Ask HN: Selling a modestly profitable SaaS

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Post by yourabi » Fri, Mar 11, 2016, 4:58 AM UTC

What are the best options for selling a SaaS app that brings in (a few) hundred in profit each month? Most brokerages are only interested in businesses that generate significant cash flow.

Re: Ask HN: Selling a modestly profitable SaaS

#2

Post by sharemywin » Fri, Mar 11, 2016, 5:21 AM UTC

flippa.cpm

Re: Ask HN: Selling a modestly profitable SaaS

#3

Post by yourabi » Fri, Mar 11, 2016, 5:46 AM UTC

sharemywin wrote: post #2

flippa.cpm

Thanks! Do you have first hand experience?

Re: Ask HN: Selling a modestly profitable SaaS

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Post by seanccox » Fri, Mar 11, 2016, 5:57 AM UTC

yourabi wrote: post #3

sharemywin wrote: post #2

flippa.cpm

Thanks! Do you have first hand experience?

What's your project? I've been looking to buy something about that size, and I've found Flippa to be rather disappointing. If you want to chat, you can shoot me an email (address is in my profile).

Re: Ask HN: Selling a modestly profitable SaaS

#5

Post by yourabi » Fri, Mar 11, 2016, 6:27 AM UTC

seanccox wrote: post #4

yourabi wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks! Do you have first hand experience?

What's your project? I've been looking to buy something about that size, and I've found Flippa to be rather disappointing. If you want to chat, you can shoot me an email (address is in my profile).

I might be overlooking something obvious but I don't see an address in your profile (and I'd prefer not to guess). You can reach me at gmail (same user).

Re: Ask HN: Selling a modestly profitable SaaS

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Mar 11, 2016, 7:55 AM UTC

seanccox wrote: post #4

yourabi wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks! Do you have first hand experience?

What's your project? I've been looking to buy something about that size, and I've found Flippa to be rather disappointing. If you want to chat, you can shoot me an email (address is in my profile).

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Re: Ask HN: Selling a modestly profitable SaaS

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Post by jasonkester » Fri, Mar 11, 2016, 12:56 PM UTC

There was a really good article on this a couple weeks ago. Here's a link to discussion:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11183109

The answer to your question, sadly, is that you're not going to get much of anything by selling a SaaS business that brings in just a few hundred a month. Like on the order of a thousand dollars if you're really lucky.

Your options basically boil down to either shutting it down, letting it run neglected in the background, or stick with it and try to grow it into something better. Which you choose will have a lot to do with the state of the codebase, the amount of time and money it takes to keep it running, and what else you have going on that might be a better use of your time.

So in short, none of us are going to be much help. Good luck!

Re: Ask HN: Selling a modestly profitable SaaS

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Post by iDemonix » Sun, Mar 13, 2016, 9:35 AM UTC

yourabi wrote: post #5

seanccox wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What's your project? I've been looking to buy something about that size, and I've found Flippa to be rather disappointing. If you want to chat, you can shoot me an email (address is in my profile).

I might be overlooking something obvious but I don't see an address in your profile (and I'd prefer not to guess). You can reach me at gmail (same user).

I've been in the market for something like this lately, shoot me the URL (dan [at] danwalker.com) and a price - I've already made an offer on another SaaS but if it falls through...