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by domlebo70 1181 days ago
Are you able to disclose the price Duolingo paid for a 4k MRR bootstrapped app?
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It was a mix of cash and stock options which vested over a few years. There was a confidentiality clause in the contract so I can't be super specific. But I asked ChatGPT what a typical price per employee is in an acquihire and it gives the following answer. I'll just say that the common range it gives doesn't sound crazy to me.

> In general, the price per employee in an acquihire can range from $100,000 to over $1 million, with a more common range being between $250,000 and $500,000 per employee.