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CogniGuide

EducationListed on TrustMRR· Sep 17
$19.9K
Asking Price
$818/mo
Monthly Revenue
$647/mo
Monthly Profit
2.6x
Profit Multiple
1 months
Business Age
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Why We Picked This

CogniGuide shows compelling unit economics with 79% margins and a 2.56x profit multiple on verified financials, but the business is only 1 month old and current monthly profit of $647 yields just $7,764 annualized—well below the sustainable cash-flow threshold for acquisition. The 50,000 registered users and 13,157 monthly Google clicks suggest organic traction, but at this stage the business lacks revenue history, churn data, and evidence that initial users will convert to paying customers at scale. The asking price of $19,900 assumes near-perfect retention and growth from a nascent user base; a buyer would be purchasing potential rather than durable earnings.

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Strengths

  • ✓Exceptional 79% profit margin indicates strong unit economics and pricing power
  • ✓Verified financials on TrustMRR platform with no data quality warnings
  • ✓13,157 organic Google clicks in August 2026 (up 26% from May) shows SEO channel momentum
  • ✓50,000 registered users represent a meaningful audience for conversion and retention
  • ✓Attractive 2.56x annual profit multiple and low absolute asking price enable rapid payback if churn remains low
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Details to confirm

  • •Business is only 1 month old; no meaningful revenue history or user cohort retention data to confirm subscription durability
  • •Current monthly profit of $647 ($7,764 annualized) is substantially below investment recovery thresholds; buyer should request forward projections and conversion-rate assumptions from the founder
  • •No customer-concentration, churn, or lifetime-value data disclosed; confirm whether the 50,000 users are active and what percentage convert to paying subscribers
  • •Clarify the revenue model and unit economics: ask for average revenue per user, monthly active users, and trial-to-paid conversion rates to assess sustainability beyond the first 30 days

Additional details to confirm

Evidence 74/100
Very short track record: under 6 monthsTraffic or algorithm dependency

Buy vs Build: BUILD

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AI-native cash cost
$3.5K–$8.0K
Estimated time
8 weeks
Asking price
$19.9K

At 1 month old with $647/month profit, CogniGuide offers neither verified customer durability nor sufficient cash flow to justify acquisition over building. The core software—note-to-mindmap/flashcard/quiz conversion using AI—is reproducible in 8 weeks with a $3,500–$8,000 AI-coding budget and open-source UI components. The 50,000 registered users and organic SEO channel are real assets, but without churn, retention, or cohort-analysis data, they represent unproven conversion potential rather than stable business traction. A buyer would assume near-total execution and retention risk while paying for an unvalidated user base. Building an equivalent MVP and acquiring a customer base organically through paid or organic channels carries less downside risk at this stage.

Cash estimate includes the AI tools, APIs and infrastructure needed for a solo founder to recreate the software. Build time is informational and lightly weighted. The verdict is driven mainly by customers, users, verified earnings, retention, distribution, brand, data and operating history.

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Financial Snapshot

$10K
Annual Revenue
$8K
Annual Profit
$0.8K
Monthly Revenue
31 mo
Est. Payback
Profit Margin79%
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Business Overview

AI study SaaS turning notes into mind maps, flashcards and quizzes. 50,000+ registered users and an established SEO channel: 13,157 Google clicks in August 2026, up 26% from May. Historical peak MRR o

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Quick Facts

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Type
Education
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Age
1 months
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Source
TrustMRR
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Listed
Sep 17, 2026

Deal Score

48
Below Average
Evidence confidence74/100
2.6x
Good Multiple
Asking$19.9K
MRR$818/mo
Profit$647/mo
Profit Multiple2.6x
Age1 months
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Preliminary screening based on marketplace and public data. Verify all financial, legal, technical, customer, and operational claims independently before making an acquisition decision. This is not financial or legal advice.