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4 years ago I noticed that many founders who built some cool projects tried to sell it on twitter or shut down the app. I figured out that some tweets got popular and decided to build a site where those founders can find a new owner for their side projects without hustling on twitter or other places. That's how microns was born and till this time I'm improving it to help more founders exit their profitable small apps. Would love any feedback from HN community.

Hey, Hacker News folks!

I'm Ilya, a founder from Ukraine. I started a micro-startup acquisition marketplace called Microns in 2021.

In two years, I grew the project to 6,000 newsletter subscribers, $40k revenue, and $180k GMV (sold startups)! No investments, completely bootstrapped.

Feel free to ask me anything.

Great site!

Awesome list!

One more focused on micro-SaaS: https://www.microns.io

Do you know about Microns?(https://microns.io)

Hey Chris, please don't kill the project. Instead, give it a chance to live by selling to another founder willing to take on SSLPing.

I'd be happy to help you find this person through my site called Microns(https://www.microns.io).

I have an audience of entrepreneurs and founders who will like your project. Just let me know if you would like to be featured.

Thank you so much

Sometimes people just don't have enough marketing skills or don't want to promote products but they might have a great potential to make a revenue. In this case, you're right, focus on profit is a great to have to attract buyers.

$10,000

To do what?

It's a tricky question. One man's trash is another man's treasure. The concept of relative value is especially acute in this market. Person A may be willing to pay $1,000 for a project, while Company B may be willing to pay $5,000.

In my opinion, prices are pretty accurate on the platform. However, you should count the work done(hours spent), marketing activities, tech expenses(domain, hosting), maintenance, customer support.

Every case is unique, so it's hard to tell about all listings at once.

Thank you so much :)

Honestly, with no specific reason. It just looks good :)

After interviewing all founders who sold the project, I always asked one question. "What was the actual selling price?" And 100% of founders replied the same number as it was in the asking price.

Exactly. The most significant differentiation is that most of the tech projects run worldwide. The founder might not have a permanent place like other small traditional businesses. You could be a nomad with a desktop and Wi-Fi in Bali and travel without being fully dedicated to the business. So, for me, it's freedom.

What is micro-startup

- Solo or < 5 people team

- Bootstrapped

- Niche target market

- Focus on profit and sustainability

Hahaha. You're good. Let's see, maybe someday :)

Use Grammarly instead of asking to do the job for you.

What's the price?

Tell us about your experience with meetings you had.

Hahaha. Maybe one day it happens.

Good website. But I would rather split startup digest and pitch decks into separate domains. It will make those projects better focused.