Confidential direct-sale guides, developer exit playbooks, clone-script comparisons, white-label marketplace tactics, and the occasional rant about bad M&A. Written by the team that actually ships the code.
DramaBox turned $323M of revenue into $10M of profit in 2024 — a 3.1% margin that still made it the only major Western-facing vertical drama platform profitable at scale. Who owns it,…
Ashish Pandey
11 min read
HVAC businesses sell at 2.5x-4.5x SDE when owner-operated and 5x-12x EBITDA once professionally managed. How to calculate SDE correctly, find your multiple,…
Ashish Pandey
10 min
72% of UK shoppers check payment security before they check reviews, and only 26% trust reviews on your own site. What actually…
Ashish Pandey
10 min
Market selection is the highest-leverage decision an operator makes, and most make it by default. The four variables, the 2026 tier map,…
Ashish Pandey
10 min
You bought a finished platform, not an audience. What 1,000 users really costs in 2026, why 1,000 is the wrong target, and…
Ashish Pandey
10 min
Real AI listings analysed with the arithmetic, what defensible AI businesses sell for versus wrappers, the diligence that only applies to AI…
Ashish Pandey
10 min
Deal volume is down 10% while prices held flat. What online businesses sell for in 2026, how private equity moved downmarket, what…
Ashish Pandey
10 min
In June 2026 Apple gained the power to remove already-live apps under Guideline 4.3, not just reject new ones. What the rule…
Ashish Pandey
11 min
A real, download- and revenue-based ranking of the top 10 short drama (vertical micro-drama) apps worldwide for 2026–2027 — DramaBox, ReelShort, ShortMax…
Sell My Code Editorial
3 min