Playbook for Approaching Inactive Website Owners

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August 30, 2022

by a searcher from University of Delaware - Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics in Holmdel, NJ, USA

Recently stumbled upon a competitor to an acquisition target that has a website, but is no longer active. I was able to find the owner and some former employees on LinkedIn.

Would love to hear from anyone that has had success approaching these situations and walking away with an acquisition.

Thanks in advance!

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from Columbia University in Saratoga, CA, USA
If their code is more than a few years, the code base may be obsolete and not worth much. That said, you may be able to get started with next to nothing if you can clean out the IP and restart. I have done a similar cleanup in the past. Pls email me redacted if you have questions'
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from EDHEC Business School, Lille and Nice in London, UK
Might help: https://twitter.com/iannuttall/status/1564655920294010880?t=UfIS45XjNIt17mQaUUaC-w&s=19
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