Zero to $1.1B from Flipping Websites

Synopsis

Thomas Smale runs an M&A brokerage specialising in buying and selling websites and SaaS businesses — over $1B in closed deal volume, despite personally not being a developer. The chapters walk through how to spot good businesses, how to value them, negotiation tactics, buying vs starting, and how to buy a business from scratch with no capital.

Ideas in this episode

• Freight brokerage

  Thomas Smale explains website and SaaS M&A brokerage with over $1B in closed deal volume, focusing on valuation, negotiation, and buying online businesses.

• M&A advisory / sell-side advisor

  Thomas Smale's brokerage story shows a website and SaaS M&A firm reaching over $1B in closed deal volume while focusing on valuation, negotiation, and buyer education.

• Website flipping

  Thomas Smale's brokerage has closed over $1B in website and SaaS business sales and teaches valuation, negotiation, and buying from scratch.

• Small business acquisition (no experience required)

  Video covers Zero to $1.1B from Flipping Websites.