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Show HN: Redsand.io – Find partners for software projects

141 points by aragvel 6y ago

aragvel 6y ago
We are college students who got tired of having limited options for side project partners. So, we built a platform where you can discover and recruit team members to build software with. redsand.io is a community of software developers who are open to collaboration. You can filter users by specific skills and find your ideal teammate.
- alec_kendall 6y ago
  This is a useful idea. I’m a junior studying CS and I can’t seem to find anyone in my cs department to collaborate on projects with.
cdata 6y ago
This reminds me of the (indie game dev oriented) I Need A Team: https://www.reddit.com/r/INAT/ https://www.reddit.com/r/INAT/ In the last few months it seems like there have been a number of these targeted forums that might otherwise have been sub-sections of a larger site like Reddit. I can't escape the feeling that these could potentially turn into a sort of honey pot that will land my email address in the hands of a recruiting business or other advertiser. There is a lot of value to be derived from collecting an audience of skilled workers in a single discussion venue with ambiguous privacy rules. I guess the barrier to leaving a known quantity like Reddit and signing up for a mom-and-pop forum like this feels a lot higher than it used to. I need to know more about who is running it, what their goals and roadmap are, and have some data to help me reason about the trade-offs of moving discussions there.
- ta999999171 6y ago
  Not trying to be inflammatory: I'd sooner trust a random person off the street than reddit, at this point, and am genuinely baffled how you arrived at your emotional conclusion.
- aragvel 6y ago
  Hi. Thanks for commenting. I am a senior at Tufts University, studying computer science. You bring up a great point about privacy but I created the website out of my love for building products. I hate the LinkedIn recruiter spam as much as anybody.
- Nzen 6y ago
  See also reddit programming buddies [0], though it's usually beginners [0] https://www.reddit.com/r/ProgrammingBuddies/ https://www.reddit.com/r/ProgrammingBuddies/
NicoJuicy 6y ago
I like it! Took some inspiration by Indiehackers ( eg. layout whise) i suppose?
- aragvel 6y ago
  Haha yes a little bit. I love IndieHackers but I think we offer a different kind of value.
jonluca 6y ago
This is cool! I've always wanted to find something like this that wasn't purely business students looking for someone to build their "startup idea". Hope it succeeds and gains traction!
- zshanidze 6y ago
  Thanks for your comment. We are happy that you liked the idea. <3 "Hope it succeeds and gains traction!" - We hope it too.
adontz 6y ago
I am proud and shocked to find out that co-founder is from my town. Wow! Registered an account. Good luck!
- aragvel 6y ago
  Thank you for your support adontz! Where are you from (if it's not a secret)?
  - adontz 6y ago
    Tbilisi? :-D
    - aragvel 6y ago
      Yes! :)
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joaonuno 6y ago
I think https://findcollabs.com/ https://findcollabs.com/ started along the same line and then shifted to be hackathon focused. Don't know what motivated the decision.
- lex0r 6y ago
  Only a speculation from my side, but maybe because in a hackathon you can already see the skills of the other and their workethics.
  - aragvel 6y ago
    I tried to make user profiles as informative as possible (github links, projects, etc). But I know where you're coming from.
arendtio 6y ago
How about some kind of newsletter (weekly/monthly)? Currently, I have no time to spend, but maybe in a few months or if a project comes along that fits 100% one of my own ideas.
- aragvel 6y ago
  Fantastic idea. This is the feature I'll work on next. Thanks a lot!
sideproject 6y ago
Nice. We do this on sideprojectors too. https://www.sideprojectors.com https://www.sideprojectors.com Our pitch is “find a co-founder / collaborator” for your project. We have had a number of matches but as people would know finding a right person to work with is always a challenge even if a platform exists to connect (still necessary!) good luck!
aabbcc1241 6y ago
I see most threads are actually looking for project idea instead of technical partners. Anyway bookmarked this site :)
arthurcolle 6y ago
Just a suggestion, but you really might want to use a more relevant or intuitive name, redsand.io has zero meaning to me and I'm sure that many would feel similarly.
econcon 6y ago
My challenge has to be to find developers who want to work in "grey space" where things are legal but might not be ethical with good money making potential.
- thefantasma 6y ago
  I don’t think it’s so much the space but it’s a tough proposition to go into business with possibly shady characters who are willing to do unethical things. For the right $$$, I’d be willing to build anything but I gotta make sure I get paid.
telaia396 6y ago
I always wonder how these platforms would sustain long term? I mean, if this service would match existing companies with talents they seek, the obvious case is that the company might pay the platform for the match. So this service would instead have to make the users pay for something like premium? Or maybe handle the infrastructure for the matched talents for a fee?

