor with Tami HolzmanThis week on The Exit: Tami Holzman started out in the entertainment industry, from talent agency to movie studios. It was during this time she cut her entrepreneurial teeth. Tami quickly learnt that with determination and perseverance, anything was possible in the world of film and television and this mindset has never left her. When she built her first business this philosophy played an integral role in it , leading her to great success, ultimately achieving a significant exit. . Since then, Tami has dedicated her time towards investing in women-founded and led businesses which are proven to boost the economy. Tami...
2023-08-0729 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaSelling a Powerful 11M Users Software with Stuart PrestedgeThis week on The Exit: Stuart Prestedge is a seasoned software startup coach and founder of multiple successful businesses. Coming from a family of entrepreneurs, he founded his first business at 18 in the gaming world. His first real success came with a software suite in the productivity niche Stuart founded in early 2000 with his business partner Simon. The software suite quickly rose to prominence, becoming the #1 productivity app in over 20 countries. When it came time to exit, the company had over 11M users, and both Stuart and Simon knew the price they would sell for. Listen to find out how...
2023-07-3127 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaSelling a Concept and a Brand with Sarah Barnes-HumphreyThis week on The Exit: When Sarah joined her father’s company straight out of high school she never expected she would go on to carve out a brand new niche: supply chain media. Starting in reception at her fathers supply chain company, she slowly worked her way up, working in operations for eight years, followed by eight years in sales, eventually becoming the Director of Sales and Marketing. It was in this position that she launched a podcast about the company's brand story and the supply chain industry. But when her dad decided to shut the business down, Sarah wa...
2023-07-2427 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaStartup to Stability with Dean van ZylThis week on The Exit: Dean van Zyl was fired from his first three jobs, and in his own words, “wasn’t very hireable”. He turned to entrepreneurship out of necessity, which has led him to start multiple businesses and achieve numerous exits in three different countries. Dean’s first successful business grew to such an extent that he couldn’t get out. In his own words, he “was the business”, he was too involved in the day-to-day work, and the size of the business meant those who had the funds to acquire it, weren’t the type looking to run it. After mu...
2023-07-1724 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaExiting to the Leading Sales Engagement Platform with Rod FeuerThis week on The Exit: Rod Feuer shares his journey from the selfish pursuits of awards and accolades, to finding creative growth that ultimately resulted in a successful exit. After an unfulfilling career in Wall Street, Rod found his passion creating products to help businesses grow. He left Wall Street and co-founded Costello, a technology company to help sales professionals manage deals more effectively. After a $1 Million raise, building a small team and creating a prototype the company began to grow. At the two year mark they were nearing the end of their cash runway and found themselves at a...
2023-07-1027 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaAchieving a 13x Multiple Exit with Andrew ChristodoulidesThis week on The Exit: Andrew Christodoulides’s family immigrated to the US to pursue a better life. During his first year of college, a setback occurred when his father lost his job, compelling Andrew to find additional ways to support his family. Andrew was studying and working at the same time, and his boss at the time asked him to research call center outsourcing companies. Discovering the costs involved in the industry, Andrew had the idea to start his own company: Acena. As time passed, Acena flourished with 75 employees and a long list of established clients, predominantly operating in th...
2023-07-0323 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaDefining the Mobile Video Production Industry with Matt HeimanThis week on the Exit: From selling lemonade to neighbors to figuring out ways to improve the economic models of tennis lessons, Matt Heiman always had an entrepreneurial mindset. In his twenties, he landed the dream job with an investment bank in Toronto. A few years later Matt found himself at a crossroads in his career, and that’s when he was approached by one of the UK’s largest mobile companies at the time. He decided to join the company, and this marked the beginning of his entrepreneurial career. Matt has numerous exits under his belt, including the one of M...
2023-06-2731 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaExiting a 7-Figure Marketing Agency with Beau HaralsonWhen he was graduating, his profile said Beau could have been either a marketer, a park ranger or a pastor. Despite his appreciation for the outdoors, destiny unfolded in favour of marketing. A Fortune 50 Marketer with an incredible career spanning over 14 years, Beau has overseen over $250M of ads, and has orchestrated some of the most viral marketing campaigns in early 2000s. Beau experienced an exit and merge as an employee, and that was the push he needed to become an entrepreneur. So he moved back to Colorado, and started a marketing agency with his friend and business partner. While...
