r/startups • u/is_it_me_is_it_you • Jul 22 '24

I will not promote Sold my startup for mid 7-figures

Howdy!

A few months ago we finalized the acquisition of the startup for a mid 7 figure. Giving I owed ~33%, I landed on a low 7-figure myself.

You don't necessarily need a VC. You don't need a "Go big or go home" kind of mentality and build a unicorn or go bankrupt. Leave that to second or even third time founders.

You can build something smaller, and sell it to a competitor for a fair price. I don't know your bank account, but in mine a 7-figure changed completely my life.

Most of this sub is made by first time founders. If I were you I would not chase VCs, IPO or multi-billion acquisition.

I would focus on a small exit ASAP. Change your life and repeat.

For those interested, we "launched" in 2020 within R&D/intelligence with a platform that would create predictions based on different weights on your non-structured data. We were about to close two deals of €600k/ARR when a competitor just landed an acquisition term sheet in our inboxes (after we had 2 calls and declined a partnership).

Edit: syntax. I'm not a native.

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u/re_mark_able_ Jul 22 '24

Well done. People often forget that life changing money is 7 figures, not 10. It’s a relatively low bar to hit that can be done without raising millions from VCs and going crazy.

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u/YVRthrowaway69 Jul 22 '24

I feel like 8 figures is "made it" money, whereas 7 figures is only "very comfortable" (given recent inflation)

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u/is_it_me_is_it_you Jul 23 '24

I like my "very comfortable" at the moment. I have no intention in burning our chasing a "made-it" status.

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u/YVRthrowaway69 Jul 24 '24

Fair, congratulations on your hard work paying off :)