Essays for the Acquisitive Mind - Point of Frew

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...]

Software Engineers Need a Backup Plan

My first job was as an Associate Engineer in an Artificial Intelligence lab at a large company. Still, I was dabbling around in software development back then, doing just enough not to get fired. Following that humble start, I ventured out to try my hand in … [Read More...]

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

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

Software Engineers Need a Backup Plan

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

Built to Sell – Jon Warrillow – Book Essay

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

Why Buy Instead of Build

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

Failed Acquisition – Lessons Learned from Acquiring the Wrong Business

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

Unknown Unknowns of Buying Online Businesses

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

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