2023-06-2032 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaNegotiating with Fidel Castro and Multiple Exits with David RadloThis week on the Exit: From politics to eggs, David Radlo has not only had big exits, but he’s also done business with big leaders like Fidel Castro. When David left college he had an interest in politics and ran for state representative. While he didn’t win that race, years later his business dealings with Fidel Castro would lead him back to politics when he found himself working on back channel diplomacy with the US Government. David has had an incredibly diverse entrepreneurial journey that has seen him work in biotech, shipping, as well as riding the cage-free, free...
2023-06-1229 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaStrategies For Successful Exits with Wayne SlavittThis week on the Exit: Wayne Slavitt has spent half of his career being an entrepreneur, starting and running companies, and the other half working as an advisor for companies. At 23, he started working as a corporate controller for five different companies on behalf of a holding company. Over five years in the role he helped merge three of the five companies into one, took over the VP of finance role, and prepared the entity for sale. After that, his career boomed and he worked on a myriad of projects identifying opportunities and business risks, and preparing businesses for a...
2023-06-0530 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaExiting a $12M Marketplace with Nathan HirschThis week on the exit: Nathan Hirsch describes himself as a long-time entrepreneur. He started working at 15, and soon realized that he didn’t really enjoy responding to a boss, or adhering to a schedule. During college, his entrepreneurial spirit boomed: in 2008, Nathan had an Amazon account, and started experimenting with dropshipping even before it was a thing. Soon enough he was running a million dollar business out of his fraternity house. The business was growing so fast he needed to hire people quickly… and that’s where the idea for freeup.net came from. Four years after its inception, the ma...
2023-05-2928 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaOnline M&A Trends and Insights with Flippa CEO, Blake HutchisonThis week on the exit: Get the inside word from Flippa CEO, Blake Hutchison, who shares insights from the largest marketplace to buy and sell online businesses, including why Flippa is seeing huge growth in buyer registrations, what a multiple crunch means for business valuations, and the latest innovations from Flippa to help buyers and sellers get deals done. You’ll also learn about what buyers are hunting for and why more institutional buyers are turning to Flippa to acquire digital assets. Blake also shares a sneak peek into what’s planned for the future of Flippa, listen now to lear...
2023-05-2235 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaThe Invention of a Category, an Exit & an IPO with Bobby YazdaniThis week on The Exit: Born in Tehran, Iran, Bobby Yazdani left the country at age 16 during the Iranian Revolution. Jumping forward, Bobby graduated from Berkeley and started work at Oracle. Back then you had to log into the internet and the concept of internet cookies didn’t exist. But Bobby could see the potential for a suite of technology and browser-based applications working with the internet. So together with a group of friends from Oracle, he left to start Saba. What followed was the creation of a category: Learning Management Systems. The idea was to move training to the in...
2023-05-0825 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaRevolutionizing Women’s Reproductive Health with Will SacksThis week on The Exit: When he was in college, Will Sacks and a bunch of friends raised enough money to turn their dream of a solar powered race car into a reality. The car raced from Chicago to LA, and that’s when Will realized his call was to create things. Out of college, he founded a lighting company, but that didn’t really take off. A few years later, Will and his former partner were debating birth control pills, vasectomies and other ways to not fall pregnant. That’s when they came up with the idea to create a plat...
2023-05-0127 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaFrom Rock Bottom to Exiting with Don McLaughlinThis week on The Exit: Don McLaughlin was working as an inhouse lawyer for a consulting firm that served the Fortune 500 when he saw an opportunity to better manage electronic data. Don left to build Falcon Discovery, entirely bootstrapped, within the first 12 months the business was generating more than $1M in annual revenue. The fast growth resulted in two acquisition offers being made, the first for $2.5M, the second for $5M. Don turned them down both, believing that the business had more growth potential. While that was true, what Don didn’t prepare for was the emotional toll building such a...
2023-04-2430 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaWhen Investment Turns Into an Acquisition with John KnificThis week on The Exit: Sometimes timing can change everything. John Knific and his business partners Kate Volzer and Kris Ciccarello started Wisr.io, a digital platform allowing colleges and universities to create private, university-branded networks for their students, in 2016. In early 2020, the business was doing well, but then Covid hit. Campuses started shutting down, and being one of the only virtual connectivity solutions available for students, Wisr.io saw astronomical growth. In 45 days, the business generated double the revenue they had made in the past three years with a team of just six people. The business kept growing, and...
