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#51: Amazon FBA Business Making $350k/year
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In this weekβs issue:
ποΈ Traditional business - 1 listing
π eCommerce - 1 listing
βοΈ SaaS - 1 listings
π΅πΌββοΈ Service - 2 listings
π eCommerce - 2 listings
βοΈ SaaS - 1 listings
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π Startup Spotlight
Discover profitable online and traditional businesses.
π° Asking Price: $575,000
Recreational company founded in 2009 that offers zipline, segway and snowshoe guided tours and adventures in a mountain destination area. The dominant source of revenue for the company is the zipline tours. Zipline tours are offered year-round with the peak season during the summer.
Owner only works on-site 2 to 3 days per week every 3rd week.
Type: Traditional Business
β Key Highlights
$988,000 Gross Revenue
FF&E: $1,000,000
$50,000 in inventory
$200,000 in Real Estate
π Growth Opportunities
Real Estate: Adjacent property for sale that could be used to expand operations and/or add additional tourist services.
Seasonal Promotions Introduce special offers and discounts during off-peak seasons to boost customer turnout
π©Cons
Staffing fluctuations: Varying employee numbers between seasons could lead to operational challenges.
Potential Hidden Costs: The significant investment in facility improvements and safety compliance could harbor hidden maintenance or upgrade costs.
β Questions
Does the business allow the owner to be less involved in the future?
How often do you see staff churn in the business?
π° Asking Price: $1,100,000
This Amazon FBA business sells two common products used in most homes and offices. The two hero ASINs typically rank in the top 10 and top 25 in their subcategory thanks to a focus on product differentiation, product quality, and excellently performing advertising processes.
The business generates 75% of revenue from the Amazon US marketplace, while the remaining revenue comes from other Amazon marketplaces. In 2023, the revenue grew 45% YoY to $1.18M while SDE grew 100% to $343K.
Type: eCom
β Key Highlights
$1,218,537 in TTM revenue
$353,628 in TTM profit
65% product gross margins
SDE margins at 29%
Owner works 15 hours per week
π Growth Opportunities
DTC Channel: The brand has proven traction on amazon and has the ability to expand by creating a ecommerce store through shopify.
Product Innovation: As the new owner Iβd look into trying to figure out how to add another hero SKU into the product mix to have less dependency on just the 2 hero SKUs available.
π° Asking Price: $325,000
Blinksale has over a decade of operating history, very low customer support demand, stable profits, and a large TAM for growth opportunities. 'Free' competitors in the space, like Wave Accounting, are starting to charge monthly subscriptions for comparable invoicing tools.
Type: SaaS
β Key Highlights
$103,000 in TTM revenue
$87,000 in TTM profit
$8,000 last month revenue
$6,000 last month profit
Large TAM & Profit margins
Limited support demand required
π Growth Opportunities
Pricing: Usage based pricing or freemium plans are an option to help with attracting new users to the platform.
Integrations: Expanding beyond organic growth through integrations with partners will help reach a much larger audience with low effort on marketing budget needed.
β Questions
Whatβs the current founders day to day like?
Does the new owner need a lot of tech understanding to run the business?

π€πΌ Learnings Of The Week
How to value a SaaS business in 2024 - The article from FE International provides an in-depth look at the unique considerations for valuing SaaS businesses.
The $7 Billion dollar acquisition strategy, and what I learned from it - The article shares insights into Justin Ishbia's unique approach to acquisitions through his firm, Shore Capital. Ishbia focuses on smaller, often overlooked deals, leveraging them into significant growth opportunities.

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