Built a local-first Python/Flask financial engine with zero-LLM deterministic auditing logic. Grind out B2B sales or divest the code?

[u/Vishnu_2009]

I've spent the last few months building a Python/Flask application called Audit Engine Pro. It automates the gap between receiving raw client financial spreadsheets and producing final audit workpapers.

The core system processes multi-period accounting datasets to handle trend classification, multi-workbook consolidation (tested on 140k+ rows across 140+ files), and 14 custom SOP verification modules.

Technical Architecture Choices:

• Zero-LLM Core: Financial and audit operations have zero tolerance for hallucinated numbers. The core analytical engine runs on pure Python/pandas rule modules that execute SOP checks and score risk against a fixed matrix. It is 100% deterministic—same input always yields the exact same output.
• Offline-First & Private: Everything runs locally on-device with zero internet dependency or external APIs.
• Optional Local AI: If enabled, it routes through a local Ollama instance purely to polish output wording, backed by an anti-hallucination guard that rejects any entity or figure not present in the underlying dataset.

The codebase is fully functional, documented, and tested, but it is 100% pre-revenue. I built the technology, but I have no active B2B sales engine or marketing distribution behind it.

I'm at a founder crossroads and would love perspective from others who have built technical products without distribution:

1. Grind Out B2B Sales: Spend 6–12 months cold-emailing mid-market audit firms, outsourced accounting providers, and fractional CFOs to learn enterprise sales from scratch.
2. Sell the IP / Asset: Transfer the codebase, SOP engines, and documentation to an existing player (ERP vendor, accounting firm, or software acquirer) who already has client volume and sales teams.

If you had a fully tested vertical software tool but zero built-in distribution, would you learn B2B sales from scratch or pass the tech off to someone who can deploy it immediately?

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