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Ask HN: Where can I buy SaaS businesses?

25 pointsby titusblairover 4 years ago
I am looking to purchase some SAAS businesses this year and would love your thoughts on places to purchase them. Thanks!

5 comments

mariocesarover 4 years ago
There are several places with different quality.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;microacquire.com" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;microacquire.com</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;empireflippers.com" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;empireflippers.com</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;digitalexits.com&#x2F;listings&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;digitalexits.com&#x2F;listings&#x2F;</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;feinternational.com&#x2F;buy-a-website&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;feinternational.com&#x2F;buy-a-website&#x2F;</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.sideprojectors.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.sideprojectors.com&#x2F;</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;quietlight.com&#x2F;listings&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;quietlight.com&#x2F;listings&#x2F;</a><p>Another alternative is finding small niche websites and make an early proposal, and you can find leads in <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;betalist.com" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;betalist.com</a> or search on Twitter &quot;We are shutting down&quot; and phrases like this.<p>I have this experience looking at someone else doing so. I can tell you it was not fun. Do all your diligence about all the details that matter, trustworthy metrics, IP, real costs, and advertising history; don&#x27;t trust so easily.<p>Another piece of advice is to start small, don&#x27;t buy a 100.000 $us business, start with something less than 5.000 $us, and learn how to measure and reprovision costs; it&#x27;s not always evident how to continue with an existing business.
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davidsojevicover 4 years ago
The following sites&#x2F;marketplaces have a mix of SaaS sites, content sites, and affiliate sites. These are all generally higher value sites&#x2F;businesses for sale (think 50k and up for many) and are often for sale at high yearly multiples.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;microacquire.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;microacquire.com&#x2F;</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;latonas.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;latonas.com&#x2F;</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;feinternational.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;feinternational.com&#x2F;</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;empireflippers.com&#x2F;marketplace&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;empireflippers.com&#x2F;marketplace&#x2F;</a><p>If you&#x27;re considering lower value businesses to purchase, these two will primarily have sites&#x2F;businesses for sale for under 50k, but often considerably less than (eg. 1-5k):<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.sideprojectors.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.sideprojectors.com&#x2F;</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.flippa.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.flippa.com&#x2F;</a><p>As with all things, whatever you&#x27;re considering buying from any of these sources, you&#x27;re going to want to do your due diligence to make sure everything is above board.
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TimWillebrandsover 4 years ago
Somewhat adjacent to this question, does the techstack have an impact on the price of a SaaS? I could imagine a java&#x2F;react codebase is easier to sell then a rust&#x2F;clojurescript stack. Is this true? And if it is, should it be a concern when starting a side-hustle?
throwaway888abcover 4 years ago
<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;flippa.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;flippa.com&#x2F;</a> as quick pointer
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fxtentacleover 4 years ago
You don&#x27;t. SaaS businesses come in 2 variants:<p>1. Failed product market fit. These will be for sale, but you won&#x27;t want to buy them because operating them will cost more than the revenue they produce.<p>2. The market likes the product. In this case, the original owner can just hire people to do the work, so there&#x27;s no reason to sell.
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