TFS#75 - Blake Hutchison, Flippa.com CEO & Selling $35 Million Digital Assets

Blake Hutchison is the CEO of Flippa, the leading marketplace
globally to buy and sell sites, stores and digital properties. He
and his team empower individuals and companies to take control,
take ownership and thrive in this new small business economy.


To know more about Flippa, visit:


https://flippa.com/


https://alts.substack.com/





Chapters:


00:00 Intro


00:40 Meet Flippa CEO Blake Hutchison


01:50 Why Companies Hire CEOs


03:45 CEO Qualifications


05:05 Flippa’s Scaling Strategy


06:30 Flippa’s Business Challenges


08:00 How To Convince People To Sell


09:50 The Exit Phenomenon


11:20 Build To Sell


12:35 Aged Assets Are The Best Assets


15:30 Million Dollar Worth Online Businesses


16:30 Investing In Product & Engineering


17:40 Finding Talents


19:00 Flexible Work Options


20:10 Talent Recruitments


20:30 Shopify Exchange Marketplace vs Flippa


22:20 Educating Customers


24:15 Thinking About The Sellers


25:20 Asset Valuation


27:20 Reaching A Bigger Pool


28:10 Old School Metrics


29:30 Being A Smart Business Operator


30:35 Why Companies Seek Investors


32:20 To Raise Capital Or Not?


34:20 Why Raising Capital Is Not For Everyone


37:20 Selling Ideas


38:05 Experience Speaks For itself


38:50 Outro