Buy and sell pre-revenue high quality startups
The story
About 90% of startups fail. What about projects that never kicked off, the project that a developer started sometime somewhere but never put on display? They all currently live on github graveyards. Does that mean they should stay on graveyards? No.
Most startup founders are developers and what’s the most common misconception tech founders have? If you build it they will come. 42% of startups fail due to misreading market demand and this mindset is a vital cause for this rate. But what if we could save these ideas through small pivots? Just look at the Slack story.
Our mission
Encourage entrepreneurship through adoption and reduce the amount of startup clutter out there.
Reward founders despite their outcomes. people pursuing entrepreneurship should be able to make a living without having to necessarily "succeed".
Make the startup space an overall healthier place to jump into and reduce the risk just a tad bit.
Traditional Entrepreneurship
Think of idea
Validate the idea
Spend time and money to build an MVP
Option A
Succeed to generate revenue and either continue to grow or exit on a platform like @microacquire
Option B
Fail to generate revenue and decide to drop the project
Entrepreneurship through ThriftMVP
Think of idea
Buy an MVP. Save dev time and costs
Option A
Succeed to generate revenue and either continue to grow or exit on a platform like @microacquire
Option B
Fail to generate revenue and either decide to drop the project or sell it on @thriftmvp
How we compare
| ThriftMVP | MicroAcquire | Tiny Acquisitions | SideInvest | SideProjectors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free for both buyers and sellers. Optional subscription for buyers starting at $30/m | Premium subscription for buyers starting at $290/y | Premium subscription for buyers starting at $149 bi-annually | Premium subscription for buyers starting at $49/y | Premium subscription for buyers starting at $3/m |
| Listing | Pre revenue tech startups | Flexible | Flexible | Flexible | Flexible |
| Contact Sellers | Free | Premium | Premium | Premium | Premium |
| Submit Your Startup | Free | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| Communities | Discord / Slack + Premium channels | Premium Facebook | Premium Community | No | In-house |
| Code Reviews | Premium | No | No | No | No |
| Find Me an MVP | Premium | Not a dedicated feature | No | No | No |