Case Study #30: Disrupted, then Acquired

Case Study #30: Disrupted, then Acquired

Today, everyone knows about Airbnb, but not that long ago, a little company called Homeaway, based out of Austin, was actually the pioneer in the home sharing space. Airbnb has larger market space in cities, but Homeaway still to this day has the largest inventory of...
Case Study #29: Replacing Yourself

Case Study #29: Replacing Yourself

Some years ago, Jim Brown started a software company called TerrAlign. This Sales Territory Management Software designed the best possible territories for sales representatives. They started in pharmaceuticals, but quickly entered into the consumer goods and medical...
Case Study #28: Paying the Idiot Tax

Case Study #28: Paying the Idiot Tax

Before Uber Eats and DoorDash became the VC-backed juggernauts in the food delivery space, Kenan Hopkins had already taken his 7 figure exit from this new space with lean margins. At the time of sale his company, Valet Gourmet, was doing $4M in annual revenue and...
Case Study #27: From Side Hustle to Millions

Case Study #27: From Side Hustle to Millions

Anthony Amos started playing professional rugby right out of school in Australia. But he knew he couldn’t do that forever, and anxious to build something for himself, he decided to start a dog grooming business with his brother – and not just an ordinary one...
Case Study #26: When Ego Costs you Money

Case Study #26: When Ego Costs you Money

After law school, Diana House took some time off in Bali, Indonesia, where she discovered that people were fascinated with Mala beads – meditation beads used by serious practitioners of yoga. Sensing a blue ocean opportunity, she built a website and in the very...
Case Study #25: Leaving Money on the Table

Case Study #25: Leaving Money on the Table

Nathaniel Broughton started Spread Effect in 2010 and sold it in 2014.  Spread Effect was a content middleman. In an era in which content is increasingly king – be it video, audio, or text, Spread Effect helped companies and agencies who wanted content placed or...