How I Sold a SaaS Company at 20 Years Old

The Challenge That Started It All

I gave myself a challenge: build one startup per month. Most failed within weeks. But one stuck — Qura, a tool that helped businesses manage customer feedback and reviews.

I bootstrapped it entirely through Jars Global, my startup studio. No outside funding. Just me, code, and cold outreach.

Finding Product-Market Fit

The first 3 months were brutal. I talked to hundreds of potential customers, iterated on the product weekly, and nearly gave up twice. Then something clicked — small e-commerce businesses loved the simplicity.

Revenue went from $0 to meaningful MRR in under 6 months. Not life-changing money, but enough to prove the model worked.

The Acquisition

An acquirer reached out through a cold email (ironic, given I was an outreach SaaS). The negotiation took about 6 weeks. I learned more about business in those 6 weeks than in the previous 6 months of building.

Want the full visual breakdown? Check out the Qura Exit presentation.

Lessons for Young Founders

• • Speed beats perfection. Ship fast, iterate faster.
• • Cold outreach works. Most of my early customers came from direct messages.
• • Bootstrap if you can. No investors means no one to answer to.
• • Build in public. Sharing the journey attracts customers and acquirers.
• • Know when to sell. A good exit beats a slow death.

What I'm Building Now

After the exit, I went all-in on AI. I built OpenClaw — a personal AI assistant that runs my businesses. I started Sathi Group to help other companies implement AI. And I launched the AI Operators community to teach founders how to build AI employees.

If you're a founder who wants to use AI to scale your business — or you just want to hear more war stories — book a call.