Ask HN: Where can I buy real software companies?
recommended by 2 users | 2015 | 485 points by bluedevil2k | bootstrapping | original thread |

So I have a software company that is generating a good amount of cash. I'd like to buy another small software company and (ideally) optimize it and make some more money.

Problem - most of the sites, like flippa, have crap businesses for sale. Is there a real place that one can find $50k - $500k software businesses for sale? Side projects that people make money from but don't have the time for?

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jcr Jul 14, 2015 | on: Where I can sell website? | context

This is a recent similar submission with some useful resources:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9588901

Pay attention to the response by HN user patio11:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9589223

tristanj Mar 1, 2016 | on: Ask HN: Selling side project app | context

Patio11 sold his side project (bingo card creator) and there was a good discussion about the process here. I believe he wrote up a blog post about it too, can't find it though. These are the threads I found, might be pretty helpful for you.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9588901

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9602092