Everything we know about buying and selling small businesses
Valuation, diligence, deal structure and the unglamorous operational parts nobody writes about. Written from the deals we actually see.
The Due Diligence Checklist for Buying a Micro-SaaS
Forty-one things to check before you wire money, grouped by what they'd cost you if you skipped them.
Jul 23, 20263 min read
How to Verify a Seller's Revenue Claims (Without Taking Their Word For It)
Screenshots are not evidence. Here's the hierarchy of proof, from worthless to genuinely checkable.
Jul 17, 20262 min read
Spotting Fake, Bought and Doomed Traffic Before You Buy
Traffic is the easiest metric to inflate and the hardest to fix after you own it. Six checks that take an hour.
Jul 1, 20262 min read
Technical Diligence: What to Check in the Code Before You Buy
You don't need to read every line. You need to answer five questions, and one of them is 'can I actually run this?'
Jun 24, 20262 min read
Eleven Red Flags in a Business Listing
None of these are automatic disqualifiers. All of them are questions you should ask before you spend a week on diligence.
May 28, 20262 min read