Examples of early sale from fast growth
Are there any prominent examples of side-projects that were quickly sold due to high growth in the first few months after launch?
Either to a VC, competitor, entrepreneur etc.
Kind of like a 'ready-made' startup for someone to build on.
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I'm not sure if this counts, but Indie Hackers itself was founded in 2016 and acquired by Stripe in 2017 (I think it was less than a year later, but not sure). https://www.indiehackers.com/blog/acquired-by-stripe