In this episode of Acquisitions Anonymous, Michael, Bill, and Heather get a business deal involving a seven-year-old blue-collar workwear brand that's booming thanks to its new TikTok shop. They talk about how selling things on social media, like TikTok, can be really hit or miss and discuss intellectual property challenges and more.  Hope you have fun as we did.

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SHOW NOTES:
00:00 intro 

02:38 Blue-collar e-commerce deal

08:08 How TikTok Shop works

09:52 Intellectual Property and Competition

14:20 Relying on TikTok Algorithm & Trends

17:42 Opportunities in Underserved Markets

21:25 Platform dependency 

27:09 The ideal buyer 

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