There is a story by patio11 from the seller point of view. It's not exactly what you're asking for, but it may have some interesting parts. "What I Learned Selling A Software Business" https://training.kalzumeus.com/newsletters/archive/selling_s... HN discussion https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11347006 (439 points | Mar 23, 2016 | 84 comments)