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Not answering the question directly but one issue is that as a developer you can often make a product for almost free (and it might even be a really good produc
by throwaway2016a 9y ago
Not answering the question directly but one issue is that as a developer you can often make a product for almost free (and it might even be a really good product) but marketing is almost never free.
Sure you can market with sweat equity. Forums, Show HN, Product Hunt, etc but to get real money you often have to advertise. And advertising is not cheap.
I do actually have a product in this category but I don't want to post it with a throw away account.
- sfennell 9y agoJust out of curiosity, why wouldn't you want to post it here - why use a throwaway account?
- throwaway2016a 9y agoIt's really easy to get my real identity given a website that I own and I don't have a non throw away account. I use a throw away account because it gives me the freedom to discuss things openly without being judged based on my real world reputation or which company I work for.
- konschubert 9y agoThen the account you're using is not a throwaway, but you could create an actual throwaway to post it :)
- throwaway2016a 9y agoI've been told this before :) My thought was to throw it away initially but I have so much karma on this account I can't bare to part with it.
- roryisok 9y agoSo don't! If you create a second account for your business identity, nobody will know. Keep business and personal accounts separate. Neither is throwaway!
- neoterics 9y agoI wish there was a better way to connect entrepreneurs of varying skills together. I am in a similar boat as you, but on the other end. I am a marketer and at times I have ideas (for websites or apps) that I would like to get built, but since I have to pay for that and since not all ideas are going to be winners it can become an expensive proposition. Although threads like this can be valuable since I can reach out to developers who have created a product that I see addressing a real need in the market and reach out to them to see if there is any scope to work together, but these are few and far between.
- ux-app 9y ago> reach out to them to see if there is any scope to work together Hey, you don't have any contact info in your profile, but if you'd like to get in touch I'd be keen to have a chat, my email is eli@ux-app.com