In this Australian Investors Podcast episode, your host Owen Rask chats with Blake Hutchison, CEO of Flippa, about:

– How Flippa became the world’s largest marketplace for digital businesses

– Why investors are flocking to Shopify, YouTube, and AI-driven businesses

– The infrastructure behind small business M&A in the digital age

– What it takes to successfully buy or sell an online business

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Topics Covered

– Blake Hutchison’s career journey from Lonely Planet and Zero to Flippa

– How Flippa helps entrepreneurs buy and sell digital businesses globally

– The most in-demand assets: Shopify, YouTube, and AI businesses

– Why digital businesses trade at lower multiples than public companies

– How Flippa solves the “cold start problem” in marketplaces

– Deal flow, matching technology, and AI in small business M&A

– Examples of entrepreneurs and strategic buyers using Flippa

– Blake’s advice to his younger self on career and growth

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