2023-04-1731 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaEstonian-Founder Exits to Japanese Tech Giant Rakuten with Heikki HaldreThis week on The Exit: When Heikki Haldre was at university, his brother gave him a computer and told him that it didn’t matter what he did as long as he did something. So he started a business. Living in Estonia, a newly developed country, Heikki worked with high net worth individuals who were looking to incorporate companies. Looking back, he acknowledges that this type of business was pretty horrible. In fact, out of the 10,000 companies discovered by the Panama Papers, about 1,000 were incorporated by Heikki. He quickly got out of that space, selling the business to a Luxembourg co...
2023-04-1029 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaHow to Exit for 10x Annual Recurring Revenue with Eddie WhittinghamThis week on The Exit: When Eddie Whittingham left the police force to become a lawyer, he never expected to eventually leave law to start his own cybersecurity business, and then sell that business to Proofpoint, one of the biggest SaaS-based cybersecurity companies in the world. After just one day of work as a lawyer, Eddie knew law was not right for him so he set to work building his own business with the goal of matching his salary at the time. The Defense Works was a fraud prevention SaaS business, and with a focus on impeccable customer service and...
2023-04-0324 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaExiting for an Offer Too Good to Refuse with Adam MartelThis week on The Exit: Adam sits down with us to share his journey of exiting when the offer was too good to refuse. After a varied career from volleyball coach to starting an MBA, Adam eventually ended up in Major Gifts Fundraising, where he came up with the business Gavyty, an artificial intelligence company developing productivity and data security for fundraisers. Adam quickly realized users weren’t engaging with his product as he expected, but with a small nuanced shift to focus on email usage, customers quickly began using the product regularly and the business grew to generating over $1M...
2023-03-2726 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaAn Acquisition that Resulted in $30 Million Growth in Two Years with Marty FahnckeThis week on The Exit: From a young age Marty Fahncke had an entrepreneurial drive, as a kid he started a bike refurbishment business. And this entrepreneurial spirit never left Marty, who now looks at businesses to acquire every day. Before he got into M&A Advisory, he was involved in a number of exits, and the knowledge he has gained from those exits is invaluable. Marty’s first exit was entirely unplanned and if he could do it again he might not have taken the first cash offer. The next business he built was one of the first dot co...
2023-03-2030 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaHow to Turn Your Passion into a Successful Exit with Lee BlaylockThis week on The Exit: Lee Blaylock is a third generation entrepreneur: both his grandfather and father were real estate entrepreneurs, so Lee was bound to become one. He just needed to find a compelling idea at the right time. When his father sadly passed away, Lee found himself focusing on his studies, and he discovered his love for software and tech. This led him to work for Dell for a very long time, before he finally got recruited to work on his true passion — software — at Oracle. Two years later, Lee quit Oracle to start his first business, ServiceLane, a di...
2023-03-1327 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaExiting a Marketing-Tech Startup for $20MM with Bob GilbreathThis week on The Exit: Bob remembers the very first time he logged into AOL and thinking “I’ve got to be a part of this internet thing”. After Bob cut his professional teeth at Procter & Gamble, one of the world’s largest consumer goods companies, he jumped head first into the startup space. He joined a digital marketing agency and after 6 years, experienced his first exit. The agreement was a five year earn out with 10% of the purchase price up front, something he would not recommend. When it came to his second exit from Ahalogy, a marketing-tech startup, he was prep...
2023-03-0629 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaStarting a Leading European Food Delivery Service with Ana MinevaOn The Exit this week: How does a young girl who grew up in communist Bulgaria end up starting a leading food delivery business? When Ana returned to her job after maternity leave to find she'd been demoted, she had the all the motivation she needed to launch her first business. After 10 years the company was more than a business, it felt more like one of her children. So why did Ana decide to exit? Listen to find out. DGLegacy is a service which ensures that in a case of unforeseen event you, your assets won’t be lost and yo...
2022-10-1031 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaThe Right Time To Exit was Yesterday with Amy YinThis week on The Exit: Amy Yin has a passion for working in starts at the early stages which led to her working at Facebook, Hire.com and CoinBase. But as those businesses grew, Amy found she missed the early fast-paced environment of start-ups. So she started her own business tapping into the growing working-from-home trend. After 2 years of growth, VC funding dried up and Amy’s hunt for investors turned into a search for acquirers. Find out how she ended up selling to a competitor and why she believes: “if you’re thinking about selling your business, the right time w...
2022-10-0325 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaFrom Fear to Three Successful Exits with Satish BalaThis week on The Exit: Growing up, Satish Bala was told he wasn’t a good student, instead of squashing his ambition, this belief pushed him towards entrepreneurship out of fear of not getting a job. Now Satish has started and exited three businesses, the first of which happened before he finished college. With every business and every exit Satish learnt something different along the way. Find out what he learnt and how a supposed terrible student became a successful entrepreneur. Schoolio is an educational metaverse fusing core and interest-based curriculum in a choose-your-own-adventure model for K12. At Schoolio they be...
