#197 – Inside Zapier's First Acquisition with Ben Tossell of Makerpad

Indie Hackers

In just two years, Ben Tossell (@bentossell) grew Makerpad to over 10,000 users, $400,000 ARR and got bought by Zapier in a deal that became Zapier’s first acquisition. In this episode, I’m going to put Ben’s poker face to the test as I dig into the details of the deal and what it’s like for a founder to go through that process for the first time.

• Learn about no-code: https://www.makerpad.co/
• Follow Ben on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@bentossell