<p><b>Startup description</b></p><p>My product is a free weekly newsletter that aggregates all the latest acquisition opportunities (up to $100k) each week. It is monetized via sponsorships. And there's a lot more that could be done to easily grow both the email list and revenue.</p><p>I started my newsletter while searching for a micro-SaaS to purchase. There were too many marketplaces to look at each week — I wanted a digest of all the opportunities in one place. So that's what I created. Turns out, other people wanted the same thing.</p><p>I'm selling it because I don't have time to do it justice. This newsletter has legs, but I haven't been able to put in the time.</p><p><b>Key highlights:<b></b></b></p><ul><li>Subscribers: 3,030</li><li>Open rate: $37.68%</li><li>Hours per week: 20 minutes with VA. ~6 hours without VA</li><li>Clicks on sponsorships: Varies depending on the type of sponsor. Between 5 and 50 clicks per link. 5 would be for a random SaaS product. 50 would be for a specific acquisition opportunity (when acquisition marketplaces sponsor)</li><li>TTM revenue: $2,250 (Note: It was only monetized 10 months ago, and I didn't do any outbound sales)</li><li>TTM profit: -$2,430 (negative due to the cost of my VA, which is optional — $100 per issue)</li><li>The email list is made up of founders with money in hand — doesn't get much better than that (for you or your sponsors)</li></ul><p><b>Team</b></p><p>Just me and my VA. She aggregates everything. I just edit and publish.</p><p><b>Tech Stack</b></p><p>Substack and Stripe.</p><p><b>Marketing and growth</b></p><p>In the first few months, I posted on Reddit. That got me my first subscribers. Then, I built a recommendation engine (via Substack's recommendation feature). Since then, growth has been completely on autopilot.</p><p>Anyone could easily grow this by posting on Reddit and social media, running ads, etc.</p><p><b>Startup assets<b></b></b></p><ul><li>Email list of 3,030 subscribers</li><li>Working growth engine via recommendations (grow with zero effort)</li><li>Brand</li><li>Branding assets</li><li>Aggregation process</li><li>Contact info for partners</li><li>Contact info for leads and previous sponsors</li><li>Handoff with a list of growth opportunities</li><li>30-day email support</li></ul><p><b>Risks</b></p><p>The only risk is that you won't find sponsors. But it shouldn't be hard if you put in a little time — I got sponsors with zero outbound.</p><p>This is a proven model in a growing niche. The production process is streamlined. You can keep it going as is and pay it off within a few years. Or put in the time to grow both the list and revenue.</p><p><b>Summary</b></p><p>Buy my newsletter if you enjoy the ETA (entrepreneurship through acquisition) space, you want to grow a list of buyers, and you want to create a name for yourself in the micro-SaaS world.</p><p>I've had a lot of fun, learned a ton, and met some amazing people (one of whom became a partner in my holding company), so the benefits go way beyond how well you can monetize it. But I firmly believe the current revenue stream can be easily scaled, the email list can be easily grown, and the brand can be expanded to encompass multiple revenue streams.</p><p>I can walk you through all of my ideas. I just haven't been able to put in the time to execute those ideas myself.</p></br>✅ $2,250 in Annual Revenue✅ 3,030 subscribers✅ Business model: Sponsorship✅ Built with Stripe, Substack