EP390 – The Age of the WordPress Acquisition
With all of the acquisitions occurring in the WordPress space we asked friend of the show Cory Miller from Business Value Academy and Post Status to discuss with us these various acquisitions and what to expect in the future.
- Buy and Sell WordPress Businesses-FlipWP
- Awesome Motive
- Major Acquisitions in the WordPress Market (2021 Included)
- WP Engine to Acquire Flywheel
- Hunter S. Thompson
- ProfilePress Rebrands and Repurposes WP User Avatar, Now a Membership Plugin, Users Revolt via the WordPress Review System – WordPress Tavern
What Is The Next Acquisition?
- We joked that Contact Form 7 could be purchased
- Sé thinks Gravity Forms
https://www.gravityforms.com - Jason thinks that Matt will buy a backpack company
https://ma.tt/category/in-my-bag/ - Cory thinks EDD
https://easydigitaldownloads.com - Steve says Ninja Forms
https://www.ninjaforms.com/ - Cosper says Hello Dolly
https://wordpress.org/plugins/hello-dolly/
Panel
- Jason Tucker – jasontucker.blog
- Steve Zehngut – zeek.com
- Sé Reed – sereedmedia.com
- Jason Cosper – jasoncosper.com
- Cory Miller – businessvalueacademy.com
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