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1000 pts 2017
βCourtland Allen shares how building in public and interviewing founders grew Indie Hackers into an indispensable community acquired by Stripe.β
π STARTUP EXITS & SALES
Indie Exits & Bootstrapped Acquisitions
Real stories of bootstrapped and indie founders selling their software, side projects, and micro-SaaS companies.
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825 pts 2022
βDigitalOcean acquires CSS-Tricks: Chris Coyier built a niche publication into a multimillion-dollar bootstrapped acquisition over 15 years.β
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800 pts 2017
βPinboard acquires Delicious: Maciej CegΕowski proves that charging users directly from day one outlasts free ad-supported giants.β
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578 pts 2014
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422 pts 2016
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396 pts 2013
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363 pts 2015
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252 pts 2020
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189 pts 2012
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165 pts 2011
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151 pts 2012
EXITS $5m
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142 pts 2010
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118 pts 2013
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102 pts 2018
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101 pts 2024
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97 pts 2008
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84 pts 2011
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54 pts 2011
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35 pts 2010
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EXITS $278,987
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EXITS $40 m
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24 pts 2014