Built to Sell Radio
John Warrillow
Built to Sell Radio is a weekly podcast for business owners interested in selling a business. Each week, we ask an entrepreneur who has recently sold a business why they decided to sell their business, what they did right and what mistakes they made through the process of exiting their business. Built to Sell Radio is the ultimate insider's guide to approaching the most important financial transaction of your life.
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Feb 21, 2020 • 1h 12min
Ep 224 Inside Shutterstock's $65 Million Acquisition of FlashStock
Grant Munro started FlashStock in 2013 to help big companies produce content (photos, videos) for advertising campaigns. In 2015, Instagram exploded, and online marketers became desperate for more content, which helped fuel Munro's business from a handful of employees in 2014 to more than 100 in 2017. That's about when Munro agreed to sell FlashStock to Shutterstock for $65 million.
Feb 14, 2020 • 50min
Ep 223 Built to Sell News Pura Vida Acquired For $75 Million ++
Griffin Thall and Paul Goodman, two Southern California friends traveling through Costa Rica on a post-college graduation trip in 2010, crossed paths with two bracelet artisans, Jorge and Joaquin, who were living in poverty. Jorge and Joaquin made beautiful, colorful handmade bracelets that seemed to capture the essence of their journey. Thall and Goodman asked the artisans to make 400 bracelets to take home with them.
Feb 7, 2020 • 55min
Ep 222 How Nick Gray Sold Museum Hack
Nick Gray built Museum Hack, a company that offers fun museum tours in major cities, to almost 3 million dollars in annual revenue when he had an idea.
Jan 31, 2020 • 60min
Ep 221 When To Bring In Someone To Run Your Company
Pathfinder Health offered software to therapists helping patients with Autism. The company founder was creative, but the company had reached a plateau.
Jan 24, 2020 • 49min
Ep 220 3 Ways To Immunize Yourself From The Dangers Ahead.mp3
In the last two weeks, we've seen a passenger jet shot out of the sky. A super-bug has emerged in Asia. A bun fight in the democratic primaries which will look like a schoolyard tussle compared to the bare-knuckle cage match we're about to witness in the race to become — or remain — the leader of the free world.
Jan 10, 2020 • 43min
Ep 219 How To Make Peace With Your Decision To Sell
When Scott Raymond started buying real estate, he looked for a property management company to maintain his buildings. He couldn't find anyone to care as much as he did, so Raymond decided to start his own property management business.
Jan 3, 2020 • 55min
Ep 218 Walking Away From An 8 Figure Deal
Wes Winham was a co-founder and shareholder in PolicyStat, a software company that helps hospitals keep track of their Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), including everything from dress codes to how to handle life and death procedures.
Dec 20, 2019 • 24min
Ep 217 How To Package Your Expertise Into A Subscription
Marc-Andre Seguin launched JazzGuitarLessons.net in 2009 to share his knowledge as a guitar teacher.
Dec 6, 2019 • 40min
Ep 216 How To Find A $100 Million Idea
Dr. David Bach is a Harvard-trained scientist, physician, and serial entrepreneur.
Dec 6, 2019 • 1h 6min
Ep 215 Start-Up To Ferrari In Five Years
Zain Hasan started an insurance agency called National Insurance Consulting Group (NICG), in 2014.
