I’ve been quiet. Here’s why, and what’s next.

Introducing Searchers.com - A community for people who'd rather buy a business than build one from scratch

It’s been a while. If you’re reading this, you were one of the early subscribers to Dealsflow, and I owe you an update.

What happened to digital deals

When I started this newsletter, buying websites, SaaS products, and content businesses felt like the frontier of entrepreneurship. Then the ground shifted. AI rewrote the economics of content businesses. Google algorithm updates wiped out entire portfolios. Many of the digital assets we used to evaluate simply don’t exist anymore.

I went quiet because I didn’t want to keep covering a market I no longer believed in the same way.

What I did instead

I spent the last few years doing a PhD on business acquisitions, specifically on acquiring small and medium-sized businesses as a path into entrepreneurship (known as Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition, or ETA).

What I found changed my perspective. The most resilient acquisition opportunities aren’t always digital-first. In the US, in Europe, and beyond, there are thousands of traditional businesses whose founders are approaching retirement with no succession plan. Manufacturers, service companies, niche B2B players. Profitable, established, and looking for new ownership.

That doesn’t mean digital is dead. The businesses that survived the AI storm, the ones with real defensibility and revenues that don’t depend on a single algorithm, are more interesting now than ever. The noise has cleared, and what’s left is signal.

Introducing Searchers.com

I built a free community for people serious about acquiring businesses, whether that’s a traditional SMB or a battle-tested digital asset.

No courses, no paywalls. Just a place where searchers connect, share deal flow, and learn from each other. Plus a podcast with real stories from real acquirers.

If this resonates, I’d love to have you join us:

And if your interests have moved on, no hard feelings. Thanks for being part of the Dealsflow days.

Talk soon,
Alex