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cover of episode We liked a Deal! 2 profitable eCommerce businesses for sale - Acquisitions Anonymous Episode 100

We liked a Deal! 2 profitable eCommerce businesses for sale - Acquisitions Anonymous Episode 100

2022/6/8
logo of podcast Acquisitions Anonymous - #1 for business buying, selling and operating

Acquisitions Anonymous - #1 for business buying, selling and operating

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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.-----

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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 joined

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