I built a forum around 2001 for people in the state of Maine who loved cars. I seeded it with friends, I put fliers on interesting cars I found around the state

I built a forum around 2001 for people in the state of Maine who loved cars. I seeded it with friends, I put fliers on interesting cars I found around the state, hosted meet ups, etc. It took a ton of effort to get that fly wheel to spin, but I made a few hundred dollars a month in ads from local business (car dealers, mechanics). Tons of fun, met great people and set me on a course that has served me to this day. I was a bit early for hyper niche communities though :) Creating a better Reddit has been a brain storm side project I’ve been working on for years. The Internet needs it now more than ever. But after my $100k bet on VR I’m now more deliberate. Anyway, this kid spending ten weeks on his side project is pulled out of a different era. Such experiments may have yielded fruit a decade or two ago.