Hi, I’m Michael
entrepreneur, dealmaker, and investor
I consult on Business deals and acquisitions, and open to partnership opportunities that fit with my experience and skills.
Experiences
- Completed 200+ website deals as a buyer or seller, up to $1M.
- Involved in multiple 6-8 figure online business deals as a broker or advisor
- Reviewed and analyzed in detail thousands of deals of online businesses for sale
- Operated hundreds of different websites and online businesses since 2004 in a wide of range of niches and categories: content affiliate and ad monetized websites, ecommerce, SaaS, social media channels and platforms, forums, apps, agencies
- Recruited, interviewed, hired and managed 100+ people
- Run a popular industry podcast with thousands of listeners, published 60+ episodes
- Spoke at multiple offline conferences and events (even keynoting some), and got interviewed by dozens of podcasts
- Raised $2M+ in investor capital for acquiring online businesses and operated several small funds.
- Bought and sold hundreds of premium domain names for a profit.
- Completed 10+ real estate deals in 2 countries, flipping properties
Skills
- Negotiating, deal making, agreements, mediation, brokering
- Due diligence, evaluating deals and business opportunities
- Strategy, big picture view, understanding business trends, cycles, risks, people and roles
- SEO, Affiliate Marketing, Mailing, Podcasting
- Capital, investor relations
- Sales and Marketing
Business Experience
- Sole Entrepreneur 2004-2008 – experimenting with different ideas, building, buying and selling different websites
- CEO and founder of Domain Magnate 2008-2022 – PE firm, managing funds and portfolios of websites for clients and investors
- Partner at DealFlow Brokerage 2020-2021 – A business brokerage firm, with over $50M in closed deals
- Domain Name Investor 2007-current – Buying, selling and investing in premium domain names