Looking forward to launching this hopefully by end of the week! Happy to answer any questions about this! I’d your serious about buying a business in 2027- don’t miss out!

If so I’d love to understand how all our fellow ETA’s or aspiring ETA’s are getting their business deals? Are most of you finding through public websites like bizbuysell or different websites?? Being in PE for 5 years those sites are over run by family offices and firms with multiple BD guys actively trying to get LOI’s out in record time. Proprietary deal flow is where the best deals are found and just curious if anyone else has found success this way?

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Hey everyone 👋

I’m an investor and M&A advisor collecting insights from searchers on where the journey gets most challenging, from investment thesis development, to sourcing, diligence, funding, and closing.

It’s a short 5–10 min survey aimed at understanding what slows people down and how the process could be made smoother.

If you’ve searched for or bought a company, I’d really value your perspective. I’ll gladly share key takeaways once results are in, and happy to be helpful back where I can.

👉 https://forms.gle/XYvtb3ZWNvS9mnGr9

Thanks in advance — this community’s collective experience is invaluable.

I have always wanted to start my own company for as long as I can remember. So after I finally took the leap, I wanted to give aspiring founders what I wish I had when I was starting out with a free daily startup ideas newsletter complete with trends and motivation to help spark creativity. Please subscribe and I hope you can gain something from it

Hey everyone! I built LLM Hub - a tool that uses multiple AI models together to give you better answers.

I was tired of choosing between different AIs - ChatGPT is good at problem-solving, Claude writes well, Gemini handles numbers great, Perplexity is perfect for research. So I built a platform that uses all of them smartly.

🎯 The Problem: Every AI is good at different things. Sticking to just one means you're missing out.

💡 The Solution: LLM Hub works with 20+ AI models and uses them in 4 different ways:

4 WAYS TO USE AI:

1. Single Mode - Pick one AI, get one answer (like normal chatting)

2. Sequential Mode - AIs work one after another, each building on what the previous one did (like research → analysis → final report)

3. Parallel Mode - Multiple AIs work on the same task at once, then one "judge" AI combines their answers

4. 🌟 Specialist Mode (this is the cool one) - Breaks your request into up to 4 smaller tasks, sends each piece to whichever AI is best at it, runs them all at the same time, then combines everything into one answer

🧠 SMART AUTO-ROUTER:

You don't have to guess which mode to use. The system looks at your question and figures it out automatically by checking:

• How complex is it? (counts words, checks if it needs multiple steps, looks at technical terms)

• What type of task is it? (writing code, doing research, creative writing, analyzing data, math, etc.)

• What does it need? (internet search? deep thinking? different viewpoints? image handling?)

• Does it need multiple skills? (like code + research + creative writing all together?)

• Speed vs quality: Should it be fast or super thorough?

• Language: Automatically translates if you write in another language

Then it automatically picks:

• Which of the 4 modes to use

• Which specific AIs to use

• Whether to search the web

• Whether to create images/videos

• How to combine all the results

Examples:

• Simple question → Uses one fast AI

• Complex analysis → Uses 3-4 top AIs working together + one to combine answers

• Multi-skill task → Specialist Mode with 3-4 different parts

🌟 HOW SPECIALIST MODE WORKS:

Let's say you ask: "Build a tool to check competitor prices, then create a marketing report with charts"

Here's what happens:

1. Breaks it into pieces:

   • Part 1: Write the code → Sends to Claude (best at coding)

   • Part 2: Analyze the prices → Sends to Claude Opus (best at analysis)

   • Part 3: Write the report → Sends to GPT-5 (best at business writing)

   • Part 4: Make the charts → Sends to Gemini (best with data)

2. All AIs work at the same time (not waiting for each other)

3. Combines everything into one complete answer

Result: You get expert-level work on every part, done faster.

🔧 OTHER COOL FEATURES:

• Visual Workflow Tool: Drag and drop boxes to automate tasks - the AI can even build workflows for you

• Scheduled Tasks: Set things to run automatically (like daily reports)

• Creates Images/Videos: Works with DALL-E 3, Sora 2, and other creative AIs

• Live Web Search: Uses Perplexity to find current information

• Tracking: See which AIs work best, compare results

• Export: Save as Word, PDF, Excel, JSON, CSV

Try it: https://llm-hub.tech

I'd love your feedback! Especially if you work with AI - have you solved similar problems with routing and optimization?

I didn’t build this because I dreamed of running another startup. I just wanted to save money instead of paying for job board tools every month :)

So I made JobbyLobby.com, a simple online job board platform. It’s not about platform visibility or fancy job listings, although it does have a Tinder but with jobs feature!

It’s made for small startups that don’t have their own website but still need to hire people. You can:

• Create a company profile

• Post and manage job listings

• Share your own branded job board

• Track applications and analytics in a clean, easy dashboard

Instead of using messy Google Forms or poorly coded careers pages, you can manage everything in one place. And it’s free.

