They Got Acquired - How we make money 💰

November 22, 2022
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It's a holiday week here in the U.S.

So instead of new stories, we're sharing some of our most popular posts.

Did you catch all of these?

🔥 He grew a blog for developers to 7M monthly pageviews, then sold it to an advertiser (CSS-Tricks sold to Digital Ocean)

🔥 After pivoting from in-person to online events, this community sold for $22M (Create & Cultivate sold to Corridor Capital)

🔥 How this sports media company capitalized on a Supreme Court ruling to land a $25 million deal (CBWG Media Group sold to XLMedia)

🔥 From hot dog stand to 8-figure exit: How Sam Parr built and sold The Hustle (podcast episode; The Hustle sold to HubSpot)

Plus: Did you know we share advice for selling your business, too?

👉 Browse our resource and advice posts.

See you next week,

Lexi Grant
Founder & CEO
​They Got Acquired​
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P.S. Our Behind the business section will return next week.

Until then, here's a tweet that answers a common question about how we make money:

Alexis Grant @alexisgrant Got Qs this week re: revenue streams for @TheyGotAcquired. They are: 💰 Reports (and in future, database access) 💰 Newsletter sponsors 💰 Referrals to M&A partners 💰 Coaching for founders looking to sell (coming soon) #buildinpublic November 18th 2022 0 Retweets 1 Likes

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