The Exit - Presented By Flippa

This week on The Exit: Brett Martin is changing the world of virtual office space and events but he wasn’t always so focused on solving real problems. His first big venture involved building a proximity based social media app. The hype before launch was huge, but when users got their hands on the app they weren’t impressed. The business lost a lot of money fast, and Brett was forced into an exit. Listen to learn what he's learnt and why he jumps on trends when the opportunity comes along. Kumospace enables remote and hybrid teams to work together in a virtual office and allows them the ability to meet for all-hands, brainstorm on whiteboards, and work side-by-side. Charge Ventures is a venture capital firm based in New York that invests with passionate founders that are building world-class products and services addressing the problems of the future. LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brettlucasmartin/ Website - https://charge.vc/ Website - https://www.kumospace.com/ -- The Exit—Presented By Flippa: A 30-minute podcast featuring expert entrepreneurs who have been there and done it. The Exit talks to operators who have bought and sold a business. You’ll learn how they did it, why they did it, and get exposure to the world of exits, a world occupied by a small few, but accessible to many. To listen to the podcast or get daily listing updates, click on flippa.com/the-exit-podcast/

This week on The Exit: With 5 startups under his belt, Arie Trouw knows how to build a business to sell. He started developing software when he was in the third grade, so it was no surprise that he went into entrepreneurship. After exiting his company when it was making $65MM in annual revenue, Arie knows how important it is to not just find the right buyer, but to also exit at the right time. How do you know when it’s the right time to exit? Listen to find out. XYO is a technology protocol designed to improve the validity, certainty, and value of data. They are building a data marketplace that gives users a gold-standard for any app, website, and blockchain technology that relies on trusted data. XYO is an incentive-driven blockchain network of over 3 million IoT devices that anonymously collects and validates geospatial data, or data with a geographic component. LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/arietrouw Website - https://xyo.network/ Twitter @OfficialXYO - https://twitter.com/OfficialXYO -- The Exit—Presented By Flippa: A 30-minute podcast featuring expert entrepreneurs who have been there and done it. The Exit talks to operators who have bought and sold a business. You’ll learn how they did it, why they did it, and get exposure to the world of exits, a world occupied by a small few, but accessible to many. To listen to the podcast or get daily listing updates, click on flippa.com/the-exit-podcast/

On The Exit this week: Sian Sutherland shares her one-of-a-kind entrepreneurial journey, from running restaurants in London to creating a pregnancy skin care brand that was acquired by a billion dollar ecommerce retailer. How did she attract this huge buyer, and why did her team leave within 3 months of the acquisition? Listen to find out. LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sian-sutherland-33485b10/ Website - https://aplasticplanet.com/ Her Future Event - https://flippa.com/events/her-future/ -- The Exit—Presented By Flippa: A 30-minute podcast featuring expert entrepreneurs who have been there and done it. The Exit talks to operators who have bought and sold a business. You’ll learn how they did it, why they did it, and get exposure to the world of exits, a world occupied by a small few, but accessible to many. To listen to the podcast or get daily listing updates, click on flippa.com/the-exit-podcast/

On The Exit this week: How does a young girl who grew up in communist Bulgaria end up starting a leading food delivery business? When Ana returned to her job after maternity leave to find she'd been demoted, she had the all the motivation she needed to launch her first business. After 10 years the company was more than a business, it felt more like one of her children. So why did Ana decide to exit? Listen to find out. DGLegacy is a service which ensures that in a case of unforeseen event you, your assets won’t be lost and your most loved people would be able to claim their rightful ownership. LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ana-mineva/ Website - https://www.dglegacy.com/ The Exit Meetups - https://flippa.com/the-exit-meetups/ Her Future Event - https://flippa.com/events/her-future/ -- The Exit—Presented By Flippa: A 30-minute podcast featuring expert entrepreneurs who have been there and done it. The Exit talks to operators who have bought and sold a business. You’ll learn how they did it, why they did it, and get exposure to the world of exits, a world occupied by a small few, but accessible to many. To listen to the podcast or get daily listing updates, click on flippa.com/the-exit-podcast/

