DuckDuckGo acquired what I built! 🎉 🦆

Thanks! We were pretty much exclusively to consumers (B2C) with some exceptions there as we were in the process of launching a B2B offering. The marketing was actually mainly done through content on our blog and Reddit.

It was software that found and removed people's personal information from the internet. It's now "Personal Information Removal" in DuckDuckGo's new bundle: https://spreadprivacy.com/meetprivacypro/

Thanks! I'm not sure yet... currently deciding between about a dozen different things I might want to do 😅

Hahah I should have said deal price is one things I can't say. Anything else you're curious about though I'm game.

Thanks! To answer your questions:

1. We just launched it, stayed scrappy, and reached out to whoever we could to try it out (reddit comments, blog articles, etc). The niche itself was actually quite validated as there were several competitors in the space already, we just found a slightly unique angle.

2. It was a subscription product, similar to what they have now, though it's bundled with a few other products: https://spreadprivacy.com/meetprivacypro/

Thank you! 🙏

Thanks! And good question Doug. For some initial context, the acquisition happened at the end of 2022 (though it was just announced this month). My co-founder and I joined DuckDuckGo post-acquisition to help with the transition and I got a chance to lead the team building their "Personal Information Removal" offering. I left to pursue other things after a year and my co-founder stayed 👍

Thanks Chris! And HA, I wasn't planning on it as I tend to rag on startup coaches (who generally don't have any experience building themselves). I'm always happy though to help out founders when I can and I answer pretty much every DM I get on Twitter if anyone ever wants to reach out for help 👍

Thanks!!

Thanks @abh1sek, keep building yourself! 🙌

Thanks Julia! Currently not sharing numbers, though we did share some along the way if you want to dig through my Twitter account. To give context to your last question though, it was complimentary to what they were building (a privacy subscription bundle that just launched) and aligned with their values/mission 👍

Ayy thanks Avery! 🙌

Fair question. They wanted to relaunch it within their subscription bundle (just launched -- announcement here) so it was in their best interest to keep things on the "down low" until the bundle was released to the market.

I appreciate the support David! 👍