Zenn
Technical article and knowledge-sharing platform for Japanese engineers with a C2C paid-content marketplace, built solo by catnose and launched September 2020. Acquired by Classmethod on 1 February 2021, just four and a half months later; amount undisclosed.
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This database tracks 60 Community exits, and the ones that disclosed a price sold at a median of $30,000. Category matters more than founders expect: buyers apply different discount rates to a content business, a mobile app and a B2B tool even at identical revenue.
From founding to sale took 4 months. Time to exit is a decent proxy for how built-to-sell a business was: shorter, cleaner processes usually mean documented operations and fewer surprises in due diligence.
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