They Got Acquired

Hi everyone! First, here's a free report we created for the Product Hunt community: 💸 14 Companies That Sold After Launching on Product Hunt 💸 I’m Lexi Grant, founder of They Got Acquired. When I was selling my content company, I hit a snag: I didn’t know where to go for support for my “small” acquisition. Most of the information and advisors I found online related to big deals. Where can we go for resources and people to help with 6- and 7-figure exits? That’s why I launched They Got Acquired, a media company that helps entrepreneurs sell their business. We do this by sharing stories of founders who exit, shedding light on deals that are too small to be covered in mainstream tech media but can be life-changing for founders. We also publish reports that go deep on the metrics behind these deals — so you can see what other companies looked like when they sold, who the buyers are, and how the deal came about. 👉 How you can use They Got Acquired: ✉️ Get on our newsletter to read about deals we cover each week 🎧 Listen to our podcast to go deep with founders who’ve exited 💰 Browse our advice posts to learn how to sell your company 📊 Watch our reports for data on deals in your industry 👉 Free Report for Product Hunt Users If you sold your house, you’d use real estate comps to see what other houses in your neighborhood are selling for, right? Why wouldn’t you use that same intel when selling your online business? That’s what our reports deliver. And we’ve created a free one for the Product Hunt community: 💸 14 Companies That Sold After Launching on Product Hunt 💸 Go ahead, download it! It's for you. 👉 What's our mission? To redefine startup success. Silicon Valley tells us success means selling for hundreds of millions of dollars, a result of fast growth at all costs and raising lots of venture capital. But for many entrepreneurs, there’s a more-likely and more-appealing option: a smaller yet life-changing exit, accomplished through thoughtful, sustainable growth while retaining ownership through bootstrapping or minimum funding. We tell the stories of entrepreneurs who play in this space, offering resources and guidance. Because not every founder wants to build a unicorn. 👉 And we're building in public. I share behind-the-business updates in our Tuesday newsletter and on Twitter. A few stats on where we’re at so far: 🙌 3,600+ email subscribers 🙌 Thousands of deals in our database of acquisitions 🙌 A New York Times feature 🙌 130+ stories published featuring founders and experts 🙌 An Ahrefs DR of 45 and climbing I’m an open book and happy to answer any questions in the comments. We look forward to your feedback!

One of my favorite newsletters - a “must read” for anyone interested in building indie businesses and getting acquired. And… @alexisgrant00 also does a nice job of showing how she’s building her business. I’m learning plenty.

Congratulations on the launch! Super inspiring :) Do you have a favorite acquisition story to date, or one where the story behind it was the most surprising or unexpected?

LOVE LOVE LOVE TheyGotAcquired and recommend it to everyone - an indispensable inspiration and strategic resource center for all founders of small to medium-sized businesses looking to exit along a spectrum of what can be life-changing money <3 Huge congratulations, Lexi!

I love this SO much. It sometimes seems defeating to only hear about the companies that raise hundreds of millions of dollars and need multibillion dollar outcomes to be deemed successful. The stories you tell show how truly life changing even six-figure acquisitions can be. Questions - what is the one trait you've seen in these entrepreneurs that get them to decide this is "enough"?

Great work on the launch of your new product!

Congrats on the launch, I'm a big fan of what you've created and how open you've been with your process! What has been your biggest challenge so far in starting a new venture from scratch?