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Boopos Capital

Boopos Capital – Financing Review for Online Business Purchases

One of the most frustrating things about online investing is finding the perfect business, but not having the money to buy it. When you're trying to acquire $100k - $5 million dollar online software businesses, there just aren't many lenders that work with individual investors purchasing companies with no hard assets to repossess. Traditional banks are not incentivized to … [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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Online Business Acquisition Costs You Won't Find In A Broker Prospectus

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 … [Read More...]

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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...]

What is the question that people ask you most often?

The Problem with Limited Self-Promotion If there is one question I hear from every friend of mine, it’s a variation of the question, “I’m sorry I don’t already know this, but what is it you do again?” Wouldn’t this be the best time to have a smooth answer … [Read More...]

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Michael Frew
Owner and operator of multiple Software/SaaS companies acquired over the past decade and a digital business acquisitions and operations expert.

My experience educating software developers and IT professionals how to use digital acquisitions as their next career evolution has been featured in multiple of media outlets including FE International, Indie Hackers, and Empire Flippers.

As an author, speaker, and consultant, my aspiration is to liberate engineers and IT professionals from the disillusionment of traditional employment and educate them on how digital acquisitions can be their next career evolution.

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Boopos Capital – Financing Review for Online Business Purchases

One of the most frustrating things about online investing is … [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...]

Why Buy Instead of Build

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

Unknown Unknowns of Buying Online Businesses

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

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...]

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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

  • Boopos Capital – Financing Review for Online Business Purchases
  • Built to Sell – Jon Warrillow – Book Essay
  • Online Business Acquisition Costs You Won’t Find In a Broker Prospectus
  • Failed Acquisition – Lessons Learned from Acquiring the Wrong Business
  • Hours != Value: What Makes a Small Software Project Sellable?
  • 8 Buying SaaS Businesses Insights I Learned from David Newell’s SaaS Business Valuation Guide

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