How We Bootstrapped A $72K/Year Online Acquisition Marketplace [With A $0 Marketing Budget]
Note: This business is no longer running. It was started in 2021 and ended in 2024. Reason for closure: Acquired by Flippa.com.
Hello! Who are you and what business did you start?
Hey guys! We are Laurits Just and Jan-Philipp Peters, the founders of BitsForDigits, an acquisition marketplace for internet startups and online businesses with $100K+ annual revenue. Our platform makes it anonymous and free for owners to exit their business fully or partially.
We see more and more profitable businesses like SaaS, eCommerce, and mobile apps get started every day - and founders of those businesses seek liquidity.
At some point in a business's lifecycle, owners will likely want to take some chips off the table via a minority or majority buyout to buy an apartment for example. Others will look to sell their company off fully to finance their next project.
On BitsForDigits, business owners can meet acquirers and negotiate a full or partial acquisition. Best of all, the platform is completely free for founders to use. We only charge acquirers.
So far, we have completely bootstrapped the venture and currently make $6,000 / month with steady growth in the number of new signups. Our biggest initial driver of growth was our launch on Product Hunt, adding more than 300 users to our platform which we...
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