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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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New AWS Communication Service Amazon Chime Available: Newsletter February 17, 2017
A new Amazon Web Services communication product called Amazon Chime is now available for all customers that facilitates video conferences, messaging, calls and sharing content among your colleagues and clients. Amazon ensures exceptional audio and video quality that works across desktop and mobile. Speaking of Amazon, we have just listed an affiliate business package that includes two websites in the woodworking and oil diffusers industry. Also featured in Deal Highlights is a high-quality private label travel accessory FBA business. More interested in Saas? Check out the current seven listings here.
Trello Announces New Mobile Offline Capabilities: Newsletter February 10, 2017
The Nor’easter may have hit us hard here in Boston, but the FE team hasn’t slowed down. This week we listed a $5.98M education business that provides online courses in various fields of coding you may be interested in. We’re also featuring an apparel store with over 1000 unique designs. If you looking for more listings in SaaS and e-commerce, then you’ll find our listing page very useful.
Facebook’s EoY 2016 Earnings Higher Than Predicted: Newsletter February 3, 2017
More quarterly earnings from the big tech players like Facebook and Amazon came out this week. After the bell closed on Thursday, Amazon’s numbers fell short of Wall Street predictions, whereas Facebook earnings exceeded expectations. Even though numbers weren’t as expected for Amazon, there have been reports that it is in talks with PayPal for a potential acquisition. Amazon is estimated to make up 74.1% of all online sales, all good news for PayPal.
New FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Could be the End of Net Neutrality: Newsletter January 27, 2017
Another busy week here at FE International with three businesses being listed this week. If you’re looking for a successful SaaS product, we have a $1.175M listing in the automobile industry that produced a net MRR churn at 2% over the last year. Not looking for Saas? We also have a listing involved with alternative medicine, a fast-growing niche and an affiliate site selling computer accessories with over 40K monthly visitors. Are those not piquing your interest? We have plenty of listings for you to browse here.
Amazon Consolidating FBA Fees Could Mean Price Increase for Store Owners: Newsletter January 20, 2017
Effective on February 22nd, Amazon will be consolidating fulfillment fees, with the (suspected) aim of increasing prices for store owners using their warehouses as a cheap source of storage. If you are sitting on stock for more than 60-90 days, you may wish to look further into your inventory levels to see how you might be affected. As always, we will be updating our Amazon FBA Policy Updates guide, so stay tuned for more information on this and other Amazon changes.
Trello Acquired by Atlassian: Newsletter January 13, 2017
We’ve kicked off 2017 in style, listing over $6M in new SaaS and content businesses for sale. A few of these are still in pre-marketing, so if you have not yet received information on them make sure to fill out our investor form so we can better match you to our current and new listings. With over $15M in our short-term pipeline, there has never been a better time to get on our pre-marketing lists
IBM’s Watson Explorer Implemented at Japanese Mutual Life Insurance Firm: Newsletter January 6, 2017
It’s been a crazy start to the New Year with a number of excellent businesses coming through the pipeline, soon to be (or already) listed.
Amazon’s FBA Locks Out New Users Over The Holiday Season
Amazon announced Fulfillment By Amazon, the company’s warehousing and delivery product, would be unavailable to all new users over the holiday period. FBA won’t accept shipments from new FBA sellers after October 10 and before December 19. Restricted access to FBA during the holiday season is great news for established online retailers, and not so good for opportunist retailers who flood distribution channels with low-value goods during the holiday season. FBA is hugely popular with retailers, partly because it solves many of the fulfilment problems that can damage early-stage retail businesses, and partly because it’s the only way to make products eligible for Amazon Prime status, which includes free 2-day delivery throughout the US.
Amazon Vehicles – What Does it Mean for Amazon and Entrepreneurs?
Amazon has just launched a new “automotive community” called Amazon Vehicles, which aims to provide an all-in-one research platform for people looking to purchase a new car, parts or accessories. It will allow customers to make an informed buying decision by offering specifications, key features, videos, community reviews, and images for thousands of different car models and parts.
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