They Got Acquired

Media brand that helps entrepreneurs sell their company

359 followers

Media brand that helps entrepreneurs sell their company

359 followers

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We tell stories of companies that have sold and the founders behind them, with an eye toward helping other entrepreneurs. Our focus is online companies that have sold for between $100K-$50M, deals that are often too small for coverage in mainstream tech publications but can be life-changing for founders.

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Congratulations on the launch! Super inspiring :) Do you have a favorite acquisition story to date, or one where the story behind it was the most surprising or unexpected?

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4yr ago

They Got Acquired

Maker

@monicalent TY! From a journalistic perspective, the story of CSS-Tricks' sale was satisfying because we were able to report a sales price that hadn't been reported previously: https://theygotacquired.com/cont... I love Anna Maste's story of building and selling Boondocker's Welcome because she shows you don't have to follow the traditional path to be successful: https://theygotacquired.com/podc... And the story of Half Marathon Guide's sale feels special because we were able to play a tiny part in it by connecting the seller to the advisor he ended up using for the deal: https://theygotacquired.com/cont...

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4yr ago

They Got Acquired

Maker

Hi everyone! First, here's a free report we created for the Product Hunt community: 💸 14 Companies That Sold After Launching on Product Hunt 💸 I’m Lexi Grant, founder of They Got Acquired. When I was selling my content company, I hit a snag: I didn’t know where to go for support for my “small” acquisition. Most of the information and advisors I found online related to big deals. Where can we go for resources and people to help with 6- and 7-figure exits? That’s why I launched They Got Acquired, a media company that helps entrepreneurs sell their business. We do this by sharing stories of founders who exit, shedding light on deals that are too small to be covered in mainstream tech media but can be life-changing for founders. We also publish reports that go deep on the metrics behind these deals — so you can see what other companies looked like when they sold, who the buyers are, and how the deal came about. 👉 How you can use They Got Acquired: ✉️ Get on our newsletter to read about deals we cover each week 🎧 Listen to our podcast to go deep with founders who’ve exited 💰 Browse our advice posts to learn how to sell your company 📊 Watch our reports for data on deals in your industry 👉 Free Report for Product Hunt Users If you sold your house, you’d use real estate comps to see what other houses in your neighborhood are selling for, right? Why wouldn’t you use that same intel when selling your online business? That’s what our reports deliver. And we’ve created a free one for the Product Hunt community: 💸 14 Companies That Sold After Launching on Product Hunt 💸 Go ahead, download it! It's for you. 👉 What's our mission? To redefine startup success. Silicon Valley tells us success means selling for hundreds of millions of dollars, a result of fast growth at all costs and raising lots of venture capital. But for many entrepreneurs, there’s a more-likely and more-appealing option: a smaller yet life-changing exit, accomplished through thoughtful, sustainable growth while retaining ownership through bootstrapping or minimum funding. We tell the stories of entrepreneurs who play in this space, offering resources and guidance. Because not every founder wants to build a unicorn. 👉 And we're building in public. I share behind-the-business updates in our Tuesday newsletter and on Twitter. A few stats on where we’re at so far: 🙌 3,600+ email subscribers 🙌 Thousands of deals in our database of acquisitions 🙌 A New York Times feature 🙌 130+ stories published featuring founders and experts 🙌 An Ahrefs DR of 45 and climbing I’m an open book and happy to answer any questions in the comments. We look forward to your feedback!

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4yr ago

Congrats on the launch, I'm a big fan of what you've created and how open you've been with your process! What has been your biggest challenge so far in starting a new venture from scratch?

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4yr ago

They Got Acquired

Maker

@wallethacks Hey Jim, thanks! Biggest challenges: 1. Mindset: Going back to the small, lean team after having lots of resources (up to 60 FTEs in our content division at one point) at the last company I helped to grow. I love this approach, but I have to constantly remind myself that we can't do everything quickly with me as the only FT-er plus about 10 contractors. On the plus side, it forces us to prioritize. 2. Cash flow: We are building a revenue-generator that will grow over time, but still need to pay the bills today (the biggest expense is our team of reporters). We need to both think long-term AND work to bring in revenue now. 3. Audience growth: We are growing steadily, but I always wish it was faster! Our north star is email subscribers. We were at about 3,700 before this PH launch.

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4yr ago

@alexisgrant00 There's something fun about being nimble and being able to experiment too, without as much "risk" right that a 60 FTE organization might not be able to do, right? It's so great that you've been able to grow so quickly and create such great content in such a short time. Looking forward to seeing how you grow it!

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4yr ago

Uncovered

I love this SO much. It sometimes seems defeating to only hear about the companies that raise hundreds of millions of dollars and need multibillion dollar outcomes to be deemed successful. The stories you tell show how truly life changing even six-figure acquisitions can be. Questions - what is the one trait you've seen in these entrepreneurs that get them to decide this is "enough"?

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4yr ago

They Got Acquired

Maker

@jim_brown Oh, I love that question, because I struggle with this myself. Am I doing enough? Are we making enough? Are we earning enough? Are we reaching enough people? What is enough?! Three things I've noticed in the 100+ entrepreneurs we've covered so far: 1. Often, this isn't enough! They use this 6- or 7-figure exit as a launching-off point, sometimes even as a way to fund their next venture. This is one stepping stone along their journey. That's why it's so easy to shrug these wins off instead of celebrating them. That's something we want to change! 2. Something I love about this demographic is they prioritize life over growth. Yes, we all love growing a business and finding success, but that's just one piece of who we are... instead of our whole self. What if the win wasn't in building the biggest business, but was instead in having a fulfilling life? Many of these entrepreneurs get that as a north star. 3. It's ironic that we glamorize huge exits for founders with VC-backed companies. Often, the bootstrappers who "only" sell for 6, 7 or low-8 figures are the ones who bring home more cash because they retain ownership and reap the benefits. In these cases, "enough" is actually a LOT.

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4yr ago

Newsletter Stack

One of my favorite newsletters - a “must read” for anyone interested in building indie businesses and getting acquired. And… @alexisgrant00 also does a nice job of showing how she’s building her business. I’m learning plenty.

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4yr ago

They Got Acquired

Maker

@paul_metcalfe Hey thank you! Hoping to do a wrap-up of how this launch goes in our newsletter tomorrow or next Tues. Thanks for being here!

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4yr ago

Newsletter Stack

@alexisgrant00 Looking forward to reading about it.

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4yr ago

LOVE LOVE LOVE TheyGotAcquired and recommend it to everyone - an indispensable inspiration and strategic resource center for all founders of small to medium-sized businesses looking to exit along a spectrum of what can be life-changing money <3 Huge congratulations, Lexi!

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4yr ago

They Got Acquired

Maker

@cindy_gallop Thank you, thank you! Your support shows across the internet in so many ways, Cindy. My favorite being all the top-notch women you send our way. It makes for such a rich audience (and I mean both money-rich and deep/meaningful-rich).

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4yr ago

Amazing, congratulations! This kind of service is SO important and I can't wait to see what kinds of small businesses take advantage of it. What's next on the horizon?

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4yr ago

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