• Ep 445 How Connor Tomkies Led Support Ninja to an 8-Figure Exit
    Jun 7 2024

    This week on Built to Sell Radio, we feature Connor Tomkies, founder of Support Ninja, who shares his story of transforming an outsourcing firm into an industry leader. Support Ninja provides outsourced customer support services, handling tasks such as customer experience, social media management, and technical support.

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    36 Min.
  • Ep 444 Inside the Mind of a Venture Capitalist with Stanford’s Ilya Strebulaev
    May 31 2024

    In this week’s episode of Built to Sell Radio, we are joined by Ilya Strebulaev, a leading expert on venture capital and private equity and author of The Venture Mindset. Drawing from his extensive research and teaching at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, Strebulaev shares strategies to help you think like a venture capitalist and make smarter business decisions.

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    59 Min.
  • Ep 443 Anne Mahlum on selling [solidcore] for $100M
    May 24 2024

    Today’s episode of Built to Sell Radio features Anne Mahlum, a fearless entrepreneur who redefined the fitness industry. After wandering into a Pilates studio in L.A. and thinking, “I can do this better,” Anne threw all her savings—$175,000—into launching her own version of the company, founding [solidcore], a fitness powerhouse that she later sold for $100 million.

    Anne shares her remarkable journey, detailing the strategies she used to transition leadership, navigate fundraising efforts, and build a company with enduring value.

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    1 Std. und 10 Min.
  • Ep 442 Matt Dixon on Teaching Your Employees to Sell
    May 17 2024

    This episode of Built to Sell Radio features Matt Dixon, author of the global bestseller, The Challenger Sale. Dixon became the de facto leader of the sales training world when Neil Rackham, author of "SPIN Selling," praised The Challenger Sale as "the most important advance in selling for many years.”

    If you’re wondering how to get your people to sell as well as you do, this is your master class.

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    55 Min.
  • Ep 441 Inside Google’s $3.1 Billion Acquisition of Kevin O’Connor’s DoubleClick
    May 10 2024

    This episode of Built to Sell Radio, features Kevin O’Connor, a pioneer in digital advertising and founder of DoubleClick.

    Kevin's vision transformed the online advertising industry, making DoubleClick a dominant force in digital marketing before its $3.1 billion acquisition by Google.

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    46 Min.
  • Ep 440 Seth Godin: Why Great Businesses Are Bought, Not Sold
    May 3 2024

    In this episode of Built to Sell Radio, Seth Godin, a renowned entrepreneur, best-selling author, and speaker, shares insights gained from his experience, including selling his company, Yoyodyne, to Yahoo! He has authored 21 best-selling books, including notable titles like Permission Marketing, The Dip, Linchpin, Purple Cow, Tribes, This Is Marketing, and What to Do When It’s Your Turn (And It’s Always Your Turn).

    Join us as Seth unpacks strategies to make your business more appealing to potential buyers and provides guidance for designing your successful exit.

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    38 Min.
  • Ep 439 Selling Your Business? Why Nice Gets You More - with William Ury, Co-Founder of the Harvard Negotiation Program
    Apr 26 2024

    In this week's episode of Built to Sell Radio, we are joined by William Ury, the co-founder of the Harvard Program on Negotiation and the International Negotiation Network with former President Jimmy Carter. Drawing from his extensive experience in high-stakes diplomatic negotiations, Ury shares invaluable strategies to help you punch above your weight in a negotiation to sell your business. From understanding buyer motivations to mastering negotiation processes, you will gain actionable insights from one of the world's foremost negotiation experts.

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    40 Min.
  • Ep 438 Brian Dean, "SEO Genius", on Getting $5 Million for Backlinko, a One Employee Company
    Apr 19 2024

    Brian Dean has been called an SEO genius for his search engine optimization courses, so it probably shouldn’t have been a surprise when Semrush, a publicly traded SEO software company, came knocking.

    What was surprising was that Semrush paid $5 million for Brian’s one-employee company.

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    53 Min.