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Gigalixir Software Acquisition

Gigalixir Software Acquisition (SaaS)

New owners, who just happen to also be Passionate Developers In 2017, Gigalixir started as a simple idea to help make app deployments one-click easy for the growing Elixir community.  After testing out that simple idea, the Gigalixir platform started to grow rapidly over the next 4 years. Today, Gigalixir supports app deployments for Elixir, Phoenix, Ruby, Python, Go, … [Read More...]

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Built to Sell – Jon Warrillow – Book Essay

This Built to Sell book essay is part of a series of essays highlighting key aspects that impacted my career as an online SaaS/software business acquirer and … [Read More...]

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LetterStack Online Business Acquisition

I’m excited to announce a recent small online business acquisition to add to our growing portfolio of online businesses. My team and I are taking over the … [Read More...]

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What Did We Learn From The Pandemic?

Like most people, I talk to my cat. Even when other humans are around. This morning, I shamed her for her laziness. “It’s 7:30am on a beautiful Saturday. No customers are sending in questions, no business emergency surfaced overnight. How can you still … [Read More...]

Online Business Acquisition Costs You Won’t Find In a Broker Prospectus

Whenever an online broker lists a business for sale, the prospectus will include the ongoing costs for the online business acquisition. These costs are what the current seller and broker believe the new owner will incur moving forward. These costs typically … [Read More...]

Failed Acquisition – Lessons Learned from Acquiring the Wrong Business

In 2016, I purchased an E-commerce business that sold plugin's for the Magento storefront platform. As a result, a lot of my capital was tied up in a low-margin, resource intense, and challenging business. After a year, I realized the business was my first … [Read More...]

Hours != Value: What Makes a Small Software Project Sellable?

I’m continually surprised at how smaller project developers fail to understand what makes a purchase valuable to a buyer. Even worse is the disingenuous way these sellers try to trick buyers into purchasing their worthless code. In this essay, let’s tackle … [Read More...]

8 Buying SaaS Businesses Insights I Learned from David Newell’s SaaS Business Valuation Guide

David Newell from Quiet Light Brokerage is one of the most seasoned SaaS-oriented brokers in the online buying and selling community.  He recently dropped a 13,000(!) word knowledge-bomb on the topic of How To Build, Value, and Sell A SaaS Business for 6, 7 or … [Read More...]

Who Am I?

Moving to Grand Cayman
Acquisition Entrepreneur (a hoity-toity way to say I get really excited about buying and running companies) based out of Las Vegas, NV.

I write essays about my experiences as a buyer of online businesses at MichaelFrew.com, steward the The Best Damn Newsletter for Buying Online Businesses, and provide back stage insight into running a real online business portfolio at Online Business Ride Along.

Most Popular Posts

Unknown Unknowns of Buying Online Businesses

“Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always … [Read More...]

Gigalixir Software Acquisition (SaaS)

New owners, who just happen to also be Passionate … [Read More...]

Hours != Value: What Makes a Small Software Project Sellable?

I’m continually surprised at how smaller project developers … [Read More...]

Why Buy Instead of Build

I have undergraduate and graduate business degrees, yet I … [Read More...]

8 Buying SaaS Businesses Insights I Learned from David Newell’s SaaS Business Valuation Guide

David Newell from Quiet Light Brokerage is one of the most … [Read More...]

Online Business Acquisition Costs You Won’t Find In a Broker Prospectus

Whenever an online broker lists a business for sale, the … [Read More...]

Built to Sell – Jon Warrillow – Book Essay

This Built to Sell book essay is part of a series of essays … [Read More...]

Failed Acquisition – Lessons Learned from Acquiring the Wrong Business

In 2016, I purchased an E-commerce business that sold … [Read More...]

Software Engineers Need a Backup Plan

My first job was as an Associate Engineer in an Artificial … [Read More...]

Recent Posts

  • Gigalixir Software Acquisition (SaaS) February 22, 2022
  • Built to Sell – Jon Warrillow – Book Essay October 27, 2021
  • LetterStack Online Business Acquisition May 3, 2021
  • What Did We Learn From The Pandemic? March 11, 2021
  • Online Business Acquisition Costs You Won’t Find In a Broker Prospectus February 15, 2021

Online Business Ride Along

Online Business Ride Along

Online Business Ride Along is an all-access backstage pass to learn how I manage my 7-figure portfolio of Internet-based businesses. I share exactly how I’m operating these companies, the monthly P&L’s, and all the behind the scenes activities of managing multiple online companies.

If you ever found yourself saying “I’ve spent years taking courses to learn more about online business, but none of them explain what is it really like?”, then this is your answer.

Recent Posts

  • Gigalixir Software Acquisition (SaaS)
  • Built to Sell – Jon Warrillow – Book Essay
  • LetterStack Online Business Acquisition
  • What Did We Learn From The Pandemic?
  • Online Business Acquisition Costs You Won’t Find In a Broker Prospectus
  • Failed Acquisition – Lessons Learned from Acquiring the Wrong Business

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