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Thomas Smale

@thomassmale

Helping tech founders get acquired. Sharing tips on buying and selling online businesses.

CEO of @FEIntl

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We've closed over 1,500 deals in the last 15 years. My team spent 50+ hours curating the best resources👇 What’s inside? • A step-by-step roadmap from prep → sale → close • How to maximize valuation before hitting the market • What buyers really look for during due

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Databricks just acquired Neon for $1B!! Third acquisition in just 24 months. Here's their plan to rule the AI database market👇 More companies are turning to AI agents to take care of routine tasks, like coding or emails, without much human intervention. The demand for AI

Databricks just acquired Neon for $1B!!
Third acquisition in just 24 months. 
Here's their plan to rule the AI database market👇

More companies are turning to AI agents to take care of routine tasks, like coding or emails, without much human intervention. 

The demand for AI
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Reginald Lewis turned $1M into $90M by buying boring, cash-flowing businesses. Here’s how his first deal delivered a 90:1 return 👇 Before the buyouts and billion-dollar headlines, Reginald Lewis was a Wall Street lawyer - one of the best. He specialized in complex

Reginald Lewis turned $1M into $90M by buying boring, cash-flowing businesses. 

Here’s how his first deal delivered a 90:1 return 👇

Before the buyouts and billion-dollar headlines, Reginald Lewis was a Wall Street lawyer - one of the best.

He specialized in complex
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Salesforce just dropped $8 billion to buy Informatica. Some quick thoughts: It's not for growth or revenue. It's for control over data. Salesforce already owns MuleSoft. Informatica has major overlap (data integration, quality, metadata, governance) Antitrust scrutiny is

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Warner Bros and Discovery are splitting into two companies: - streaming + studios (HBO, Max, Warner Bros.) - cable (CNN, TNT, sports) Combining prestige content with cheap reality TV never really convinced investors & they’ve lost half their value vs. 2022 Now, they’re