I started hotels.com.ng feb this year I think and it's already mildly profitable.
Very nice! So your target is an english-speaking person going for a (business) trip to Nigeria?
You do realize Nigeria IS an English speaking country, don't you?
Ask HN: who started something in 2012 which is already profitable?
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Re: Ask HN: who started something in 2012 which is already profitable?
#52I started hotels.com.ng feb this year I think and it's already mildly profitable.
This is really well done, Mark. Good luck!
Re: Ask HN: who started something in 2012 which is already profitable?
#53Developed an iOS photo editor ( http://proc.es ) which keeps me from starving. Though, come to think of it I am a little hungry.
It's hard not to be hungry with a 10 bucks app that has a landing page that says nothing about it and competes with Instagram, Camera+, Hipsmatic and such.
Re: Ask HN: who started something in 2012 which is already profitable?
#54I started a new social network for people who like weird socks.
Let us know when you're ready for an IPO.
Re: Ask HN: who started something in 2012 which is already profitable?
#55Launched http://cull.io 20 days ago. Revenue made till now $150. Spent: appengine $10, musicbakery: $47. (I don't really know how to cost my time, it's around three weeks to build).
Very cool idea and implementation! Is it limited to request/response type of challenges and do candidates have to deploy to localhost?
Thanks! Yes and yes. It is limited to request and response type of challenges and candidates have to deploy on localhost. Because of this limitations though, candidats can choose any language, library or framework and you need not limit yourself to algorithmic questions. A question for example can be "Find the top article on hacker news"
Re: Ask HN: who started something in 2012 which is already profitable?
#56I created ExportMyPosts after the Posterous acquisition so people could export and backup their blogs' data - http://exportmyposts.com/ - it has made more revenue than it costs for the hosting and servers, but not enough to pay a salary or anything. There are a few promo codes left, use HACKERNEWS at checkout.
I also made StepStats - http://StepStats.com/ - for better FitBit data visualization; it's free, but enough people have donated money that it has covered all costs involved.
Re: Ask HN: who started something in 2012 which is already profitable?
#57I launched a Mac utility app called DragonDrop ( https://shinyplasticbag.com/dragondrop/ ) that got a lot of pretty good press (including getting fireballed — here's the HN discussion http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3946404 ).
I use DragonDrop 500 times per day. I love it! Thank you!
Re: Ask HN: who started something in 2012 which is already profitable?
#58I partnered up with 4 other talented whizzes and started a user experience production agency.
http://hnd.sm is sincerely 'coming soon' (next week) but you can see how much work we've already done on our Dribbble here > http://dribbble.com/handsomemade
It's been a blast working with startups and existing brands creating new products, marketing them, and generally creating success through precise user experience.
Very profitable already and showing impressive growth.
Not a "web app" or socially networked, real time diet planner but we're a business and we're profitable!
Started in Jan of this year.
Re: Ask HN: who started something in 2012 which is already profitable?
#59Hi, I've launched a website in January to find all your bills in one place sponsored by big french brands and it became profitable in may http://greenbureau.fr
That's really neat! So those big companies pay to be on your service? How did you get them to do that?
Re: Ask HN: who started something in 2012 which is already profitable?
#60Hi, I've launched a website in January to find all your bills in one place sponsored by big french brands and it became profitable in may http://greenbureau.fr
That's really neat! So those big companies pay to be on your service? How did you get them to do that?
I would be interested in your story of dealing with large companies too. How did you get them on board?