Microns - Grow your marketplace into community

Ilya Novohatskyi

Hey guys.

This week was fantastic except for electricity problems that covered all parts of Ukraine. Almost 40% of energy infrastructure suffered because of Russian attacks.

Today, you’ll learn more about Microns in my recent interview: how we started, the challenges we experienced, and how we solved them.

Those who took part in the survey will receive a pair of our stickers.

And last but not least, we’re looking for makers who write a newsletter. We’ll sponsor some of you.

P.S. This newsletter issue was written in the bunker (here’s a pic).

Photo by Roel Varor on Unsplash

👋 Welcome

Welcome to the 44 new people joining this week.

Let me know what you think of your first issue. Replying helps Google realize it’s not spam.

Prefer Twitter? Drop me a DM here.

Now let’s crack on with the newsletter ☕️

🐱 Your stickers

Two weeks ago, I surveyed our newsletter audience. You can find results in our latest edition.

As promised, I want to send you a pair of our brand-new stickers.

For this reason, I created a simple form, so feel free to submit it (it takes only 15 seconds).

🤝 Interview about building Microns

A few weeks ago, I participated in an interview with Sam Hartmann. We talked about building, growing, and making revenue with your startup.

I covered challenges in building Microns and making it a friendly marketplace for bootstrapped founders and entrepreneurs.

Sam Hartmann

@SamHartmannCom

.@ilyanovohatskyi builds a great market place to buy and sell businesses (@micronsio).

... and an engaged community!🤗

Watch the full NeverEmployed Chat on YouTube.👇 https://t.co/joghBRfed6

7:29 PM - 22 Oct 2022

Suppose you want to learn more about me and Microns. In that case, it’s a great opportunity, especially if you’re a newbie in the startup world.

💵 Will become your sponsor

If you run a newsletter, I’d love to sponsor it. Ideally, we’re looking for newsletter with 50% open rate and a 10% click rate.

Audience: entrepreneurs, developers, designers, marketers, and PMs.

Ilya Novohatskyi 🇺🇦

@ilyanovohatskyi

I want to sponsor your newsletter 💰

Share link to your newsletter and some stats.

Let's support each other in this challenging time.

3:27 PM - 24 Oct 2022

Reply to me, and we’ll figure out the details. I like building relationships with startup makers and motivating them to keep doing a great job.

📰 Looking for new owners

Business Leads Agency

$598 in ARR
Business model: SaaS
1 paying customer
Target audience: Indie makers, marketers and business owners
Built with Webflow
Founded in 2022
Growth advice: Targeted outreach on business forums and social media should work good

🔥 Asking Price: $4,000

AI Copywriting Tool

$5,840 in ARR
Business model: SaaS + Lifetime Deals
300 customers
Target audience: Marketers, bloggers and agencies
Built with Bubble and GPT-3
Founded in 2022
Growth advice: Expand marketing outreach and sell premium features to lifetime deal holders

🔥 Asking Price: $12,000

Podcast Micro-Marketplace

$3,000 in annual revenue
Business model: SaaS and additional services
414 podcasts, 2,030 guests, and 7M+ listeners
Target audience: Podcasters
Built with Laravel
Founded in 2017
Growth advice: Focus on SEO and SMM

🔥 Asking Price: $27,500

💡 Wisdom from subscriber

Aleksandr Volodarsky 🇺🇦

@volodarik

Most of startup advice is horseshit.

Here’s a list of foundational articles about building a company:

3:46 PM - 23 Oct 2022

💌 Share with a friend

If you found value in reading this issue, please share it with your friend.

Stay awesome,

Ilya Novohatskyi

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Ilya Novohatskyi @ilyanovohatskyi

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Microns - Grow your marketplace into community

Key phrases

Older messages

Almost 80% of buyers are looking for profitable Micro-SaaS

Stickers in exchange for a small survey

We sold four startups with GMV of over $33,000 in September

Earn 50% for every referred buyer - the highest rate in the niche

We received our first offer from England buyer

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