2022-09-2630 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaBeginning with the End in Mind with Richard MandersThis week our host Steve McGarry is joined by Richard Manders, Co-Founder of Freescale Coaching. Steve and Richard start the show talking about what got Richard into business and entrepreneurship. Starting his career as an electrical engineer Richard had to give a presentation for the board of a company he worked for, and ended up being appointed the head of training for the Fortune 500 company. They talk about how you always have to be selling as an entrepreneur, and some of the metrics they were tracking before the exit. Richard talks about how much of a personal choice exiting a...
2022-09-1930 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaBuilding Communities of Investors with Richard PateyThis week our host Steve McGarry is joined by Richard Patey, the Director of The Investor Community at Flippa. To start the show Steve and Richard talk about Richard’s start with a newsletter community he grew on Substack about buying websites, and how that led him down a path to eventually joining Flippa. Richard talks about a new community within Flippa called “Alts by Flippa” that he is currently building that is focused on alternative assets, and Steve manages to get out some of Richards’ thoughts on NFT’s. They also talk about the importance of alternative assets for entreprene...
2022-09-1225 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaTalking Through a Career of Multiple Exits with Patrice BarberThis week our host Steve McGarry is joined by Patrice Barber, Current CEO and Founder of Career CNX. To start the show Patrice talks about how at an early age she had to constantly adapt to new cultures after living in 7 countries throughout her childhood, and how that led her to being able to adapt in the world of business. As someone who has exited multiple businesses she dives into some of the details of the exits, and some of the lessons she learned throughout them. Steve asks about her feeling burned during a specific exit, and what the time...
2022-09-0632 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaTalking Through a Career of Multiple Exits with Patrice BarberThis week our host Steve McGarry is joined by Patrice Barber, Current CEO and Founder of Career CNX. To start the show Patrice talks about how at an early age she had to constantly adapt to new cultures after living in 7 countries throughout her childhood, and how that led her to being able to adapt in the world of business. As someone who has exited multiple businesses she dives into some of the details of the exits, and some of the lessons she learned throughout them. Steve asks about her feeling burned during a specific exit, and what the time...
2022-09-0532 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaSupporting Women in Business & Tech Achieving Their Potential with Nicole YearyThis week on The Exit: Why is it so hard for female entrepreneurs to raise capital for their business ventures? This is what Nicole Yearing found herself asking. After climbing the corporate ladder, Nicole realized her call was to find the answer to that question. The answer came by starting Ms.Tech. After years leading the company, she decided to exit it. But when you exit a community, not just a business, what is it the one thing you care about the most? Listen to find out. Nicole is a Strategic Consultant and Fractional CMO who has led Ms.Tech...
2022-08-2925 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaAn Authentic Exit With Laura CoeToday we’re talking with Laura Coe, successful author, coach, and podcast host. Laura was the co-founder and COO of a health focused company, Litholink, before it was acquired by Lab Corp. Going from a philosophy student to working for her father's lab business is not how she saw her life going, but she says it’s been an impactful ride. Going from a company of 50 people to a company with thousands of employees was quite the culture shock for Laura, but she says she’s happy to see their technology helping so many people. The hardest part of her acquis...
2021-10-2525 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaFlippa raises $11m to consolidate position as #1 to buy/sell online businesses with Blake HutchisonBlake Hutchinson, CEO of Flippa, announces $11m raised in Series A funding for Flippa led by Sydney-based venture capital firm OneVentures. In this episode of The Exit, Blake discusses how this funding will impact the growth of the company and how Flippa’s mission to help millions of small business owners and entrepreneurs find a pathway to exit will get even better. We further dive into Blake’s journey of selling his own website on Flippa to ultimately becoming the company’s CEO and how he continues to carry Flippa’s vision as the #1 marketplace to buy and sell online business...
2021-09-2234 minThe Exit - Presented By Flippa
The Exit - Presented By FlippaThe Exit Presented By FlippaThe Exit - Presented By Flippa 30-minute podcast featuring expert entrepreneurs who have been there and done it. The Exit talks to operators who have bought and sold a business. You’ll learn how they did it, why they did it, and get exposure to the world of exits, a world occupied by a small few, but accessible to many. To listen to the podcast or get daily listing updates, click on https://flippa.com/the-exit-podcast/
2020-09-1801 min