In one of my most interesting chats, I have with me Blake Hutchison, the CEO of Flippa, the leading global marketplace for buying and selling websites, online stores, and digital properties.

Some of the topics we discussed:

• Criticality of sales

• How valuations are data-driven based on extensive transaction history across different business types and metrics; Factors like revenue, growth, costs, category are considered.

• Why founders should focus on product-market fit without investor funding initially.

• Traits needed for a startup founder to be successful

• How mindset differs within regions globally

• Managing cross-functional teams to build high-performing teams

• Branding to be a very effective tool for sustainable growth through organic traffic and referrals.