Developer sells first app built in college: $1,000 lifetime revenue, $500 exit after 278 days
marclou · x · 2026-10-13
Indie developer jackmitchell01 sold his first-ever app, an education/study-tools SaaS he built in college while learning to code. It generated about $1,000 in lifetime revenue ($160 in the last 30 days) and sold for $500, a 0.3x multiple.
- Took 278 days from listing to close on TrustMRR
- Acquisition #192 on the platform, brokered by marclou
- The seller says the win is completing the full loop: build, get paying subscribers, exit
A realistic data point for micro-SaaS exits: even tiny products find buyers, but liquidity is low and multiples modest.
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