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Re:Ask HN: Any advice for someone looking to buy an existing... by gus_massa on Monday April 24, 2023 @03:22PM (#35691952)
Not what you are looking for, but it may have some hints. This is an old post by patio11 "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 | March 23, 2016 | 84 comments)

Are the $8K total revenue or the net income?

Re:Ask HN: Any advice for someone looking to buy an existing... by 6DM on Monday April 24, 2023 @03:36PM (#35692117)
Learning about both sides of the transaction is valuable info, thanks! I remember this article from way back. I didn't remember that he recommended selling through a broker. I would like to look into his recommend broker some more.

Cashflow, but since most websites have such a high profit I assumed that's pretty close to their net income. Will have to dig in to find out more. I am just getting started so I wasn't sure what to look for.

Re:Ask HN: Any advice for someone looking to buy an existing... by throwaway280382 on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @04:11PM (#35706055)
I was part of FE International newsletter. So, I got to see financials of some companies. You always have costs. Like stripe costs, hosting costs, licenses etc.

So profit is never 90%, its typically like 30% of gross