141 points by aragvel 6y ago

We are college students who got tired of having limited options for side project partners. So, we built a platform where you can discover and recruit team members to build software with. redsand.io is a community of software developers who are open to collaboration. You can filter users by specific skills and find your ideal teammate.

alec_kendall 6y ago
This is a useful idea. I’m a junior studying CS and I can’t seem to find anyone in my cs department to collaborate on projects with.

cdata 6y ago

This reminds me of the (indie game dev oriented) I Need A Team: https://www.reddit.com/r/INAT/ https://www.reddit.com/r/INAT/ In the last few months it seems like there have been a number of these targeted forums that might otherwise have been sub-sections of a larger site like Reddit. I can't escape the feeling that these could potentially turn into a sort of honey pot that will land my email address in the hands of a recruiting business or other advertiser. There is a lot of value to be derived from collecting an audience of skilled workers in a single discussion venue with ambiguous privacy rules. I guess the barrier to leaving a known quantity like Reddit and signing up for a mom-and-pop forum like this feels a lot higher than it used to. I need to know more about who is running it, what their goals and roadmap are, and have some data to help me reason about the trade-offs of moving discussions there.

ta999999171 6y ago
Not trying to be inflammatory: I'd sooner trust a random person off the street than reddit, at this point, and am genuinely baffled how you arrived at your emotional conclusion.
aragvel 6y ago
Hi. Thanks for commenting. I am a senior at Tufts University, studying computer science. You bring up a great point about privacy but I created the website out of my love for building products. I hate the LinkedIn recruiter spam as much as anybody.
Nzen 6y ago
See also reddit programming buddies [0], though it's usually beginners [0] https://www.reddit.com/r/ProgrammingBuddies/ https://www.reddit.com/r/ProgrammingBuddies/

NicoJuicy 6y ago

I like it! Took some inspiration by Indiehackers ( eg. layout whise) i suppose?

aragvel 6y ago
Haha yes a little bit. I love IndieHackers but I think we offer a different kind of value.

jonluca 6y ago

This is cool! I've always wanted to find something like this that wasn't purely business students looking for someone to build their "startup idea". Hope it succeeds and gains traction!

zshanidze 6y ago
Thanks for your comment. We are happy that you liked the idea. <3 "Hope it succeeds and gains traction!" - We hope it too.

adontz 6y ago

I am proud and shocked to find out that co-founder is from my town. Wow! Registered an account. Good luck!

aragvel 6y ago
Thank you for your support adontz! Where are you from (if it's not a secret)?
- adontz 6y ago
  Tbilisi? :-D
  - aragvel 6y ago
    Yes! :)

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joaonuno 6y ago

I think https://findcollabs.com/ https://findcollabs.com/ started along the same line and then shifted to be hackathon focused. Don't know what motivated the decision.

lex0r 6y ago
Only a speculation from my side, but maybe because in a hackathon you can already see the skills of the other and their workethics.
- aragvel 6y ago
  I tried to make user profiles as informative as possible (github links, projects, etc). But I know where you're coming from.

arendtio 6y ago

How about some kind of newsletter (weekly/monthly)? Currently, I have no time to spend, but maybe in a few months or if a project comes along that fits 100% one of my own ideas.

aragvel 6y ago
Fantastic idea. This is the feature I'll work on next. Thanks a lot!

sideproject 6y ago

Nice. We do this on sideprojectors too. https://www.sideprojectors.com https://www.sideprojectors.com Our pitch is “find a co-founder / collaborator” for your project. We have had a number of matches but as people would know finding a right person to work with is always a challenge even if a platform exists to connect (still necessary!) good luck!

aabbcc1241 6y ago

I see most threads are actually looking for project idea instead of technical partners. Anyway bookmarked this site :)

arthurcolle 6y ago

Just a suggestion, but you really might want to use a more relevant or intuitive name, redsand.io has zero meaning to me and I'm sure that many would feel similarly.

econcon 6y ago

My challenge has to be to find developers who want to work in "grey space" where things are legal but might not be ethical with good money making potential.

thefantasma 6y ago
I don’t think it’s so much the space but it’s a tough proposition to go into business with possibly shady characters who are willing to do unethical things. For the right $$$, I’d be willing to build anything but I gotta make sure I get paid.

telaia396 6y ago

I always wonder how these platforms would sustain long term? I mean, if this service would match existing companies with talents they seek, the obvious case is that the company might pay the platform for the match. So this service would instead have to make the users pay for something like premium? Or maybe handle the infrastructure for the matched talents for a fee?