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Re: Ask HN: What's a side project you built to make money that hasn't?

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Post by foxhop »

kidproquo wrote: post #247

Hmm, this is going to get depressing. Oh well. Here goes. I think my main problem is that I create solutions that are great for my problems. Flaming Notes[0] - iOS, Android, Windows Phone and Web game to learn music notation. Total revenue: 10 USD over 2 years. MelloNote[1] - Android app to sync audio files with text (lyrics, guitar chords, etc). Think 4-track subtitles that can be used by a band. Earnings: 6 USD in…

having my son play with seentell.me - he's 5 going into first grade.

Update: he loved it and wanted to keep playing - "I want to do more! I like the music!"

Re: Ask HN: What's a side project you built to make money that hasn't?

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Post by kidproquo »

foxhop wrote: post #251
kidproquo wrote: post #247

Hmm, this is going to get depressing. Oh well. Here goes. I think my main problem is that I create solutions that are great for my problems. Flaming Notes[0] - iOS, Android, Windows Phone and Web game to learn music notation. Total revenue: 10 USD over 2 years. MelloNote[1] - Android app to sync audio files with text (lyrics, guitar chords, etc). Think 4-track subtitles that can be used by a band. Earnings: 6 USD in…

having my son play with seentell.me - he's 5 going into first grade. Update: he loved it and wanted to keep playing - "I want to do more! I like the music!"

Hey, awesome. Let me know what he thinks of it.

Update:

Glad he liked it :-) Now I have 2 satisfied customers.

BTW, you can create your own custom lesson plan by clicking the Settings button. That will take you to https://seentell.me/settings.

Re: Ask HN: What's a side project you built to make money that hasn't?

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Post by westoncb »

mandatory wrote: post #246
westoncb wrote: post #139

I've maxed out a couple credit cards and spent all my severance pay etc. trying to finish building this '3D abstract visual debugger,' which I'm calling Lucidity [video]: http://symbolflux.com/projects/avd I started working on it in 2014 and it's been on my mind ever since. I applied to YC with it a long time ago (was not accepted, and I can see so much wrong with the application I sent now...) I was laid off in Nove…

I'm in love with this, I have nothing constructive to add but you should be really proud of this work. Reminded me of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pTEmbeENF4 Think you're on to something that this talk points out very well.

Thanks! That's funny, before starting at a programming job a few years ago my soon-to-be-employer (at a tiny YC startup) said to me, "you can be like our own little Bret Victor!" I should re-watch that one though since I only have a vague recollection of it. I enjoyed his "Inventing on Principle" talk quite a bit.

Re: Ask HN: What's a side project you built to make money that hasn't?

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Post by Sohcahtoa82 »

Probably doesn't count, but I'll post anyways...

I've written the beginnings for two games, but didn't flesh out and complete the game mechanics because I haven't wanted to deal with the legal expenses involved in establishing an LLC and trademarking my assets, so I haven't been motivated to complete and release them.

I don't want to spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars on legal protections and then only make back $50.

Re: Ask HN: What's a side project you built to make money that hasn't?

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Post by jblok »

wheresvic1 wrote: post #132

I'm building https://ewolo.fitness/ - it's a no-frills workout tracker that's built from the ground-up to be mobile friendly. I decided to do it after seeing a total lack of decent workout trackers that work well on mobile and provide a web interface. It's made using React, Redux and I don't expect it to make any money :)

Hey, I'm just getting into weightlifting. I think this might be a really cool tool! Going to use it for a bit and see if it's helpful.

Re: Ask HN: What's a side project you built to make money that hasn't?

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Post by LarryMade2 »

http://doPlaces.com

Partly because I suck at marketing my stuff (and am very low-income). I expect it to bring revenue but it has also been a thing for me to hone various programming, design and marketing skills, trying out some new concepts, etc.

Have learned and am still learning a lot from it.

Re: Ask HN: What's a side project you built to make money that hasn't?

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Post by rokhayakebe »

dizzystar wrote: post #102

I built a large inventory, product management, CRM, channels management etc etc system. The idea is to integrate all the non-talking and buggy systems needed to run a small e-commerce business (most small e-commerce companies are using money-losing systems and "fixing" the issues with Macro-enabled Excel books). It was also open-source because there is zero way I'd ever take the whole market alone. The idea, I think,…

Anywhere we can read about all the features and functionality?

Re: Ask HN: What's a side project you built to make money that hasn't?

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Post by etrautmann »

westoncb wrote: post #139

I've maxed out a couple credit cards and spent all my severance pay etc. trying to finish building this '3D abstract visual debugger,' which I'm calling Lucidity [video]: http://symbolflux.com/projects/avd I started working on it in 2014 and it's been on my mind ever since. I applied to YC with it a long time ago (was not accepted, and I can see so much wrong with the application I sent now...) I was laid off in Nove…

this looks awesome - beautiful work so far

Re: Ask HN: What's a side project you built to make money that hasn't?

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Post by crisnoble »

I built http://thejobist.com (lame tagline: A job-search search site) as I was learning web development and looking for a web development job. I built it with grand vision to expand user submissions, working voting, featured sites, relevant ads and the list goes on. However, once I found a job, I let it dwindle. It still gets a decent amount of traffic considering how little effort I have put into promoting it in the several few years. I still think that it would be possible to make it more useful and revenue positive but I seem to have a bit of ADHD when it comes to side projects.
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