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Profitable from Day One : How a Bootstrapped SaaS Found a Successful Exit
“My key priority was securing a buyer capable of both shaping a long-term strategic vision for DropFunnels and seamlessly transitioning ownership. The team at FE International had already identified the perfect buyer within their extensive network, ensuring a perfect match for the company’s future growth. ”
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Quora Raises $85 million to Expand Internationally: Newsletter April 21, 2017
Popular Q&A platform Quora announces that it has raised $85 million, which comes after Quora’s last round of $80 million three years ago and $235 million to date. This is good news, as it boasts over 190 million monthly unique visitors. After the rather public donation issues Wikipedia faced earlier this year, it is encouraging to see that investors still pace a high value on online advice and education. The $85 million will be used to expand the platform internationally, grow business strategy and make new hires to improve machine learning abilities. The last funding round, Quora was valued at $900 million, which poses the question of an IPO?
Amazon Affiliate Program & FBA Policy Changes 2021
When it comes to Amazon and their policies, things are always changing. Whether they are adding in a new policy or updating fee structures, things rarely stay the same for long. If you are someone who relies on Amazon to sell products, in any shape or form, it’s crucial to keep tabs on all the new changes.
Jeff Bezos Calls Amazon a Day 1 Company in New Shareholder Letter: Newsletter April 14, 2017
This week, we’re talking about Jeff Bezos’ shareholder letter. Bezos makes a comparison of the different sentiments between “Day 1” of starting a company and “Day 2”. Amazon is a Day 1 company and has been since his original 1997 Letter To Shareholders, which he includes in all subsequent annual updates to remind everyone of Amazon’s culture. Bezos pushes to maintain the drive of businesses that are starting off their potential, rather than the sigh of relief and what he considers an eventual decline that happens on Day 2. Here at FE International, we carry that same passion and attitude to bring our clients the best possible service.
Amazon FBA Tax Code: Newsletter April 11, 2017
At FE International, we’re committed to providing our readers with the expert information they need when planning to either sell or buy an internet business. Our revamped newsletter is a continuation of this effort, and we hope you’ll find it relevant and enjoyable every week. If you have any suggestions or requests for the type of news you’d like to see in the newsletter, simply reply to this email and our marketing team will directly receive your comments.
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Escrow KYC: What You Need to Know
The Escrow service provides protection for a buyer by allowing inspection of the assets for a pre-agreed period (typically one or two days) before releasing the funds. In the event there are any issues not already highlighted during due diligence, the buyer’s funds are protected while clarification or rectifications can be made. If this cannot be achieved , either party can seek remediation for a grievance through Escrow.com’s arbitration service.
Escrow Implements Strict Know Your Customer Identification Policy: Newsletter April 7, 2017
Escrow.com recently announced big changes to the way it will do business in the future. The U.S. government has passed legislation to further prevent money laundering and the funding of terrorism, which means our friends at Escrow.com have now implemented strict Know Your Customer (KYC) Policies to ensure identification for companies and individuals looking to do deals. This is a huge win for safe, secure and successful deal making in the industry and we at FE International think this is a big move in the right direction. If you want to learn more about what this policy entails and what you need to do, refer to our Escrow KYC blog post.
Amazon to Begin Collecting Sales Tax in Applicable States: Newsletter March 31, 2017
Starting April 1st, Amazon will be collecting sales tax. Yes, if you live in a state that enforces sales tax, that will appear in your Amazon checkout. You can learn more about the change in the news brief below.
Uber’s President Jeff Jones Fired due to Lack of “Cultural Fit”: Newsletter March 24, 2017
As the March equinox arrives here in Boston, the FE International headquarters is springing into one of the busiest times of the year. This week in listings, a top ten list affiliate business is available with more than 22K keyword rankings. Get notified immediately when a new listing is posted by filling out this investor form.
Google’s New Algorithm Optimizes JPEG Loading Speed: Newsletter March 17, 2017
If you’ve been having trouble optimizing the speed of your site, Google released a new algorithm that will help you do just that. The new algorithm will reduce the size of JPEGs so that pages you have that are heavy on the visuals will load faster. To read more about this update, check the news briefs below.
