
Startup Acquisition Stories
Get the inside look at how startup founders and entrepreneurs used Acquire.com (formerly MicroAcquire) to sell their startup or buy an online business. Learn tips on how to vet sellers/buyers, justify valuations, negotiate terms, handle due diligence, asset transfers, escrow, post-acquisition support, and more!
Latest episodes

Apr 4, 2023 • 15min
Startup Acquisition Stories with Ranjit Bhinge, CEO of Atomic Fusion
Startup Acquisition Stories with Ranjit Bhinge, CEO of Atomic FusionRanjit Bhinge -
https://twitter.com/ranjitbhinge
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ranjitbhinge/
https://atomicfusion.io/
Andrew Gazdecki -
https://twitter.com/agazdecki
https://www.linkedin.com/in/agazdecki/
https://acquire.com/

Mar 28, 2023 • 23min
Startup Acquisition Stories with Lotanna Ezeike, Founder of Creator Check
Startup Acquisition Stories with Lotanna Ezeike, Founder of Creator CheckLotanna Ezeike -
https://twitter.com/lottsnomad
https://www.creatorcheck.io/
TripVisa and VisaBot (SOLD)
Andrew Gazdecki -
https://twitter.com/agazdecki
https://www.linkedin.com/in/agazdecki/
https://acquire.com/

Feb 21, 2023 • 21min
Startup Acquisition Stories with David Mellstrom, Co-founder of Buddy
Startup Acquisition Stories with David Mellstrom, Co-founder of Buddy
David Mellstrom-
https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-mellstrom-b2867097/
https://buddytexts.com/
Andrew Gazdecki -
https://twitter.com/agazdecki
https://www.linkedin.com/in/agazdecki/
https://acquire.com/

Feb 14, 2023 • 19min
Startup Acquisition Stories with Minh-Phuc Tran, Founder of Queue.so
Startup Acquisition Stories with Minh-Phuc Tran, Founder of Queue.so
Minh-Phuc Tran -
https://www.queue.so/
https://twitter.com/phuctm97
Andrew Gazdecki -
https://twitter.com/agazdecki
https://www.linkedin.com/in/agazdecki/
https://acquire.com/

Feb 7, 2023 • 26min
Startup Acquisition Stories with Derek Morin and Radu Bogdan, Founders of Tabarnapp
Startup Acquisition Stories w/ Derek Morin and Radu Bogdan, Founders of Tabarnapp
Derek Morin -
https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekmorin/
Radu Bogdan-
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bogdanrn/
Andrew Gazdecki -
https://twitter.com/agazdecki
https://www.linkedin.com/in/agazdecki/
https://acquire.com/

Jan 31, 2023 • 28min
Startup Acquisition Stories wtih Ryan Kulp, Founder of Fork Equity
Startup Acquisition Stories with Ryan Kulp, Founder of Fork Equity.
Ryan is a seasoned entrepreneur having found, bought, and sold multiple startups since 2015. He's the founder of a micro-PE firm called Fork Equity and has a leading course on buying and selling startups via microacquisitions.com (no affiliation to the microacquire.com).
Ryan is an early adopter of Acquire.com and has both successfully bought and sold online businesses on the platform.
Listen to the full episode to hear more about how Ryan fell into M&A, why he favors solo founders when looking for startups to buy, and the story of how he built a SaaS in 30 days and sold it within a few hours of listing on Acquire.com.
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Ryan Kulp-
https://twitter.com/ryanckulp
https://forkequity.com/
https://microacquisitions.com/
Andrew Gazdecki -
https://twitter.com/agazdecki
https://www.linkedin.com/in/agazdecki/
https://acquire.com/

Jan 24, 2023 • 44min
Startup Acquisition Stories with Sam Lillicrap, Founder of Alignr
Startup Acquisition Stories with Sam Lillicrap, Founder of Alignr
Sam found a buyer for his startup (Alignr) on Acquire.com in late 2022 after listing it for only three to four months on the marketplace.
Sam Lillicrap-
https://twitter.com/SamLillicrap
https://www.linkedin.com/in/samlillicrap/
https://www.alignrapp.com/
Andrew Gazdecki -
https://twitter.com/agazdecki
https://www.linkedin.com/in/agazdecki/
https://acquire.com/
https://twitter.com/acquiredotcom

Nov 29, 2022 • 21min
Startup Acquisition Stories with JJ Englert, Founder of Jump Studios
Startup Acquisition Stories with JJ Englert, Founder of Jump Studios
JJ Englert -
https://twitter.com/JJEnglert
https://jumpstudios.io/
Andrew Gazdecki -
https://twitter.com/agazdecki
https://www.linkedin.com/in/agazdecki/
https://microacquire.com/

Nov 22, 2022 • 30min
Startup Acquisition Stories with Andrew Amann, CEO at 923 Venture Studio
Startup Acquisition Stories with Andrew Amann, CEO at 923 Venture Studio
Andrew Amann -
https://twitter.com/andrewamann
https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewamann/
https://www.ninetwothree.co/
Andrew Gazdecki -
https://twitter.com/agazdecki
https://www.linkedin.com/in/agazdecki/
https://microacquire.com/

Nov 15, 2022 • 32min
Startup Acquisition Stories with Christine McDannell, Founder of The Magnolia Firm
Startup Acquisition Stories with Christine McDannell, Founder of The Magnolia Firm
Christine McDannell -
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinemcdannell/
https://themagnoliafirm.co/
Andrew Gazdecki -
https://twitter.com/agazdecki
https://www.linkedin.com/in/agazdecki/
https://acquire.com