# M&A Advisor on Ecommerce Valuations

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Podcast: [Ecommerce Conversations](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ecommerce-conversations-963613)
Published: 2026-01-23T14:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Frank Kosarek is the co-founder of BizPort, a mergers-and-acquisitions marketplace launched in November 2025. Before that, he was head of acquisitions for a large ecommerce aggregator. He says buyers of ecommerce businesses today focus on discretionary earnings, not revenue, and seek recurring sales, such as subscriptions. He addresses those items, the state of ecommerce M&A, and more in this episode. For an edited and condensed transcript with embedded audio, see: https://www.practical...

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