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We liked a Deal! 2 profitable eCommerce businesses for sale - Acquisitions Anonymous Episode 100
08 Jun 2022
Michael Girdley (@Girdley), Bill D’Alessandro (@BillDA) and Mills Snell (@thegeneralmills) are joined by Andrew Gazdecki (@Agazdecki) to talk about 2 Deals: A Shopify automated SMS and an eCommerce Cartoon generating illustration company. We also talk about how we see buyers, market prices, government financing grants, and more.-----Thanks to our sponsor!MoreNow.co: We help owners build a high functioning, experienced team by leveraging the top manager/director talent in the Phillippines.Go to morenow.co and fill out the form. Or email [email protected]. Mention this pod for 20% of your first hire.-----* Do you love Acquanon and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel.* Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show!* Follow us on Twitter @acquanon Learnings about small business acquisitions and operations.-----Acquisitions Anonymous Episode 100!Show Notes:(1:14) - Morenow.co(3:06) - Andrew Gazdecki is our Guest today!(9:12) - What are you seeing on the buyer's side? (13:01) - Government financing grants(14:29) - How do we see the market right now? What’s going on with the prices?(15:51) - Deal 1: Shopify automated SMS tool(16:00) - How does it work? How do we understand its value?(19:00) - Why is this business so profitable? What is their cost structure like?(20:40) - What is the technology like for this business? Is there proprietary software here?(22:00) - Who would buy this?(25:02) - What is the challenge of starting this business?(26:00) - QSBS tax treatment: How does it work?(29:00) - Deal 2: eCommerce Cartoon generating illustration company(30:35) - How do we think about this business? What is the CAC like?(34:10) - What is the durability of the revenue stream?(35:50) - Bonus deal: Procurement software Saas business-----Past guests on Acquanon include Nick Huber, Brent Beshore, Aaron Rubin, Mike Botkin, Ari Ozick, Mitchell Baldridge, Xavier Helgelsen, Mike Loftus, Steve Divitkos, Dzmitry Miranovich, Morgan Tate and more.-----Additional episodes you might enjoy:#96 From W-2 to Business Owner - Patrick Dichter tells us how to cold reach sellers and we discuss 2 Deals#92 Wait... what? You laid-off 90% of your staff?!? - Pete Erickson joinedSubscribe to weekly our Newsletter and get curated deals in your inboxAdvertise with us by clicking here Do you love Acquanon and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show! Follow us on Twitter @acquanon Learnings about small business acquisitions and operations. For inquiries or suggestions, email us at [email protected]
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