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I sell onions on the Internet (2019)
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Re: I sell onions on the Internet (2019)
#12Absolutely insane way to start a business. “Let me blow 2 grand on a domain name. Not sure what it’s for, yet.”
I wonder how you can then produce onions as a side business.
Re: I sell onions on the Internet (2019)
#13233 points and 89 comments back in 2022 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32053044
Re: I sell onions on the Internet (2019)
#14This feels like a relevant wiki page to mention https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onion_Futures_Act
Re: I sell onions on the Internet (2019)
#15> The way Faulkner treats his characters, I treat domain name projects. I buy them with an intention to develop. And I let them take the lead. They’re the inspiration for the business itself. They guide me towards what they need to become. I’m just the dude behind the keyboard (sorta).
I feel the same way about personal projects and blogs. A good idea tends to be self-reinforcing. It just needs someone to uncover it. Selling onions on the internet seems unusual but to the right person that idea is gold.
Re: I sell onions on the Internet (2019)
#16Absolutely insane way to start a business. “Let me blow 2 grand on a domain name. Not sure what it’s for, yet.”
I've been doing some version of this since college. ...holy shit that's almost 20 years.
It started as a bit of a joke on the "That's a good band name" line. It became "That's a good domain name". Yes, I went to a stem college.
Anyway, i've started 4 pretty decent businesses based entirely off that bit. My friends and I would be riffing out behind the pizza place/bar we frequented, someone would say something and then "That's a good domain name" comes out. I'd make a quick note and think about it for a few days. I found that if I come back to it after a week or so then it's maybe worth something.
Business and domain names can make or break a company.
On top of all that, i've also bought and then sold hundreds of domains for a profit based off this bit. I use various registars when they have sales, buy em up cheap for a few years, then park em.
After reading the OP, it's kinda funny. I did something similar with a garlic grower back in the early 00's. I had a domain, my brother worked for a garlic farmer, the farmer wanted to export to asia. It worked out well for a few years.
Re: I sell onions on the Internet (2019)
#17233 points and 89 comments back in 2022 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32053044
It got over 3000 back in 2019!! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19728132
Re: I sell onions on the Internet (2019)
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#19Great advertising for vidalias. I simply have to try one now.
Re: I sell onions on the Internet (2019)
#20Absolutely insane way to start a business. “Let me blow 2 grand on a domain name. Not sure what it’s for, yet.”
been sitting on fullstackjavascript.com for years. been too busy writing javascript to do anything with it and now I work almost exclusively in elixir.