October CEO Update

Some insights and a special sneak peek into a new product launch... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ [Own Your Future 2021]( It’s delightfully frantic at Flippa right now. Here’s a view of a few of the things going on, some insights and a special sneak peek into a new product launch. [Own Your Future Growth Edition]( This year, building off a stellar first conference last year, our speakers will inspire and and focus on the levers of growth for businesses at any stage. David Shapiro at Thrasio - fresh from a $1BN capital raise - will lift the lid on a culture which has created over 200 millionaires. Ramon Ray has started four companies, he is high energy and you are bound to learn and laugh. I’ll also be moderating a chat between two industry veterans who are now early Web3 players. Morgan Linton, Richard Patey and I will talk about the future of NFT’s. So many more outstanding speakers will join us on the day. The event kicks-off tomorrow, Wednesday at 8am PDT. It will also be recorded and sent to registered users. [Join us here.]( First Time Buyer? Institutional Buyer? Need help We’ve advanced our services here. With so many new buyers joining each month (another 31,946 so far this month) we wanted to assist a little more. Firstly, Flippa Finder is now a free service for new entrants. Book a consultation and we’ll help you understand how to use Flippa, narrow down your search and assist you to think through the deal. For more detail check out [this post](. Institutional buyers now have a dedicated team at Flippa too. With a growing off market collection we wanted to personalise the buying experience for those super buyers in the industry. Are you an M&A advisor on the buy-side? Are you a fund? Our relationship-driven business development team led by [Alexis Whitlock](mailto:alexis.whitlock@flippa.com) in Austin, TX will help you find the perfect business. Oh yeah. It’s free too. Just contact AccountManager@Flippa.com, tell us what you and your team are looking for and we will get to work. 700% Growth in 6 Months - Acquisition Entrepreneurship Works Norbert, the owner of Autoforward SMS, told his story to the team at IndieHackers. I love this stuff! He bought an Android app which allows you to automatically forward SMS messages to an email address and/or POST the SMS to a URL. At the time of acquisition, the app was making just $700MRR and now makes $5.4kMRR. Awesome. [Read the story here.]( Our New Growth Partner Market Here’s a sneak peek. After talking with many of you and taking your suggestions, we’re preparing to release a new growth and expert partner market. One of the benefits of having millions of registered users is that we can tap into your skills and expertise and next month a curated collection of SEO providers, content marketers, designers, developers and more will be available to help you grow. Did you just buy an online business? Need help with content production? Our growth marketplace can help. Need Facebook marketing expertise? Our growth marketplace can help. Need new ad creative? Our growth marketplace can help. Sell. Buy. Grow. Stay tuned. And finally, my picks of the month. Not the biggest. Just a collection of those I think are outstanding opportunities for acquisition entrepreneurs. - [TownandTourist]( - The travel industry is bouncing back nicely and niche sites like this one will benefit. This is an opportunistic purchase for those in the travel industry but at 96% organic and direct traffic it’s worth a look. Would suit a boutique online travel agency or affiliate marketer. - [Private Listing]( - It’s like ZoomInfo for small business customers (some big enterprise level clients too) and consistently generates $70k+ net monthly. Big opportunity to turn this into a true SaaS. - [Fluently]( - This is a language exchange app. The product is unique, there’s 3,000 monthly active users and endless opportunity to scale a product led startup which is looking for a fresh start. - [Fan Gear FBA]( - They primarily sell college sports fan gear. Fast growth in the initial three years and to September sales are up 64% YOY with little operational change. - [Amazon Associates Confidential Listing]( - Hearing product reviews site with huge domain authority, over 15,000 hearing related keywords and enormous referrer traffic. Would suit an existing affiliate marketer. Get in touch at CEO@FlippaMarketplace.com with any feedback and see you at the conference. Blake Sent to: {EMAIL} [Unsubscribe]( Flippa, 310 Comal Street, FL 2, Austin, Texas 78702, United States