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Inside a Bootstrapped Exit: How Johann Sold Jars on Acquire.com

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If Johann Sathianathen could give two key pieces of advice to founders who want to sell a startup fast, he’d say:

  • Build and sell early—even while working full-time

    • Reinvest stable income to accelerate your startup runway

  • Johann Sathianathen was just 20 years old when he made his first bootstrapped exit, selling his startup Jars Global through Acquire.com. Before that, he dropped out of college, became the youngest full-time software engineer at Cisco, and used his salary to fund a small team and launch multiple startup projects.

    Jars began as a side hustle focused on competitive intelligence for e-commerce businesses. As traction grew, Johann listed it on Acquire.com. The selling process was smooth, the deal closed quickly, and Johann walked away with both capital and momentum to go full-time on his founder journey.

    But for Johann, selling Jars was just the beginning. He believes that a portfolio founder approach reduces risk and multiplies opportunity. By building multiple SaaS startups with lean teams, he maximized his chances of success—and today, he’s scaling a growing portfolio, focused on solving real problems and moving fast.

    Tune in to the Acquire podcast with Andrew Gazdecki and Johann Sathianathen to discover:

    • How Johann built and sold his startup while still a teenager

    • Why becoming a "portfolio founder" changes everything

    • How to leverage your salary to bootstrap and scale faster

    • What happens emotionally and financially after your first startup exit

    Johann is just getting started, and you can follow his journey below.

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    If Johann Sathianathen could give two key pieces of advice to founders who want to sell a startup fast, he’d say:

    • Build and sell early—even while working full-time

    • Reinvest stable income to accelerate your startup runway

  • Johann Sathianathen was just 20 years old when he made his first bootstrapped exit, selling his startup Jars Global through Acquire.com. Before that, he dropped out of college, became the youngest full-time software engineer at Cisco, and used his salary to fund a small team and launch multiple startup projects.

    Jars began as a side hustle focused on competitive intelligence for e-commerce businesses. As traction grew, Johann listed it on Acquire.com. The selling process was smooth, the deal closed quickly, and Johann walked away with both capital and momentum to go full-time on his founder journey.

    But for Johann, selling Jars was just the beginning. He believes that a portfolio founder approach reduces risk and multiplies opportunity. By building multiple SaaS startups with lean teams, he maximized his chances of success—and today, he’s scaling a growing portfolio, focused on solving real problems and moving fast.

    Tune in to the Acquire podcast with Andrew Gazdecki and Johann Sathianathen to discover:

    • How Johann built and sold his startup while still a teenager

    • Why becoming a "portfolio founder" changes everything

    • How to leverage your salary to bootstrap and scale faster

    • What happens emotionally and financially after your first startup exit

    Johann is just getting started, and you can follow his journey below.

    LinkedIn

      continue reading

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