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Rohit Ghumare's avatar

Crazy

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Lucas Bennett's avatar

Base44’s story makes the solo-founder billionaire seem less mythical. I’m wondering how Wix plans to keep that momentum—fold it fully into their stack or let it keep shipping independently?

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Emily Carson's avatar

Love the idea that one person can now outrun entire dev teams. Did Base44 rely heavily on off-the-shelf AI APIs, or was there proprietary modeling under the hood?

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Nathalie Morgan's avatar

The article frames Base44 as proof the economics of software have flipped. Any details on cloud or infra costs that could help other solo founders benchmark viability?

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Ashley Martinez's avatar

Fascinated by the 250 K-user milestone. Was growth front-loaded from launch hype, or did month-over-month adoption stay linear right up to acquisition?

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Olivia Rose's avatar

Huge respect for a bootstrapped team sharing $25 M with eight employees. Do we know how compensation like that affected early culture and pace?

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Ethan Maxwell's avatar

Base44 feels like a case study in lightning-fast validation. Have you seen data on retention after the viral spike, or was the exit driven mainly by top-line user numbers?

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Logan Hayes's avatar

The solo-unicorn narrative finally has receipts. What’s less clear is whether Base44’s moat was tech, timing, or distribution—any insight on which mattered most?

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Sofia Gray's avatar

Six months from hobby to $80 M exit is staggering. Do we know which metric—DAU, revenue, or partner logos—ultimately convinced Wix to pull the trigger?

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Ava Thompson's avatar

Base44 just set the bar for AI solopreneurs—250 K users and profitable in months. Curious if Maor leaned more on influencer buzz or product-led referral mechanics to hit escape velocity.

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Liam Parker's avatar

Wild to see “vibe coding” turn a side project into an $80 M cash deal in half a year. Any breakdown on whether user growth was mostly organic loops or driven by those early eToro / Similarweb integrations?

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