Acquire.com Named to the 2026 Inc. 5000

I’m proud to share that Acquire.com has been named to the 2026 Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America, ranking #1,348 overall. This is our second consecutive year on the list, making the recognition especially meaningful for our team. The Inc. 5000 recognizes private companies that have achieved exceptional revenue growth over […]

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The Work Behind a Competitive Business Sale

Jordan Calderon had already learned the part of entrepreneurship he loved most: creating movement from nothing. A string of failed starts, College Cloud, and years of self-taught marketing gave him the playbook behind StratDev, the performance marketing agency at the center of this business sale. By the time StratDev was ready to sell, the business […]

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From LinkedIn Automation to a Life-Changing Exit

Growth-X began as an internal LinkedIn automation script built to help another startup find users with almost no marketing budget. Over time, it became a B2B lead-generation business that generated millions in revenue and helped sales teams initiate more conversations. After nearly a decade of building the company, Riccardo Pisano and his co-founder Roy Mor […]

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Buying Agencies in The AI Era: A New Playbook for Buyers [Webinar Recap]

AI has made it easier than ever to automate, optimize, and scale agency operations. But buying an agency is still about more than efficiency. Buyers need to understand the relationships, recurring revenue, trust, specialization, and systems that make an agency transferable. In this webinar, Acquire.com founder and CEO Andrew Gazdecki and Lead Acquisition Advisor Ky […]

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A Startup Sale Built on Demand, Not Guesswork

At 24 years old, Faiz Imran had already gone through six exits before IntentPost. Even so, this sale started with a question many founders face much earlier: how much should you build before the market proves there is real demand? IntentPost came from a crowded corner of B2B outreach. Cold email and LinkedIn still worked, […]

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How Epropel Became an Asset Buyers Wanted

Newton Zheng did not build Epropel with a sale in mind. What started as a side hustle gradually became a real SEO agency, serving local businesses, ecommerce brands, and regulated industries where paid ads were often not an option. Over time, Epropel built recurring revenue, kept long-term clients, and grew a distributed team across North […]

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Minecraft, Libraries, and a Successful Exit

Code Knights started with a simple bet. Kids already loved Minecraft. Libraries wanted better ways to turn that interest into learning. Mike Blackwell built the business around that gap. He brought an educational background, a trusted technical setup, and programs that filled fast. As a result, Code Knights grew beyond a local class. The business […]

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SaaS Exits in the New AI Era [Webinar Recap]

The rules of SaaS have changed. Not gradually, but abruptly. AI companies are no longer just competing with each other; they are actively going after SaaS verticals that founders spent years building. The founders who will exit well in this environment are the ones who understood that shift before going to market and acted on […]

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