This week on The Exit: Amy Yin has a passion for working in starts at the early stages which led to her working at Facebook, Hire.com and CoinBase. But as those businesses grew, Amy found she missed the early fast-paced environment of start-ups. So she started her own business tapping into the growing working-from-home trend. After 2 years of growth, VC funding dried up and Amy’s hunt for investors turned into a search for acquirers. Find out how she ended up selling to a competitor and why she believes: “if you’re thinking about selling your business, the right time was probably yesterday”. OfficeTogether was an office reservation and scheduling software for companies who want to empower their employees with the flexibility to work how they are most productive while also honoring the magic of in-person time. In August of 2022 they joined forces with Envoy as part of the OfficeTogether acquisition. LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyyin/ Website - https://envoy.com/ The Exit Meetups - https://flippa.com/the-exit-meetups/ Her Future Event - https://flippa.com/events/her-future/ -- The Exit—Presented By Flippa: A 30-minute podcast featuring expert entrepreneurs who have been there and done it. The Exit talks to operators who have bought and sold a business. You’ll learn how they did it, why they did it, and get exposure to the world of exits, a world occupied by a small few, but accessible to many. To listen to the podcast or get daily listing updates, click on flippa.com/the-exit-podcast/

This week on The Exit: Growing up, Satish Bala was told he wasn’t a good student, instead of squashing his ambition, this belief pushed him towards entrepreneurship out of fear of not getting a job. Now Satish has started and exited three businesses, the first of which happened before he finished college. With every business and every exit Satish learnt something different along the way. Find out what he learnt and how a supposed terrible student became a successful entrepreneur. Schoolio is an educational metaverse fusing core and interest-based curriculum in a choose-your-own-adventure model for K12. At Schoolio they believe with academic choices; students will own the outcome. LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sathishbala/ Website - https://schoolio.com/ Website - https://desifest.ca/ The Exit Meetups - https://flippa.com/the-exit-meetups/ Her Future Event - https://flippa.com/events/her-future/ -- The Exit—Presented By Flippa: A 30-minute podcast featuring expert entrepreneurs who have been there and done it. The Exit talks to operators who have bought and sold a business. You’ll learn how they did it, why they did it, and get exposure to the world of exits, a world occupied by a small few, but accessible to many. To listen to the podcast or get daily listing updates, click on flippa.com/the-exit-podcast/

This week our host Steve McGarry is joined by Richard Manders, Co-Founder of Freescale Coaching. Steve and Richard start the show talking about what got Richard into business and entrepreneurship. Starting his career as an electrical engineer Richard had to give a presentation for the board of a company he worked for, and ended up being appointed the head of training for the Fortune 500 company. They talk about how you always have to be selling as an entrepreneur, and some of the metrics they were tracking before the exit. Richard talks about how much of a personal choice exiting a company really is, and how you should always begin a business endeavor with the end in mind. Freescale helps the business leader develop and drive their vision through the executive team via their proven FreeScale process. Freescale helps leaders get back in tune with their longer term aspirations, and transform their company to thrive with far less day-to-day involvement from the leader. LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rmfreescale/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?app=desktop&list=PLep--xiZvxvJFTGAHX7LNXG4v7GceVLuI Website - https://freescalecoaching.com/ The Exit Meetups - https://flippa.com/the-exit-meetups/ Her Future Event - https://flippa.com/events/her-future/ -- The Exit—Presented By Flippa: A 30-minute podcast featuring expert entrepreneurs who have been there and done it. The Exit talks to operators who have bought and sold a business. You’ll learn how they did it, why they did it, and get exposure to the world of exits, a world occupied by a small few, but accessible to many. To listen to the podcast or get daily listing updates, click on flippa.com/the-exit-podcast/

