How to Buy, Grow, and Sell Small Companies by Micro Acquisitions

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Alumni Testimonials

Great course! I'm a "starter" and I enjoy building tech products. This course changed my perspective and I'm now looking forward to apply the knowledge in the course to acquire micro SaaS out there.

Mike Rubini

This course was probably worth 5-10x the price... the scorecards and pipeline management resources will save you HOURS and help you avoid financial mistakes... basically a fast-track for getting to a place where I feel confident about evaluating prospects and making solid offers.

James Sowers

Our commitment to excellence

The lectures you're about to review below are "living." Since debuting this course in July 2019 we've already developed partnerships with business brokers, serial entrepreneurs, and portfolio managers who are creating exclusive bonus content for students only.

Regardless of when you enroll, all students have unlimited, lifetime access to current and future materials for no additional cost. Students may also opt into our private community, Rainmaker Club.

In addition to free legal resources and spreadsheet models, throughout the course are discount links to some of the world's leading providers in back office services, design talent, and advanced learning resources.

Course curriculum

Module 1 - Getting Started

Welcome to the Micro PE course!

2 mins

[Case Study] Moving resources from low yield to high yield

4 mins

[Interview] Buying online businesses is the easiest path to entrepreneurship

4 reasons to buy vs build

13 mins

How to choose a niche

7 mins

Creating your investment thesis

4 mins

Setting up an umbrella company (USA)

13 mins

Setting up an umbrella company (AU)

5 mins

Setting up an umbrella company (CA)

11 mins

Setting up an umbrella company (other countries)

Deal process overview

10 mins

Module 1: Quiz

Module 2 - Sourcing

Dealflow pipeline tracker

4 mins

Manual dealflow

Automated dealflow

7 mins

Lead outreach and followup

8 mins

[Bonus] Email scripts for seller outreach

Sourcing ecommerce stores on Shopify

(1h 03m 37s)

Develop a reputation for speed

10 mins

Identifying red flags

12 mins

Module 2: Quiz

Module 3 - Negotiation and Diligence

[Case Study] Negotiation teardown

12 mins

How to value a small company

10 mins

Quantitative deal analysis

10 mins

Qualitative deal analysis

2 mins

[Bonus] Deal analysis templates (software + ecommerce)

Diligence checklist

How to value ecommerce apps: Part 1

13 mins

How to value ecommerce apps: Part 2

24 mins

Getting legal work done without lawyers

8 mins

[Bonus] NDA, LOI, Asset Purchase, Phantom Stock, Equity Partner legal templates ($3k+ value)

Module 3: Quiz

Module 4 - Financing and Closing

Strategies to fund your deals

15 mins

How to use financial leverage

6 mins

Brokers, escrow, and trust

5 mins

Setting up a support package

[Bonus] Tax strategies for your new entity (USA)

24 mins

Creating a day 0 roadmap

[Bonus] Managing investor interest

6 mins

Module 4: Quiz

Module 5 - Relaunch and Scale

[Bonus] Portfolio conventions and organization

9 mins

Create a customer soundboard

6 mins

[Case Study] Identifying power users

Relaunch Step 1: Makeover

12 mins

Makeover quickstart

Relaunch Step 2: Add value

11 mins

Over-investing during relaunch

3 mins

Relaunch Step 3: Go to market

7 mins

Developing a 90 day marketing plan

39 mins

[Bonus] Anatomy of a patent filing

22 mins

Module 5: Quiz

Module 6 - Exit Strategy

Deciding to hold or flip your asset

12 mins

Growth Share Matrix

Turning active investments into passive investments

7 mins

3 ways to fend off competition

3 mins

Exit Interview - Niche content acquisition (DIY Beer Brewing)

48 mins

[Bonus] Making your company sellable

8 mins

[Bonus] 4 lessons from a sale gone bad

12 mins

Module 6: Quiz

Rainmakers Club

Thank you + next steps

1 min