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How to invest in digital businesses, ft Flippa CEO Blake Hutchison

Flippa CEO Blake Hutchison on how the top digital marketplace works and why investors favour Shopify and YouTube businesses.

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In this Australian Investors Podcast episode, your host Owen Rask chats with Blake Hutchison, CEO of Flippa, about:

  • How Flippa became the world’s largest marketplace for digital businesses
  • Why investors are flocking to Shopify, YouTube, and AI-driven businesses
  • The infrastructure behind small business M&A in the digital age
  • What it takes to successfully buy or sell an online business

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Topics Covered

  • Blake Hutchison’s career journey from Lonely Planet and Xero to Flippa
  • How Flippa helps entrepreneurs buy and sell digital businesses globally
  • The most in-demand assets: Shopify, YouTube, and AI businesses
  • Why digital businesses trade at lower multiples than public companies
  • How Flippa solves the “cold start problem” in marketplaces
  • Deal flow, matching technology, and AI in small business M&A
  • Examples of entrepreneurs and strategic buyers using Flippa
  • Blake’s advice to his younger self on career and growth

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