This week our host Steve McGarry is joined by Richard Patey, the Director of The Investor Community at Flippa. To start the show Steve and Richard talk about Richard’s start with a newsletter community he grew on Substack about buying websites, and how that led him down a path to eventually joining Flippa. Richard talks about a new community within Flippa called “Alts by Flippa” that he is currently building that is focused on alternative assets, and Steve manages to get out some of Richards’ thoughts on NFT’s. They also talk about the importance of alternative assets for entrepreneurs today, and what we can see from Flippa going forward. Discord- https://discord.com/invite/altsbyflippa Website - https://alts.substack.com/ Website - https://landing.flippa.com/alts-by-flippa The Exit Meetups - https://flippa.com/the-exit-meetups/ Her Future Event - https://flippa.com/events/her-future/ -- The Exit—Presented By Flippa: A 30-minute podcast featuring expert entrepreneurs who have been there and done it. The Exit talks to operators who have bought and sold a business. You’ll learn how they did it, why they did it, and get exposure to the world of exits, a world occupied by a small few, but accessible to many. To listen to the podcast or get daily listing updates, click on flippa.com/the-exit-podcast/

This week our host Steve McGarry is joined by Patrice Barber, Current CEO and Founder of Career CNX. To start the show Patrice talks about how at an early age she had to constantly adapt to new cultures after living in 7 countries throughout her childhood, and how that led her to being able to adapt in the world of business. As someone who has exited multiple businesses she dives into some of the details of the exits, and some of the lessons she learned throughout them. Steve asks about her feeling burned during a specific exit, and what the time after that looked like before her next venture. Steve asks what advice she would give her younger self, and what she is currently doing with her company Career CNX. Patrice has had a successful career with 3 successful exits and over 20 years’ experience in corporate leadership for teams, and building multiple startups with clients spanning five countries and three continents. She currently is the CEO and Founder of Career CNX, which is a data-driven operations leader with a digital transformation focus, dedicated to translating strategic vision into tactical reality, putting the right team members into the right positions to drive revenue and market growth. LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/patricebarber/ Twitter - @PATRICEB - https://twitter.com/PATRICEB Website - https://careercnx.com/ The Exit Meetups - https://flippa.com/the-exit-meetups/ Her Future Event - https://flippa.com/events/her-future/ -- The Exit—Presented By Flippa: A 30-minute podcast featuring expert entrepreneurs who have been there and done it. The Exit talks to operators who have bought and sold a business. You’ll learn how they did it, why they did it, and get exposure to the world of exits, a world occupied by a small few, but accessible to many. To listen to the podcast or get daily listing updates, click on flippa.com/the-exit-podcast/

This week on The Exit: Why is it so hard for female entrepreneurs to raise capital for their business ventures? This is what Nicole Yearing found herself asking. After climbing the corporate ladder, Nicole realized her call was to find the answer to that question. The answer came by starting Ms.Tech. After years leading the company, she decided to exit it. But when you exit a community, not just a business, what is it the one thing you care about the most? Listen to find out. Nicole is a Strategic Consultant and Fractional CMO who has led Ms.Tech (acquired 2021) a company focused on seeing more women start and scale technology companies, as the founder since 2014. She now invests her time advising and guiding the next generation of startup companies. LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicoleyeary/ Twitter - @Nicoleyeary - https://twitter.com/nicoleyeary Twitter - @MsTechGroup - https://twitter.com/MsTechGroup Links for Ms. Tech - https://linktr.ee/MsTechClub The Exit Meetups - https://flippa.com/the-exit-meetups/ Her Future Event - https://flippa.com/events/her-future/ -- The Exit—Presented By Flippa: A 30-minute podcast featuring expert entrepreneurs who have been there and done it. The Exit talks to operators who have bought and sold a business. You’ll learn how they did it, why they did it, and get exposure to the world of exits, a world occupied by a small few, but accessible to many. To listen to the podcast or get daily listing updates, click on flippa.com/the-exit-podcast/