Title: Hi HN! Posting this for a friend to keep his identity private. He'll respond through my account, and wrote all the text below:<p>Hello HN! For 5 years, I've ran a highly profitable side business. While the business requires very minimal maintenance, I'd like to focus my attention on other ventures. The site continues to provide a fantastic income, but the obligation to maintain it still exists in my head, and I'm ready to release myself of that obligation. I've never sold a business and I've been a longtime HN user and contributor, so I'm hoping that the community here can provide me with advice or even a buyer.<p>This sale represents a huge learning opportunity plus some financial security. By purchasing this business, you'll gain access to a production-quality website that has been profitable for half a decade. You'll gain the foundation to massively grow this into a much larger business, and you'll already have a customer base that loves and believes in the product. So whether you're an experienced entrepreneur looking for something new, a new entrepreneur looking to have a solid start, or just someone looking for some fantastic side income, this post should interest you.<p>Below are the financials, maintenance, and tech information about the business. I'm going to keep the product itself private except to interested buyers.<p># The Numbers<p>Users: 5522<p>Revenue (last 12 months): $76,201<p>Expenses (last 12 months): $2,521<p>Maintenance:<p><pre><code>  * During peak periods, there are ~2 support emails sent per day.
  * Technical maintenance is sometimes required, average 4 to 8 hours per business quarter.
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Technology:<p><pre><code>  * Python
  * Tornado
  * PostgreSQL
  * AWS for hosting
  * Twilio
  * PayPal
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Thanks! If you're seriously interested, please email me at hnbusinessinterest@gmail.com and I can give a more detailed rundown of the entire product, revenue numbers, etc.
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