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    <title>Starting &amp; Sustaining - Episodes Tagged with “Broker”</title>
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    <itunes:subtitle>Candid discussions with folks involved in and around the SaaS industry.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Thomas Smale is the founder of FE International, a professional web site broker. FE International helped me sell Sifter in 2016, and they were a fantastic partner. Having sold over 425 business, they definitely know what they're doing, and Thomas has an incredible amount of wisdom to share around buying and selling online businesses.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>Recently I sat down this Thomas Smale of FE International. Thomas and FE International helped me sell Sifter and made the whole process seem easy. After selling so many online businesses, FE International has the process down to a science, and they've been able to pick up on quite a few trends. So Thomas takes some time to share what they've seen and what matters when it comes to buying or selling an online business. Special Guest: Thomas Smale.
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    <![CDATA[<p>Recently I sat down this Thomas Smale of FE International. Thomas and FE International helped me sell Sifter and made the whole process seem easy. After selling so many online businesses, FE International has the process down to a science, and they&#39;ve been able to pick up on quite a few trends. So Thomas takes some time to share what they&#39;ve seen and what matters when it comes to buying or selling an online business.</p><p>Special Guest: Thomas Smale.</p><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://get.startingandsustaining.com">Starting &amp; Sustaining</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://get.startingandsustaining.com">The second edition of Starting &amp; Sustaining will be out in late 2017. Visit the site to get on the list and be the first to know as well as receive a launch discount.</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="FE International" rel="nofollow" href="https://feinternational.com">FE International</a></li><li><a title="Full transcript on Medium" rel="nofollow" href="https://startingandsustaining.com/thomas-smale-founder-of-fe-international-4b51a62ae062">Full transcript on Medium</a></li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Recently I sat down this Thomas Smale of FE International. Thomas and FE International helped me sell Sifter and made the whole process seem easy. After selling so many online businesses, FE International has the process down to a science, and they&#39;ve been able to pick up on quite a few trends. So Thomas takes some time to share what they&#39;ve seen and what matters when it comes to buying or selling an online business.</p><p>Special Guest: Thomas Smale.</p><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://get.startingandsustaining.com">Starting &amp; Sustaining</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://get.startingandsustaining.com">The second edition of Starting &amp; Sustaining will be out in late 2017. Visit the site to get on the list and be the first to know as well as receive a launch discount.</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="FE International" rel="nofollow" href="https://feinternational.com">FE International</a></li><li><a title="Full transcript on Medium" rel="nofollow" href="https://startingandsustaining.com/thomas-smale-founder-of-fe-international-4b51a62ae062">Full transcript on Medium</a></li></ul>]]>
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