Acquiring Minds

Growing an Ecommerce Acquisition 13x in 4 Months


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Ramon Van Meer bought an ecommerce business doing $30k/mo. A few tweaks & months later, it was up to $400k per month. 

Topics in Ramon's interview:

  • What to look for in an underperforming ecommerce business
  • How to quickly improve an ecommerce business
  • The effect of turning on paid advertising
  • The true nature of running an ecommerce business
  • The power of niches
  • User experience buying a digital business versus an offline business
  • Who should buy versus build
  • How to make money in content
  • Growing a content site from scratch to a $9m sale in 2.5 years
  • The dangerous temptation of buying too many businesses
  • Buying a YouTube channel
  • Decline of a YouTube channel business immediately after acquiring it
  • SBA loan for a YouTube channel acquisition
  • Buying a SaaS business

Reach Roman at:

  • @ramonvanmeer

Get complimentary due diligence on your acquisition's insurance & benefits program:

  • Oberle Risk Strategies - Search Fund Team

Learn more about Walker Deibel's done-with-you buy-side advisory:

  • The Acquisition Lab

Connect with Acquiring Minds:

  • Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedIn
  • Follow Will on Twitter

Links & mentions:

  • Alpha Paw
  • Ramon's viral Twitter thread: selling $35m of dog ramps
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