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I launched 17 side projects. Result? I'm rich in expired domains

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Re: I launched 17 side projects. Result? I'm rich in expired domains

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Post by mr_mitm »

heathrow83829 wrote: post #71

is anyone else here tired of building products for which there is little to no demand? What if we started with a product idea for which we know there is demand for: things people are already paying money for. For example: apples, or tires, or etc. something you know people are paying money for. and then try and either build that product or another product that makes building the product easier.

I just build things for myself, so I know the demand. I call it me-ware. Works for me, and once or twice it also worked for others, but if it doesn't, that's fine, too. Of course I don't charge anything, I just release it as FOSS.

The thing is that figuring out how to realize an idea is the fun part. Making it into a polished product that others can easily use with proper documentation is as important as it is tedious and exhausting.

Re: I launched 17 side projects. Result? I'm rich in expired domains

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Post by sincerely »

tnt128 wrote: post #119

My advice: It’s probably not that you’ve lost interest in your project — it’s more likely that you don’t know what to do next and you’re defaulting to your comfort zone: building the product. Here’s an easy way to test this: imagine your product suddenly takes off — it gets picked up on Reddit or Hacker News, you start getting lots of users and feedback. Would you still feel uninterested? Or would you find yourself e…

Thanks for sharing this ChatGPT message with us

Re: I launched 17 side projects. Result? I'm rich in expired domains

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Post by rkachowski »

al_borland wrote: post #111
karaterobot wrote: post #96

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't think it has to be ADHD. I don't have ADHD, and none of my friends have it that I know of. We all start things we don't finish, though. I was going to post some of the more ridiculous domain names I've purchased for personal projects, before I realized I'd be doxxing myself. Too bad, there are some good ones. I think in many cases, we fail to finish projects because it's so much easier to start than it is to…

I didn’t think I had ADHD. Then I saw some video on autism that hit a little too close to home. I went and got tested, and just had them test for everything while I was at it, which included testing for ADHD. Turns out I do have ADHD. The more I learn about it, and autism, the more my entire life comes into focus. I have mixed feelings about finding this out late in life (early 40s). I do think there was a lot of val…

What kind of tests are these that can identify such disorders? In the culture and country I'm from, everyone I know with a similar diagnosis has had to go through a path of "decide what you have, battle the gatekeepers until they relent". This isn't just cynicism and shopping for desired results but the result of a medical system where professionals are guardians of insurance spend rather than fonts of advice.

The idea that there's a valid diagnostic test available sounds quite interesting.

Re: I launched 17 side projects. Result? I'm rich in expired domains

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Post by mrgnw »

jonplackett wrote: post #7

I have now reached the point where I won’t buy the domain name until I get a prototype ready. I’ve only bought one domain name since then and got the project out! I think the domain name is your reward for finishing your minimum viable product.

Good idea. Also - putting side projects on subdomains of your main domain / using cloudflare tunnel - Tailscale funnel to run services from your computer

Re: I launched 17 side projects. Result? I'm rich in expired domains

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Post by ta12653421 »

jonplackett wrote: post #7

I have now reached the point where I won’t buy the domain name until I get a prototype ready. I’ve only bought one domain name since then and got the project out! I think the domain name is your reward for finishing your minimum viable product.

Thanks, you should have told me this 13 years ago, before I lost 10k+ in domain names :-D

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Post by kukkeliskuu »

donatj wrote: post #25

I created a rule almost ten years ago that I won't buy the domain until I actually have something to host, and it's done me reasonably well. I however have a similar but more expensive problem, I develop side projects to an MVP and leave them up for literal decades with no one but myself using them, paying for the domain and hosting. I can't let things go. I rewrote a number of things in Go recently so they could sca…

I have similar problem, but even more expensive. I have developed products that have lots of users so I cannot (and don't want to) abandon it, but monetization will require lots of investment -- actually setting up a different business altogether because the monetization I would like to buy as a service does not exist.
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