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Re:Show HN: IdeaValid – Let Artificial Intelligence validate your busi... on Monday November 13, 2017 @12:50AM (#15684566)
I'm unsure about how this works. Are you creating surveys that get filled up by users? How is AI going to validate a business idea without input from real users?

Some more information about your process would help - because it sounds interested as a service but leaves a lot of questions unanswered.

Re:Ask HN: How much did you sell your startup for? on Sunday November 12, 2017 @10:51PM (#15684165)
Its something I built without much expectation and now there's thousands of people using it everyday. I get emails from them saying how much they love it. So in that sense, I really want to keep running it.
Re:Ask HN: How much did you sell your startup for? on Sunday November 12, 2017 @10:49PM (#15684159)
Monetization is a bit tricky without making the userbase feel like we're selling out. I was more focused on making the user experience better before I think about monetization.
Re:Ask HN: How much did you sell your startup for? on Sunday November 12, 2017 @10:47PM (#15684148)
25% ownership doesnt appeal to me as much since I'd lose control over the direction and in that sense, I'd rather sell than work on it for someone else.
Re:Ask HN: How much did you sell your startup for? on Sunday November 12, 2017 @10:45PM (#15684138)
All good points. Thanks a lot for the reply.

I'm not sure i want to sell but $50k is a decent chunk of money. I'm emotionally invested in the site but don't think about it as a revenue-generating business (or at least haven't so far)

Re:Ask HN: How much did you sell your startup for? on Saturday November 11, 2017 @02:28PM (#15677689)
No revenues but the opportunities are all there because they can buy movie tickets/etc.

I decided not to monetize it for other reasons.

Re:Ask HN: How much should you sell your startup for? on Saturday November 11, 2017 @01:36PM (#15677468)
50k, i resubmitted with the correction. Thanks for pointing it out.

Ask HN: How much did you sell your startup for?

Posted by mattleblank on Saturday November 11, 2017 @01:35PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I have a small site (about ~10k active user) that lets users watch movie trailers and create watchlists to get alerts. A buyer is offering $50k for the site. I don't know if this is a good amount or not. Its a decent chunk of money for me but not life-changing or anything like that. For all the folks who sold their startups or sideprojects, how much did you sell it for and what was the...

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Ask HN: How much should you sell your startup for?

Posted by mattleblank on Saturday November 11, 2017 @12:36AM
from the ask-hn dept.

I have a small site (about ~10k active user) that lets users watch movie trailers and create watchlists to get alerts. A buyer is offering $0k for the site. I don't know if this is a good amount or not. Its a decent chunk of money for me but not life-changing or anything like that.For all the folks who sold their startups or sideprojects, how much did you sell it for and what was the experience...

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