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		antaviana on May 22, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Where can I buy real software companies? 3x revenue, not 3x earnings. Revenue and earnings are two different beasts.

ownagefool on May 23, 2015 [–]

In a one man software company, there's often not a great of outgoings.

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