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Making a lot probably means it's not a side project anymore. Do you mean side to begin with, or ongoing? The latter will limit the attention you can give it.

hardly_a_mirage 3y ago
I'm currently unemployed and getting a job is turning out to be really tough. So I was wondering if it's a viable strategy to build a complete product, end-to-end and put it out on the market for someone else to purchase and operationalize. I think "side-project" is misleading. What I really meant was "quickly buildable" projects. Some examples of such projects would include a unique LLM-powered content generator, or an AI-based Google Forms, etc remove.bg is a good example of a project in the lines of what I have in mind.
- beardyw 3y ago
  Remember that 99% of value comes from providing solutions to peoples problems, often quite down to earth ones. Keep that in mind.
- saluki 3y ago
  Keep interviewing while building, you'll need to be making revenue to sell at a multiplier. So I'd think about building something you would enjoy running. Google and read about the slow SaaS ramp of death. It's probably not an immediate solution to not being able to find a job. Check out Rob Walling and StartUpsForTheRestOfUs, great podcast and lots of great advice. Check out his stair step approach. Basically start out with a simple product. An info product, plugin or package and then keep leveling up to get to a SaaS. Good luck, keep those resumes going out.
- mattmanser 3y ago
  No, it's probably not. It might be if you had great sales/marketing skills to reach the suckers who might buy that. But you already told us you don't. Have a go, but you should stay focused on getting a job. It's, unfortunately, a numbers game. I don't know your situation, smaybe you don't really need to yet. But I did something similar when I got laid off in 2008, and in hindsight it was a massive waste of time and a way of making myself feel better without doing something actually productive to get a job.
shyn3 3y ago
Go do a certification instead, but not a silly one.

hardly_a_mirage 3y ago

I'm currently unemployed and getting a job is turning out to be really tough. So I was wondering if it's a viable strategy to build a complete product, end-to-end and put it out on the market for someone else to purchase and operationalize. I think "side-project" is misleading. What I really meant was "quickly buildable" projects. Some examples of such projects would include a unique LLM-powered content generator, or an AI-based Google Forms, etc remove.bg is a good example of a project in the lines of what I have in mind.

beardyw 3y ago
Remember that 99% of value comes from providing solutions to peoples problems, often quite down to earth ones. Keep that in mind.
saluki 3y ago
Keep interviewing while building, you'll need to be making revenue to sell at a multiplier. So I'd think about building something you would enjoy running. Google and read about the slow SaaS ramp of death. It's probably not an immediate solution to not being able to find a job. Check out Rob Walling and StartUpsForTheRestOfUs, great podcast and lots of great advice. Check out his stair step approach. Basically start out with a simple product. An info product, plugin or package and then keep leveling up to get to a SaaS. Good luck, keep those resumes going out.
mattmanser 3y ago
No, it's probably not. It might be if you had great sales/marketing skills to reach the suckers who might buy that. But you already told us you don't. Have a go, but you should stay focused on getting a job. It's, unfortunately, a numbers game. I don't know your situation, smaybe you don't really need to yet. But I did something similar when I got laid off in 2008, and in hindsight it was a massive waste of time and a way of making myself feel better without doing something actually productive to get a job.

shyn3 3y ago

Go do a certification instead, but not a silly one.