I got a serious $2.5M offer for TrustMRR.com
I got a serious offer of $2.5M for TrustMRR.com, all cash. What would you say?
Marc Lou@marclou · Jan 15, 2026I turned down $1M for TrustMRR.
When the buyer reached out, I had just built the marketplace. I replied that I'd consider it at a higher valuation and a similar vision for the product.
A few weeks passed, and the offer climbed to $1.2M.
I would have to stay onboard for a few months. Having worked for myself for 8+ years, that scared me. On top of it, the marketplace started to grow organically recently, and I realized I could turn TrustMRR into something that could last long and not be swallowed by the AI wave.
So yesterday, I passed.
Just like all my other products, I don't know what's next, but I'll build a place for founders to get acquired. Currently, 30 startups are listed per day. That's 10x more than at launch. The marketplace is now monetized at 3% finder's fee, and there's one acquisition a day.
Back to Cursor.
@marclou · Nov 6, 2026
I rejected btw
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