I run a SaaS called Potion (https://addpotion.so), a website builder on top of Notion.
You may or may have not known that there is another Potion. A competitor of mine that started right around the same time (https://potion.page).
We both had the great idea to use the name Potion. Well... because its a great name!
Two products that are fairly similar (website builders for creating custom Notion websites) and we have the same name! 🤨
Very confusing to say the least.
I didn't know what to do. Should I change my name? Or reach out to them?
I decided to do nothing.
Just wait and see what happens.
This last week I posted on the Notion Made Simple Facebook group about how I was launching Potion early access.
Guess who replied!?
Zack the Founder of Potion Pages.
Zack shared how he decided to move away from Potion to a different space. He was interested in me acquiring his Potion.
He wanted me to succeed and do well. He was so generous through-out the whole process!
So we worked out a deal and I acquired his Potion! 😁
He updated his landing page https://potion.page to send users to my website and he sent over his list of users. I got access to his code in case I want to make anything over that he built.
It was a really crazy. I can't believe this happened! 🤯
Thanks Zack (https://twitter.com/wenquai) for being so awesome throughout this whole process. I wish the best to you and what you work on next!
Hi Noah, I recently featured your product on SaaS Directory I am building - https://www.saasdirectory.co/potion-website-builder-built-notion/
Happy to see you here!
Venkat
Pretty cool product. Might actually try it for Polygloss' website :)
How much did you pay for buying the potion pages?
You should use it for Polygloss. :) You can always message me if you have any questions. It wasn't a ton!
It's good to hear that you come to a mutually beneficial arrangement.
Do you know why he wanted to sell instead of compete?
Yep, I do! He wants to focus on another space that better matches his line of work.
Congrats. What were the terms of the deal?
Thanks! Basically, I paid him some money and he sent over a list of his users and gave me access to his code so I could learn from it. He also linked to my site and told his users about it. That was pretty much it! Pretty un-official.
Got it. Pretty neat.
Was there any money exchanged in this transaction? How much did it cost you?
There was. It wasn't a ton though.
Under $1,000?
Between $1,000 and $10,000?
Congrats!
Thanks!