Viktor Metelsky

Former Founder, Sitekick AI · 1 appearance on the record.

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Viktor Metelsky is a software entrepreneur who founded Sitekick AI, an AI-powered no-code landing page builder. He successfully sold the platform on Acquire.com after it gained viral traction.

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Metelsky: Sidekick AI Product Hunt Launch Generated Only One $19 Sale

“I launched it on Product Hunt, and it became a product number one of the week on Product Hunt, and there was a lot of hype around it, and I got some media attention, but long story told short, only, I made only one sale worth 19 bucks,”

Viktor Metelsky Jul 24, 2024 ▶ 2:11 Startup Acquisitions Stories Podcast With Victor Metelskiy, Founder of Sitekick.ai

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Metelsky: Sitekick Received 50 To 60 Buyer Inquiries After Acquire Newsletter Feature

“What really helped is we got featured. I think you've got something like a daily featured startup section in your mailing list. And then one day also, I don't know, I got 50, 60 potential buyers reaching out”

Viktor Metelsky Jul 24, 2024 ▶ 9:47 Startup Acquisitions Stories Podcast With Victor Metelskiy, Founder of Sitekick.ai

Disclosure

Metelsky: Sitekick received three legitimate LOI offers during acquisition process

“The things really started speeding up when we've got our second offer and then the third offer. So technically I had three legit offers. With LOI.”

Viktor Metelsky Jul 24, 2024 ▶ 10:47 Startup Acquisitions Stories Podcast With Victor Metelskiy, Founder of Sitekick.ai

Disclosure

Metelsky: Sitekick.ai Acquirer Won Deal With 10% Refundable Retainer

“And the next day he reached out to me and he told me, Hey, let me just say just transfer a 10% retainer to your account. Just you know, we will sign a small LOI where we will say that it has to be refundable if the deal doesn't fall through, but otherwise, let…”

Viktor Metelsky Jul 24, 2024 ▶ 15:55 Startup Acquisitions Stories Podcast With Victor Metelskiy, Founder of Sitekick.ai

Insight

Metelsky: Due Diligence Strips Away Founder Delusion and Exposes Raw Metrics

“During due diligence, you kind of, maybe as a founder, you yourself, you see, You know, business for what it is. Because sometimes as a founder, you know, it's our it's our child, it's our project, and we care about it. So sometimes, you know, we just say, oh,…”

Viktor Metelsky Jul 24, 2024 ▶ 17:30 Startup Acquisitions Stories Podcast With Victor Metelskiy, Founder of Sitekick.ai

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Metelsky: Sitekick Received Over 100 Buyer Inquiries on Acquire.com

“I think we get like more than a hundred potential buyers reaching out on acquire.com”

Viktor Metelsky Jul 24, 2024 ▶ 24:18 Startup Acquisitions Stories Podcast With Victor Metelskiy, Founder of Sitekick.ai

Disclosure

Metelsky: Lost excitement for Sitekick prompted decision to sell

“So just for some time I wasn't really excited about the product anymore and I thought that there are some other great opportunities and now is a good time to Launch products and a lot of stuff is happening. So I thought, well, if I'm not happy working on this,…”

Viktor Metelsky Jul 24, 2024 ▶ 7:15 Startup Acquisitions Stories Podcast With Victor Metelskiy, Founder of Sitekick.ai

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Metelsky: Prior startup sale on MicroAcquire fell through without M&A advisors

“There were no M&A advisors, I believe, and the last time the acquisition fell through, so it didn't happen.”

Viktor Metelsky Jul 24, 2024 ▶ 12:09 Startup Acquisitions Stories Podcast With Victor Metelskiy, Founder of Sitekick.ai

Appearances (1)

Episode	Date	Speaking time
Startup Acquisitions Stories Podcast With Victor Metelskiy, Founder of Sitekick.ai	Jul 24, 2024	26m

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