I believe that this particular post is more about what someone should look into when facing unexpected success than driving a good sale price: so far, no one has posted this was a good idea to sell.
My reaction is: pay a litt major to respond to e-mails for couple of hours a day. Most reactions are: get a serious business partner. Debating that is a lot more relevant than an ad -- hence the tolerance.
Unless you're calling BS on the guy's reasons for selling, which he has disclosed in comments, I think there's a fully legit HN story here, above and beyond "app for sale."
My reaction is: pay a litt major to respond to e-mails for couple of hours a day. Most reactions are: get a serious business partner. Debating that is a lot more relevant than an ad -- hence the tolerance.