Andrew Gazdecki is the founder of Acquire, previously known as MicroAcquire, the largest startup acquisition marketplace. I’ve spoken to many indie hackers about selling their businesses, many of whom have done so using Andrew’s platform. Before starting the Acquire, Andrew spent 8 years bootstrapping Bizness Apps to $10m ARR before being acquired by a private equity firm. You might also know of Boostrappers.com, the site Andrew started, sharing stories of bootstrappers. Finally, he also wrote a book called Getting Acquired, which tells his story and outlines exactly how you can sell your business.

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro
01:20 - Startup and acquisition trends Andrew is seeing
03:34 - Ideal time to sell your business
05:10 - Should you build to sell?
07:19 - How to make your business look good to a potential acquirer
08:59 - Twitter/X and bootstrapping
10:24 - How would Andrew Gazdecki start a business today
11:52 - The best marketing channel for a bootstrapped business
12:56 - The most unlikely acquisition outcome
13:35 - Which business types have the highest multiples
15:26 - The future of acquire.com
15:56 - Recommendations

Recommendations

Book: Impossible to Inevitable
Podcast: All In Podcast
Entrepreneur: Jack Dorsey

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