Andrew GazdeckiSerial Entrepreneur Driving Startup Acquisitions

30 Buyers Interested in an Early-Stage Startup?

17 Feb 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief interview, Speaker B recounts that their early‑stage company, Litmo, unexpectedly attracted interest from 20‑30 potential buyers despite modest revenue and a two‑year, not‑yet‑scalable operation. After conversations with four or five prospects, one buyer felt a strong connection to Litmo’s platform, story, and brand, leading to excitement about a partnership. Andrew Gazdecki adds that many founders underestimate the size of the market for their product; even pre‑revenue or unprofitable startups can attract buyers at various stages seeking different opportunities.

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I got 20, 30 people reaching out, which was for me, a surprise because I was like, okay, this is not like 1 million ARR story or like 500 ARR story. It's more like an early stage, two year, couldn't scale. We had some revenue, we have customers, have metrics, we have users. But it's not the most appealing story that I felt that we would be interested in. Got to have conversations with four or five different buyers, and ultimately the buyer felt really connected to the platform, to the story of Litmo, to the brand, and we felt excited to work with him.
A lot of founders don't realize how big of a market there can be for what they built. Even if it's not profitable, or like you said, even if it's pre revenue or just getting off the ground, there's always buyers at every stage looking at different opportunities as well.