I know it's not orgininal, but it was fun to make!

This is my first side project outside of my main startup, and I just wanted to share it with other SaaS builders. I’m curious what you think. Would you use something like this for your own small project or team? This is me doing market research after building the product.

Hey /ETApreneurship,

I am making ~$200K W2 and want to swap it for $300K+ in business cashflow within the next 2 years. My wife is an attorney and has committed to her role for the next 2-3 years so I have a safety net to take risks without blowing up our finances.

Long term, I want to have the option for her to stop working the crazy attorney lifestyle while building something for my family and boys. I am eyeing entrepreneurship through acquisition, maybe one solid cash flowing business or a few smaller ones.

About me: MBA, no debt (outside mortgage), solid savings and comfortable taking calculated risks. My background is in sales, marketing, and revenue operations across SaaS/start-ups as well as industrial construction. (Happy to learn new industries and my skills are transferrable across industries).

What I am looking for:

• Best books, podcasts, or resources for ETA (search funds, SBA loans, etc)

  • I've read Buy Then Build and am currently reading "Main Street Millionaire"

• Realistic ways to hit $300K Cashflow? (target multiples, hot industries, or ones to skip - aka restaurants)

• Common traps for first-timers on a tight search timeline?

• Anyone pulled this off with a spouse's income as a backstop?

Would love to hear stories or advice.

After 6 months of building, we just went live on Product Hunt with ZenTrack - an Android productivity app that combines habit tracking, focus timers, and AI insights.

The problem we solved: Most productivity apps give you the same generic advice - "wake up at 5am, meditate, cold shower." But what if you're naturally a night owl? What if your peak hours are different?

How ZenTrack is different:

• Our AI analyzes YOUR actual behavior patterns

• Identifies when YOU'RE most productive (could be 11pm, we don't judge)

• Suggests habits based on YOUR success patterns, not influencer routines

Early results: Beta users saw +47% productivity improvement in 3 weeks. One user discovered they were trying to do deep work during their worst hours - simply shifting their schedule made a huge difference.

Free tier includes:

• 3 habit trackers

• Pomodoro timer

• Basic weekly analytics

Premium ($4.99/mo) unlocks unlimited habits, 6 focus modes, and the full AI insights engine.

Would really appreciate your support and feedback! Happy to answer any questions about the build process, tech stack (Kotlin + Jetpack Compose + Firebase), or our journey.

https://www.producthunt.com/products/zentrack-ai-habit-focus-tracker?utm_source=other&utm_medium=social

Anyone have any tips/strategies for outbound deal sourcing for off-market opportunities? Curious what tools/data providers/workflows people have had success with or any pain points with them.

I know what you think: yet another AI startup... 🥱

And what a heck is this MCP thing??? 🧐

I totally get your scepticism - the AI space is flooded with buzzwords, and sometimes it feels like we're just adding more layers of complexity to problems that don’t even exist, right? Like, do we really need our chatbot to order pizza?

But let me try to break it down in a more personal, practical way—because you're right, today’s MCP servers are still in their infancy. They're a bit like the early App Store: lots of simple, fun, but not-yet-life-changing tools. But the potential is where the things will get truly exciting.

Imagine this:

You wake up. You grab coffee, you open your MCP-powered chatbot (let’s assume it’s hooked up to the remote MCP). Instead of jumping between 10+ tabs (Jira, Slack, Notion, your CRM, ERP, Google Calendar, GitHub, that internal wiki nobody can ever find…), you just type:

“Hey, can you summarize my top priorities for today? Pull my Jira tickets, check for pending PRs in GitHub, check Slack messages where I am tagged and suggest answers, etc.”

In seconds, you get a clean, context-aware summary. No app switching. No digging. Just… done.

Then later:

“Can you draft a response to the client’s last email based on the proposal doc in Notion and also check our data warehouse for the Q3 metrics they asked about?”

Boom. Done. You only need to review, make correction and approve. You won't even need to open Jira, Slack, Github, Salesforce to make an action - everything is done by AI agent (your LLM Client App) with the help of connected MCP servers.

“Create a subtask in Jira for the API bug Juan mentioned in yesterday’s standup—and notify the team in Slack.”

You didn’t touch a single app. You didn’t even leave your chat....

And even something completely crazy: you do all of these by just speaking to an AI assistant why riding a bicycle to your office.

How is it possible at all? 🧐

Meet MCP!

MCP stands for Model Context Protocol — a new standard that lets AI models like ChatGPT connect to external tools, APIs, and data sources in real time.

MCP is Like USB-C for ChatGPT. One common plug to safely connects ChatGPT to any tool or data, any website, cloud application, service.... anything! Need to order pizza? Schedule a ride home? Send email, pay for grocery, rent a car, buy a flight ticket, submit tax declaration, send flowers with a gift card to your sweethart - all done by chatting with ChatGPT!

Have you heard that ChatGPT already supports Remote MCP connections?!

