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Ask HN: Do you have a side project you want to sell?

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A similar thread gets posted every now and then. I think it's time for an update. If you have any side projects that you've built and that you no longer have time for, list them here and let's see if others want to buy it from you.

I'm personally interested in anything security related (SaaS preferred).

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#2
I built Nomie (https://nomie.app) over the last 5 years, the data that people track with it IS INSANELY personal. So much that the stress wore me out and I ended up shutting it all down 2 months ago.

I'd love to sell it, but I'm too afraid of giving it to the wrong people. Every investor or potential buyer wanted Nomie for the users data, not because it was actually helping people - GTFO.

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I built Nomie ( https://nomie.app ) over the last 5 years, the data that people track with it IS INSANELY personal. So much that the stress wore me out and I ended up shutting it all down 2 months ago. I'd love to sell it, but I'm too afraid of giving it to the wrong people. Every investor or potential buyer wanted Nomie for the users data, not because it was actually helping people - GTFO.

Ouch, yeah, that sucks. Were you worried about the data loss risk or just tired of the slog?

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DNDEmail (https://dndemail.com) adds do not disturb features to Gmail. I built it for myself and then opened it up to others. Basically, it keeps your inbox empty on all devices, and delivers all your new messages on a schedule you determine.

I have 1600 sign-ups, 500 active users, and 22 paying customers. The post-beta conversion to paying account rate is 1.7%. The site has only been marketed on the Chrome Webstore where it has a 5 star rating and 40 real reviews. It gets 3-5 new sign-ups per day.

It is built on google app engine. Python, Django, and Google NDB datastore.

Link to chrome webstore page: (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/do-not-disturb-for...)

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DNDEmail ( https://dndemail.com ) adds do not disturb features to Gmail. I built it for myself and then opened it up to others. Basically, it keeps your inbox empty on all devices, and delivers all your new messages on a schedule you determine. I have 1600 sign-ups, 500 active users, and 22 paying customers. The post-beta conversion to paying account rate is 1.7%. The site has only been marketed on the Chrome Webstor…

How about a feature to snooze an email? Click snooze and you get a new copy in a week. I’ve always wanted that.

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#6

I built Nomie ( https://nomie.app ) over the last 5 years, the data that people track with it IS INSANELY personal. So much that the stress wore me out and I ended up shutting it all down 2 months ago. I'd love to sell it, but I'm too afraid of giving it to the wrong people. Every investor or potential buyer wanted Nomie for the users data, not because it was actually helping people - GTFO.

So what is it?

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post #6

I built Nomie ( https://nomie.app ) over the last 5 years, the data that people track with it IS INSANELY personal. So much that the stress wore me out and I ended up shutting it all down 2 months ago. I'd love to sell it, but I'm too afraid of giving it to the wrong people. Every investor or potential buyer wanted Nomie for the users data, not because it was actually helping people - GTFO.

So what is it?

Nomie let you track anything you wanted. You created different trackers like: Drank Coffee, Peed, Smoked Crack - you customized the inputs, then with a single tap could track your life away. Then you could see how the things you track affect one another.

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post #3

I built Nomie ( https://nomie.app ) over the last 5 years, the data that people track with it IS INSANELY personal. So much that the stress wore me out and I ended up shutting it all down 2 months ago. I'd love to sell it, but I'm too afraid of giving it to the wrong people. Every investor or potential buyer wanted Nomie for the users data, not because it was actually helping people - GTFO.

Ouch, yeah, that sucks. Were you worried about the data loss risk or just tired of the slog?

Constantly worried about hackers... the "how i'm stealing your credit card data" post brought my level of stress to the max.

I don't think I'll ever stop tracking and continue to use Nomie. Since it's purely offline and device only, like Alien Blue it should keep chugging for a while.

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post #5

DNDEmail ( https://dndemail.com ) adds do not disturb features to Gmail. I built it for myself and then opened it up to others. Basically, it keeps your inbox empty on all devices, and delivers all your new messages on a schedule you determine. I have 1600 sign-ups, 500 active users, and 22 paying customers. The post-beta conversion to paying account rate is 1.7%. The site has only been marketed on the Chrome Webstor…

How about a feature to snooze an email? Click snooze and you get a new copy in a week. I’ve always wanted that.

That is now built into Gmail

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post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How about a feature to snooze an email? Click snooze and you get a new copy in a week. I’ve always wanted that.

That is now built into Gmail

Oh wow neat. Pity I only use email on the iPhone now.
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