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Practical Founders Podcast
#81: Bootstrapped Founder Sells His Profitable SaaS Company with $4 Million ARR – Esben Friis-Jensen
Feb 9, 2024
Esben Friis-Jensen, founder of Userflow, sold his profitable SaaS company with $4 million ARR to Beamer for $60 million. Insights include benefits of a buyout deal, efficient communication, AI assistant integration, and lessons for bootstrapped founders in the SaaS industry.
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- Bootstrapped User Flow achieved $4 million ARR with 3 employees, emphasizing profitability and efficiency.
- Maintaining work-life balance while building a successful company is achievable by optimizing time management and team effectiveness.
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User Flow and Beamer merge to create a combined company
User Flow, a bootstrapped software company, has announced its merger with Beamer, an application focused on in-app change logs and product feedback. The two companies found synergies in their target markets and decided to join forces. User Flow had reached a revenue of $4.6 million and continued to grow steadily with only three employees. While the financial details were not disclosed, the founders of User Flow expressed personal and financial benefits from the merger. The combined company aims to build a product growth toolkit, offering a wider range of features and creating more value for their customers.
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