Selling your startup
How to sell a startup that did not work, and which kind of sale fits.
- How to sell your startup. A practical guide to selling a startup that did not work.
- How to sell a SaaS with no revenue. Selling a software product that never made money.
- SaaS exit strategy for small and struggling SaaS. The exit options open to a small or struggling SaaS company.
- Asset sale or acqui-hire. The difference between selling your startup's assets and being acqui-hired.
- How to merge two startups instead of shutting down. Why merging with another startup can beat shutting down.
Selling code and data
Selling the codebase or data of a startup that has shut down, legally and for a fair price.
- How to sell your startup code. How to sell the codebase from a failed startup.
- How to sell your SaaS codebase before dissolving the company. Why the codebase must be sold before the company is dissolved.
- Where to sell code from a shut down startup. The places founders sell the codebase of a shut down startup or app.
- How to sell data from a failed startup. Which datasets from a failed startup can legally be sold.
What your startup is worth
Start with the free startup value calculator, then read how buyers arrive at a price.
- What is my failed startup worth. How failed startups are valued.
- How much is a startup codebase worth. What buyers pay for the source code of a startup.
AI and startup failure
How AI is making software easier to copy, why that is pushing more startups to fail, and the opportunities it creates.
- Why AI is making more startups fail. How AI coding tools and AI native competitors are shrinking software moats.
- Is SaaS dead in the age of AI. What AI agents and AI built software mean for SaaS startups.
- How to sell a startup that AI made obsolete. What is still worth selling when AI has overtaken your product.
Why startups fail and shutting down
The research on startup failure, common mistakes, and closing a company properly. See also the ten reasons startups fail.
- Startup failure statistics and the top reasons startups fail. How many startups fail.
- Why the first growth hire fails at a startup. What goes wrong with a startup's first growth or sales hire.
- How to shut down a startup. The order of operations for closing a startup properly.
Buying a failed startup
For buyers looking for code, users or a head start.
- How to buy a failed startup. A buyer's guide to acquiring failed startups.
Common questions
Can I sell a startup that failed?
Yes. The code, users, data, domain and brand of a failed startup usually still have buyers, and listing on Exit.so is free.
How do I know what my startup is worth?
Use the free startup value calculator for an estimate, then read what is my failed startup worth for how buyers set a price.