I've created 3 apps for the Mac App Store. I'm not too sure if its a success since I'm making about 5k/month in sales and I'm still keeping my day job. I guess its just more disposable income.
What apps did you build if you do not mind me asking?
Ask HN: Small product, single founder success stories?
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#112Earlier quoted context omitted.
Do you pay yahoo for access to their Fantasy/Sports API?
Yahoo Sports has a free API. They currently do not have a commercial license option. I use it myself and I hope other fantasy sites follow their lead. Learn more here: http://developer.yahoo.com/fantasysports/
The API seems geared toward getting data for an existing Yahoo fantasy league/team/players, but can you get arbitrary sports game stats and player statuses out of it, or is it only useful if your application's users are Yahoo Fantasy Sports users?
Re: Ask HN: Small product, single founder success stories?
#113I'm a single founder who have run Iconfinder.com alone from 2007 until 2011, where I got a new business partner. The site reached 1,7 M monthly visits and gives me almost a full income. I won't define it as success since I haven't reached my goal yet, but I guess it shows you can build a large website alone.
I use it all the time. Very useful.
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#114I'm a single founder who have run Iconfinder.com alone from 2007 until 2011, where I got a new business partner. The site reached 1,7 M monthly visits and gives me almost a full income. I won't define it as success since I haven't reached my goal yet, but I guess it shows you can build a large website alone.
Sweet. I've used iconfinder.com over the years. Its now a default stop when searching an icon. Seems to be getting better everytime i visit too. Keep up the good work!
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#115People in Vietnam pay everything by cash. And they love US products. So I integrated my online bookstore w/ Amazon, enabling the Vietnamese to search and buy any book on Amazon in VND (aka the Dong). It is not a lot of money but its very fulfilling seeing my Amazon account and the books people order. Plus it enables me to travel. I m in NYC now but will go to Vietnam in winter. Surf is up in that part of the world :)
I have been brainstorming something similar for a different country and vertical, and I am seeking for some ideas. Do do have an email?
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#116I'm the sole founder of http://www.fused.com -- a hosting provider based out of Toronto. Up until recently I managed 100% of my company while on persistent road trips & traveling :)
We host ~5,000+ sites at last count, and are quickly working our way towards $1mm per annum. We hit $1mm earned total as of a few months ago.
My most recent feat was the birt of my first adorable little gal, and the wife & I are extremely happy to settle down for a few years until she's at a ripe age to show the world. In the meantime we'll make sure we settle somewhere warm :)
Re: Ask HN: Small product, single founder success stories?
#117Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yahoo Sports has a free API. They currently do not have a commercial license option. I use it myself and I hope other fantasy sites follow their lead. Learn more here: http://developer.yahoo.com/fantasysports/
The API seems geared toward getting data for an existing Yahoo fantasy league/team/players, but can you get arbitrary sports game stats and player statuses out of it, or is it only useful if your application's users are Yahoo Fantasy Sports users?
It's only for Yahoo Fantasy Sports users. It does not have sports data in general. You'd have to find another stat provider like STATS Inc for something like that.
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#118I'm the single founder of http://www.supersaas.com, an appointment scheduling system. Made enough money last year to add an extra floor to my house as an office, so I can still say I work from home. Kids are downstairs with a nanny, so I get to see them whenever I go for coffee. Loving every minute of it. Growth is still exponential, I now have representatives in 6 countries. It's a plain vanilla rails+MySql app, and I had not programmed anything for over a decade before starting on it (I was a CS major in the eighties), investment was just my time since expenses are still negligible.
Re: Ask HN: Small product, single founder success stories?
#119I'm a single founder who have run Iconfinder.com alone from 2007 until 2011, where I got a new business partner. The site reached 1,7 M monthly visits and gives me almost a full income. I won't define it as success since I haven't reached my goal yet, but I guess it shows you can build a large website alone.
How do you make your income on iconfinder? When I search for icons, the ads display below the results--I won't see them if the icon I'm looking for is in the top few rows. What percentage of income comes from merch?
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#120I'm a single founder of http://mmo-mumble.com, a voice chat hosting service aimed at MMO gamers. I've been running the service for 2.5 years, and I'm up to about 900 paying customers. It's not a full-time job yet, but it's kept me afloat through other revenue problems, so I consider it a resounding success.