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Selling an Edtech Business: The PositivePsychology.com Exit
PositivePsychology.com, a mission-driven edtech platform used by 19M+ professionals, was acquired in an 8-figure deal advised by FE International. This case study covers their growth, decision to sell, and the exit process.
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Earlier this year, Nathan Stitt bought MyClientSpot, a project, client, contractor, and time management SaaS. He has now written up a case study on his purchase, including his motivations for buying an up-and-running business, the role FE International played in the purchase, his initial worries, and the lessons he learned along the way. He will be giving updates on his progress with MyClientSpot over the coming months, so please bookmark his site if you are interested in learning more about the buyer’s journey.
Daniel Ni on Founding, Scaling and Exiting a Successful SaaS Business
Daniel Ni graduated from Yale in 2012 and went on to work as a high-frequency trader on Wall Street. Due to some health issues, Ni left Wall Street and moved back in with his parents. In his newfound wealth of spare time, he taught himself how to code. Shortly thereafter,
MyShopManager acquired by Performant Capital, Slack to allow messaging across organizations in 2021, WP Bakery WordPress vulnerability affects over 4 million websites, and more
FE International has the pleasure of announcing the successful sale of MyShopManager, a marketing automation platform for auto repair shops, to Performant Capital. FE International served as sole sell-side advisor on the acquisition of MyShopManager. With this acquisition and Performant Capital’s purchase of uNotifi, a cloud-based customer relationship management platform, they have formed Dealer Holdings, a SaaS provider of marketing automation software and services Jon Dickson, co-founder of MyShopManager, expressed, “I’m very proud of the entire team at MyShopManager for getting to this milestone and excited to see how they continue to grow in the coming years. FE International was very professional and organized throughout the process and matched us with Performant Capital, a suitor that not only met our terms but truly understood what was unique about our business and how our team’s culture set us apart.”
Lempod founder on his recent exit, Amazon announces long-awaited Prime Day Dates, Palantir and Asana make their debut on Wall Street, and more…
FE International had the pleasure of working with Guillaume Moubeche, founder of both lempod and lemlist. FE advised Moubeche on a successful exit for lempod, which he details in his blog post. If you’re an aspiring founder or even considering buying a business, there are some great insights in there from a very personal perspective – rarely seen with so many deals kept private post-sale.
Amazon hints at Prime Day starting October 13; Epic, Spotify, and others team up against Apple and Google app policies; Shopify reveals security incident involving merchant data; and more…
Amazon associates have allegedly received emails detailing tiered commission rates to incentivize sales in qualified categories ahead of Prime Day, which still does not have an official date in the calendar. According to one associate, the email states that tiered performance rates will begin October 1st and run through the end of the month.
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“Couldn’t recommend these guys enough, I could never have sold my business during a pandemic without their help in due diligence, price negotiations etc. They are extremely friendly, knowledgeable and professional, hope to do business with them again. ”
[New SaaS Listing] Google announces that Search Console reporting is delayed, Atlassian to launch $50 million venture fund, Amazon launches luxury store on app, Snowflake more than doubles in market debut, largest ever software IPO, and more
On Monday, Google Webmasters tweeted out that its Search Console reporting was experiencing “longer than usual” delays. This particular problem does not affect Google’s ability to crawl, index, or rank pages, rather, this issue only affects reporting. This could result in pages that were recently published to be left off the Index Coverage report, even though they have been indexed. The issue is still unresolved, but Google Webmasters mentioned in their tweet to check their twitter page for updates. Until Google rectifies the issue, the easiest way to check if a page has been indexed is to utilize Google’s “site:” operator in Google Search.
How to Evaluate a Website for Sale: What Investors Look For
If you have been searching for an online business for sale and found one that meets your desired acquisition criteria, it’s usually the right time to conduct some initial due diligence to dig a little deeper and see if it is worth pursuing. Regardless of how appealing a website looks on the surface, trying to carefully evaluate a website and the environment in which it operates will help to determine whether or not it is worth pursuing.
Buying an Online Business: The Complete Process Explained + FREE Guide
Acquiring an online business can potentially be a confusing and complex process, but with the right knowledge from the start it can be exciting, quick and easy. As a general rule of thumb, you should always try to work with a well-established online business broker when making a business purchase. A high-quality broker will help guide a new owner through the process and invariably represents the best quality businesses in the market for you to review.
