Base44 sells to Wix for $80M cash

    A: In principle yes, but:

    1). it wasn't Ivan Ivanovich Ivanov but Aleksander Aleksandrovich Aleksandrov;

    2). he is not from Moscow but from Odessa;

    3). it was not a car but a bicycle;

    4). he didn't win it, but it was stolen from him.

Re: Base44 sells to Wix for $80M cash

#5

Post by v5v3 » Thu, Jun 19, 2025, 10:34 AM UTC

Reading that, a successful serial entrepreneur with the money to boot strap a start up, did so.

Good luck to him but the 'vibe coded' angle is just his expensive PR team at work I would say.

Re: Base44 sells to Wix for $80M cash

#6

Post by Fokamul » Thu, Jun 19, 2025, 10:34 AM UTC

As a "red teamer" ;-), I approve this message. Vibe coded apps? The more the merrier, guys.

Re: Base44 sells to Wix for $80M cash

#7

Post by oblio » Thu, Jun 19, 2025, 10:35 AM UTC

You, too, can get rich quick using vibe coding/GenAI!

The machine never stops! Probably it never sleeps, too.

Re: Base44 sells to Wix for $80M cash

#8

Post by MichaelZuo » Thu, Jun 19, 2025, 10:37 AM UTC

That is pretty impressive considering even the hottest startups barely reach $100 million in implied valuation within 6 months, let alone cash value.

And that’s with far more stacked teams with far better credentials e.g. Perplexity

Re: Base44 sells to Wix for $80M cash

#9

Post by poulpy123 » Thu, Jun 19, 2025, 10:38 AM UTC

Selling something at $80M at only six months old is very impressive. I wasn't even able to stand up at this age

Re: Base44 sells to Wix for $80M cash

#10

Post by mgaunard » Thu, Jun 19, 2025, 10:39 AM UTC

MichaelZuo wrote: post #8

That is pretty impressive considering even the hottest startups barely reach $100 million in implied valuation within 6 months, let alone cash value. And that’s with far more stacked teams with far better credentials e.g. Perplexity

AI is overhyped and overvalued.