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How Base44 got acquired in 500 days

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A tactical timeline you can benchmark your own build against.

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  1. Can vibe-coded products become real businesses?

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  1. The single most convincing data point for the category. techcrunch.com Article 6-month-old, solo-owned vibe coder Base44 sells to Wix for $80M cash TechCrunch
  2. The full backstory: bootstrapped, under 10 people, sole shareholder. calcalistech.com Article Vibe coding fever: solo entrepreneur's Base44 acquired by Wix CTech (Calcalist)
  3. The acquirer's own strategic rationale, in primary-source form. wix.com Article Wix press release: acquisition of Base44 Wix
  4. The deal economics, unit by unit. getlatka.com Article Base44 acquired for $80M on $3.5M revenue, a 22x multiple GetLatka
  5. The human cost of the solo AI-founder route, told honestly. calcalistech.com Article 'Yes, absolutely I felt lonely': Base44 founder on the solo path CTech (Calcalist)
  6. Solo, no employees, AI-built products: the revenue proof. levels.io Article I hit a new $420,000/mo revenue record Pieter Levels
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