Founded in San Francisco, Dealflow is a global internet M&A advisory firm backed by a powerful network of investors and entrepreneurs looking to buy & sell internet companies. For the past five years we have helped people grow and exit their businesses with the aim of achieving outcomes they are proud of. Each business is unique and every exit presents a new set of challenges, which is why our service is dynamic and forever evolving.
Most recently, we launched our new M&A platform which was featured by Product Hunt and noted by several media outlets for its industry leading security features and deal matching technology. As we enter a new phase of growth and development, we are looking for ambitious and creative people to join our team and help us to become the world’s leading mid-market internet M&A firm.
Who are we? We’re a young and energetic group who hail from different backgrounds including sales, digital marketing, law, finance and consulting. We’re all obsessed with business and entrepreneurship. We love dissecting businesses and meeting inspiring people with stories to tell. We are trying to bring a new energy to the M&A space by being down to earth and working with people in a way that makes them feel in control of the process. Some of us have worked together for years, and others for only a few months. We have a fun, playful culture and a huge amount of respect for each other.
Our philosophy is centered around helping our teammates to create their ideal lifestyle and work towards their big picture goal beyond Dealflow. Whether it’s to learn how to buy and sell businesses with the plan of doing it yourself someday, increase your earning potential, or secure flexible working arrangements and the freedom to live anywhere in the world. We will listen to your goals and help you achieve them (as long as you help us with ours!)
Dealflow is not your typical 9 – 5 company with fixed salaries and bureaucratic structures. We are a results driven company where your earning potential is uncapped and directly tied to the work you produce. Whilst we’re spread out across the globe, we have satellite offices in San Francisco, Mexico City and Manila for onsite training, as well as a bunch of tools and materials via our resource hub. We also try to get the whole team together once a year, usually somewhere in Europe, Asia or Latin America.
As an M&A Advisor, you will manage the entire acquisition process for your clients. You will gain a deep understanding of each business you represent by conducting analysis, audits, due diligence and valuations. You will spearhead the listing preparation process by preparing sales documentation and marketing materials, as well as developing a ‘go to market’ strategy in collaboration with the client and other teammates. You will coordinate all communication between your clients and potential acquirers via email, phone, video conferences (and sometimes face-to-face meetings), facilitating buyer analysis and due diligence requests, counter-offer negotiations, and all aspects of the closing process.
The life of an M&A Advisor can be wonderfully chaotic and incredibly rewarding. When a deal comes down to the wire, you might work a 60-70 hour week and need to take a 3am call. If the deal falls through, it’s back to the drawing board, if the deal completes, you’ll likely earn tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars. If you have an eat what you kill mentality, you’ll be a perfect fit!
You’ll receive initial training via videos, calls, documents, and have an opportunity to learn the craft from our experienced team.
You’ll be able to work with clients who come from our network and marketing, and also work on building your own reputation as an advisor and a business broker,your own network, attend events and advise people about the sale of their business and sign them as clients. Our marketing team will be able to help with building and growing your own personal brand as an M&A advisor.
You’ll be paid on a commission based structure for closed deals.
Your week to week work will include
In time this can become your main career and the main source of income, or you may choose to do this part time to supplement your income.
The biggest benefit of this career is that once you have a solid network and a reputation, people will come to you with deals, and ask you to help them sell their business, or find a deal fitting their requirements, and then you’ll be able to get into a productive and high value flow of closing increasingly bigger deals, with less effort and more fun, while dealing with bigger and more professional clients.
Requirements
How we work:
Application questions (all mandatory, include them in separate word/pdf doc attachment):
What makes a great M&A Advisor?
Someone who is passionate about internet business and entrepreneurship. Someone who is a self-starter and results-orientated. Someone who has a forensic-like attention to detail and understands financial accounting and web analytics. Someone with a natural sales ability who can craft beautifully succinct emails and control the tempo on a conference call. Someone who can calmly and methodically navigate high-pressure situations by mediating discussions and finding win-win solutions for both parties. Someone that truly understands the value of the 1%ers and is consistent in their delivery of service quality.
We place a much greater importance on life experience and real world accomplishments than we do on qualifications.That said, prerequisites and bonuses include business degrees (MBA, finance, corporate law, etc.), BA consulting, legal startup experience and digital marketing.
If your gut is telling you that this could be a great fit, and your head is questioning whether you have the right experience or qualifications, listen to your gut and click apply below.
As an Exit Planner, you will work closely with entrepreneurs to create exit plans and coach them on how to increase the value of their business and achieve an exit they are proud of. You will run through a number of goal-setting exercises to explore what a successful exit looks like to your client. You will lead the charge on auditing, analyzing and valuing the business to identify the business’ value drivers and design action items to eliminate risks and capitalize on growth opportunities. You will develop unique performance metrics which will be used to monitor progress and determine whether any action items need to be adjusted at the end of the month.
Exit planning is rewarding work because you get to immerse yourself in your client’s’ business for 1 to 5 years and become an integral part of their success story.
Daily Tasks
What makes a great Exit Planner?
Someone who is a critical thinker and has a scientific approach to analysis. Someone who likes to roll up their sleeves and forensically examine the unique components that drive a business’ value. Someone who can boil down complex problems into simple and digestible actionables. Someone who is able to adapt their approach to collaboration and style of communication to suit individual clients. Someone who understands that every business is unique and entrepreneurs are motivated by different things. Someone who is excited to identify areas of improvement in a business that have not previously been considered.