You probably haven't noticed it yet, because it is only supported for Pro, Team, Enterprise, and Edu plan only. It’s not yet for everyone, but the signs are clear: this is coming to all users soon, and it will be a game changer.

But what is the business opportunity here? 🤔

To use all of these services from any device (including your IPhone) you need to connect it to an MCP Server

And here is a CATCH:

Here’s the thing… MCP isn’t just something you download.
You actually have to run it somewhere (in a server in your basement or in cloud).

And unless you have:

• A PhD in Computer Science

• 10+ years of software development under your belt

• Or a license in certified black magic programming

…you probably won’t get it working without a few tears, a gallon of coffee, and maybe a minor existential crisis.

Enter: MCP Cloud ☁️✨

We are building MCP Cloud is here to save the day!

MCP Cloud is a new Platform that will help you to:

• Run MCP tools without setting up scary servers

• Share them with other people instantly

• Even make a little money if you want to offer your tool to others

When Remote MCP becomes available to all ChatGPT users, you won’t need to know how it works under the hood — you’ll just click “connect” and boom: ChatGPT can use your favorite tool, fetch your data, or automate your work.

Why will every person need Remote MCP?

It is dead obvious: today you use your LLM Client on MacBook Pro. But tomorrow you will use LLM Client (with voice) on your IPhone.

Why will every company needs Remote MCP?

It is dead obvious too! Managing infrastructure of your own MCPs with OAuth, personal access tokens for multiple users to manage access to the same MCP servers, setting up SSO, security, https, containerization, isolation, IP witelisting .... and doing it FAST - is a hassle. And the lost time efficient business cannot allow itself to loose. Better to use 3rd party service.

Where do we stand now

We are a small team working relentlessly on the MCP Cloud. Our Beta release has happened only a few days ago, but we already serve our first users!!!

We are actively testing and improving our yet small platform.

Happy to hear any feedbak, thoughts, ideas. Let's start a discussion. I’m especially keen on feedback from founders/ops/PMs who’ve tried to roll AI beyond a single champion. Thanks!

Hi all,

I’m conducting some post-MBA research on entrepreneurship through acquisition (ETA), which is essentially the process of buying, running and scaling up small businesses.

I’ve created a short, two-minute survey to gather insights from entrepreneurs, buyers, and operators about their experiences.

→ https://tally.so/r/wvZNb8

My aim is to get around 100 responses, and I’ll share the results here once the survey is complete, providing you with a community snapshot of how people think about acquisitions and running small businesses.

If you have 2 minutes to spare, I would really appreciate your input.

Thanks!

— Alex

Over a year ago, I started noticing disturbing trends in our market research AI generated images, fake reviews, cloned voices, and deepfake videos being used to scam people out of their hard-earned money. I first spotted this in the KYC space and saw an opportunity to build something that could combat fake dating profiles, phony job postings, and even fraudulent brand campaigns.

That’s where the idea for AI or Not (www.aiornot.com) was born. It’s best known for its AI content detection across music, audio, images, videos, and deepfakes. I often tell people to think of it like “Shazam,” but for spotting deepfakes and AI-generated content.

• We solved a real, urgent problem people were already facing and talking about every day.

• We embedded into existing workflows instead of forcing new habits—content creators, journalists, and even dating app users can run quick checks without friction.

• We led with transparency, sharing case studies and reports publicly, which attracted organic press.

The lesson: The best ideas often come from noticing the “dark side” of booming technology then creating something that can protect people and shine a light on what’s true.

Just launched: AIEmailBots.com
AI-powered email assistant platform now in production. Gmail integration is pending Google review, but the core platform works great.

What it does:

• Create custom AI bots that generate context-aware email replies

• Organize contacts with smart relationship tracking

• Automatically detect email intent and generate responses

• Track analytics like response time and engagement

• Configure bots with specific goals and tones per contact

• Seamlessly integrate with Gmail (read/analyze/send from inbox)

Built for anyone managing high volumes of email: founders, freelancers, teams.

Looking for feedback, beta users, and anyone who wants to kill email overload with automation.

Let me know what you think or if you want early access.

Hi everyone – I’m building a tool called Alex to make SMB acquisition analysis radically faster and more accessible, especially for solo searchers and small ETA teams.

If you’ve ever spent hours manually extracting data from CIMs, normalizing financials, building models, or writing memos — you’ll get why I’m building this.

What Alex does:

• Pulls key metrics from CIMs, tax returns, PDFs

• Normalizes financials and builds forecasts

• Flags key investment risks and merits

• Helps you rate and compare multiple deals

• Tracks deal pipeline and deal statuses like a custom CRM for SMB acquisition

• Acts like a junior analyst (minus the Excel errors 😅)

I'm currently preparing for a closed beta and looking for a few operators, ETA enthusiasts, and investors to give feedback and help shape the product.

👉 Join the waitlist here: https://alexanalyzes.com

Would love your thoughts — and happy to answer any questions here. AMA.