My employer picked vwo over my own custom in house ab testing tool [0]. I was so pissed!
Congrats, yours was the better tool.
Thank HN: My bootstrapped startup got acquired today
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Re: Thank HN: My bootstrapped startup got acquired today
#32Congratulations Paras!
I’ve been following your story since it’s inception and it’s incredible what you’ve achieved.
Best of luck for your next endeavours.
Re: Thank HN: My bootstrapped startup got acquired today
#33I’m sure you made a lot of money on this exit, but given that your company was sold for so much it must mean you had already been making good money before the sale? Why sell?
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#34Wow! I used you back in the day. Good work, Paras.
Re: Thank HN: My bootstrapped startup got acquired today
#35Congratulation!
Re: Thank HN: My bootstrapped startup got acquired today
#36Congratulations. I'm curious... what do people do after something like this? Vacation?
I have a couple of friends in this exact situation. In their mid-thirties, no kids. They bought a very very nice house in the mountains after their startup got acquired, and spend most of their time travelling around the world. It's pretty awesome.
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#37Congratulations. I'm curious... what do people do after something like this? Vacation?
I bought a steel bike, grabbed my hammock, and went on a 4 day 250 mile solo adventure through the Texas hill country.
Riding through empty valleys at sunset with a herd of deer pacing alongisde me was enough to break me into tears. It's what I needed to move on.
Re: Thank HN: My bootstrapped startup got acquired today
#38Congratulations. I'm curious... what do people do after something like this? Vacation?
Just because the company was sold for a bunch of money doesn't mean the people (yes even the founders) got a huge payout. Liquidation preference and other schemes can make sure that when the investors get their money there's nothing to left to share between other share holders including the founders.
(Not saying that this is the case here, just pointing that out)
EDIT: As some are already pointing out, yes the title says "bootstrapped". I missed that initially, so apologies.
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#39Congratulations. I'm curious... what do people do after something like this? Vacation?
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#40Congratulations. I'm curious... what do people do after something like this? Vacation?
I bought a steel bike, grabbed my hammock, and went on a 4 day 250 mile solo adventure through the Texas hill country. Riding through empty valleys at sunset with a herd of deer pacing alongisde me was enough to break me into tears. It's what I needed to move on.
It is interesting how many stories in a way involve running or moving away from the lifestyle that ... bought them a new lifestyle.