We place a much greater importance on life experience and real world accomplishments than we do on qualifications. That said, prerequisites and bonuses include business degrees (MBA, finance, corporate law, etc.), BA consulting, legal startup experience and digital marketing.
Time Commitment: Flexible
Hours of availability: Flexible
Location: Remote after 1-2 months training in San Francisco or Mexico City
If your gut is telling you that this could be a great fit, and your head is questioning whether you have the right experience or qualifications, listen to your gut and click apply below.
As a Marketing Specialist, you will work with the business development team to promote our listings and grow our brand. You will help to produce a wide range of digital marketing initiatives including newsletter campaigns, PPC advertising, social media, SEO, PR, case study research and creation. You will coordinate with our M&A Advisors, as you market their listings to our audience.
The work can be exciting and at times demanding too! You may need to work odd-hours in order to deliver a last minute sales push. Some weeks are busier than others because a lot of your work depends on the deal volume and listing activity. If you are looking to immerse yourself in the world of web entrepreneurship and digital marketing, this position might be the perfect fit!
Daily Tasks
What makes a great Marketing Specialist?
Someone who is creative and energetic. Someone who can interpret complex performance metrics and clearly convey the key points to our audience in a manner that is engaging and consistent with our brand. Someone who is confident with web tools and has a laser-like attention to detail. Someone who is highly organized and can calmly coordinate multiple campaigns with various deadlines.
We place a much greater importance on life experience and real world accomplishments than we do on qualifications. That said, prerequisites and bonuses include business degrees (MBA, finance, corporate law, etc.), BA consulting, legal startup experience and digital marketing.
Time Commitment: part-time or full-time
Hours of availability: min. 4 hours between 8am – 4pm PST Monday to Friday.
Location: Remote after 1-2 months training in Manila or San Francisco
If your gut is telling you that this could be a great fit, and your head is questioning whether you have the right experience or qualifications, listen to your gut and click apply below.
As a Market Analyst, you will play a key role in Dealflow’s strategic outreach and onboarding program. You will dissect industries and markets in the search for companies (often direct and indirect competitors) who are likely to have a strategic interest in acquiring one of our clients businesses. You will will have access to a number of powerful web tools to analyze a company’s market positioning and determine what value proposition our clients’ business can offer as an acquisition target.
The workload can fluctuate quite substantially because much of the work depends on current deal volume and listing activity. Some weeks you will have extra time to conduct research and analysis on upcoming business development projects and other weeks you will be juggling multiple deadlines set by our M&A advisors.
Daily Tasks
What makes a great Market Analyst?
Someone who is highly analytical and can draw conclusions from often fragmented information and data sets. Someone who is familiar with web analytic tools and uses their initiatives to overcome roadblocks. Someone who can identify opportunities and craft a compelling email that succinctly highlights a value proposition in 1 or 2 sentences.
We place a much greater importance on life experience and real world accomplishments than we do on qualifications. That said, prerequisites and bonuses include business degrees (MBA, finance, corporate law, etc.), BA consulting, legal startup experience and digital marketing.
Time Commitment: part-time or full-time
Hours of availability: min. 4 hours between 8am – 4pm PST Monday to Friday.
Location: Remote after 1-2 months training in Manila or San Francisco
If your gut is telling you that this could be a great fit, and your head is questioning whether you have the right experience or qualifications, listen to your gut and click apply below.
As an Buyer Account Manager, you will work closely with entrepreneurs, tech companies, as well as leading private equity and holdings firms to build out their acquisition criteria and source off-market opportunities. Deal sourcing is a collaborative effort, which means you will work with Dealflow’s market analysts and M&A advisors on a regular basis. You will also be in charge of onboarding new members who join the Dealflow buyer network and monitoring platform activity to ensure users comply with our terms of service. Much of your day will be spent liaising with Dealflow members via email, phone and video conference calls. There is an ‘on-call’ element to this type of work because users will often have time-sensitive questions that need a response in a timely fashion.
Daily Tasks
What makes a great Buyer Account Manager?
Someone who is a people person. Someone who is inquisitive and loves meeting new people. Someone capable of forging long-lasting professional relationships through primarily digital mediums. Someone who is genuinely passionate about technology and entrepreneurship. Someone who is able to ask enough questions and distill a vague wish list into a focussed purchase criteria. Someone who meticulously documents communication in our CRM that details everything from the type of business models their interested in to the names of their family members and where they plan to travel for the upcoming summer break. Someone with the acumen to work with serial investors and the patience to assist others who are looking to make their first acquisition.
We place a much greater importance on life experience and real world accomplishments than we do on qualifications. That said, prerequisites and bonuses include business degrees (MBA, finance, corporate law, etc.), BA consulting, legal startup experience and digital marketing.
Time Commitment: part-time or full-time
Hours of availability: min. 4 hours between 8am – 4pm PST Monday to Friday.
Location: Remote after 1-2 months training in San Francisco or Mexico City
If your gut is telling you that this could be a great fit, and your head is questioning whether you have the right experience or qualifications, listen to your gut and click apply below.
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