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Joel Hernández

Founder & CTO

A veteran product builder, Joel leads Venturu’s technology with a simple focus: to create tools that are genuinely useful and easy for everyone to use.

Latest articles by Joel

Insights
Most Profitable Businesses To Buy

The Most Profitable Main Street Businesses to Buy in 2025

Looking to buy a profitable business? Discover the top Main Street industries for 2025, from stable auto repair shops to high-margin specialty stores.

August 21, 2025
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Luis Merchan, Founder & CEO
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Great Wealth Transfer For Business Brokers

How Is the "Great Wealth Transfer" Affecting Business Brokers?

The Great Wealth Transfer is reshaping business brokerage, impacting deal volume, buyer demographics, and succession planning strategies.

August 06, 2025
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Luis Merchan, Founder & CEO
Product
Business Scoring Feature

Find the Best Businesses Faster on Venturu

With more businesses listed on Venturu every day, how do you find the stand-out opportunities? We've just launched a new way to highlight the most complete and promising listings, making it easier for buyers to discover great businesses and for sellers to get noticed.

August 05, 2025
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Joel Hernández, Founder & CTO
Product
New Listing Cards

Introducing Smarter Listing Cards to Help You Find Businesses Faster

We've updated our business search results page to make it easier and quicker for you to find the right opportunity. Our new listing cards show you the most important information first and help you keep track of what you've already seen, so you can search with more confidence.

July 31, 2025
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Joel Hernández, Founder & CTO
Product
Know the Status of Every Business for Sale

Find Your Next Business Faster with New Listing Statuses

We're making the business search process clearer. Our new listing statuses—For sale, Reviewing offers, Pending contract, and Under Contract—show you exactly where a business is in the sales process, saving you time and helping you focus your search.

July 24, 2025
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Joel Hernández, Founder & CTO
Insights
Business Brokers vs DIY Sale

Business Broker vs DIY Sale: Which Is Better?

Explore the pros and cons of hiring a business broker versus selling your business yourself to determine the best approach for your sale.

July 23, 2025
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Luis Merchan, Founder & CEO

About Venturu

Building a better way for business sales

We started Venturu because we believe buying or selling a local business should be simpler and more trustworthy. We're building the go-to marketplace that connects sellers, buyers, and expert brokers, providing free core tools to ensure a smoother, more successful experience for everyone involved.

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Founder
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Founder
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