It took me about three months to make the decision. So was it a difficult decision for you? Yes. Ten minutes into the conversation, he said, 'Would you consider selling?' I said 'Honestly, I haven't thought about it.' And I hadn't. And then last May, the CEO of Intuit, Brad Smith, approached me about a meeting, saying he just wanted to get to know the other CEOs in the space. I just wanted to create something that I wanted to use. Was an acquisition always in the back of your mind? I honestly didn't even think about it. She recently caught up with Patzer to discuss the big sale, what his new role with the company will be, and how he's planning to change the future of transportation. Patzer, an Inc.com 30 Under 30 alum, is also featured in the new book, Upstarts! How GenY Entrepreneurs Are Rocking the World of Business ( by Inc. Little did he know that just two years later, Intuit, which makes Quicken, would fork over $170 million for his website. Aaron Patzer launched as a user-friendly alternative to Quicken and other personal-finance software out there.

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