TechHui Acquired for $10M

[Daniel Leuck]

We are happy to announce that TechHui has been acquired by Japanese internet powerhouse Joudan K.K. for $10 million dollars. Joudan CEO Saru Usoda had this to say about the deal, which was finalized yesterday, "TechHui will make a fantastic addition to our portfolio of regional niche social networks and blogs." Usoda said Joudan's plans include a redesign, localization to Japanese and the introduction of several custom OpenSocial applications.

TechHui founders Daniel Leuck and his wife Mika Leuck will be relocated to Joudan's headquarters in Jigokudani, Japan.

[Chris]

wow just moved back to Hawaii and now you're leaving...

[Fred "derfie" Baclig]

lol, I figured that! My g/f tells me "Joudan deshou" all the time! Should of known =P

[Daniel Leuck]

Mahalo Fred, and all the other folks who were kind enough to drop by, email, text and call.

This was actually an April fools joke :-), but we hope to report the real thing about Ooi at some point in the future. For those of you who study Japanese, or cheat by actually being Japanese, take a close look at the names in this post.

Have a great weekend!

[Fred "derfie" Baclig]

I thought this was just a April Fools joke and waited for the punch line.

and so now I'm assuming this is true.. Congrats Dan and Mika!

[Brian Russo]

And so is Brian
- Brian's Cat

[Brian Russo]

I'm looking forward to moving to Japan!

[Bob Sommers]

Hi Daniel and Mika:
I'm new to your site, but I would love to hear your story. Would you be interested in doing an audio interview for the Recognized Expert Marketing Show or for the Internet Marketing Association of Hawaii? I know our members would love to hear about your plan, struggle and success.
Aloha, Bob Sommers

[Alex Salkever]

Maybe you can front me the office space now? :)

[Douglas Levin]

ISTWHCTT.

[Daniel Leuck]

We are removing this post from the front page (de-featuring it) because it is causing too much trouble. We greatly appreciate everyone who called, emailed and stopped by to congratulate us. Yes, we feel (read: I feel) a little guilty. :-)