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The gist I get from this thread is that if you have something on the cards you should just commit to it? How much is just survivorship bias? I have like 4-5 s

The gist I get from this thread is that if you have something on the cards you should just commit to it? How much is just survivorship bias? I have like 4-5 side hustles being worked on at any one time, but I rarely ship for various reasons. Lots of people in this thread seem to have just gone and done it without thinking. How often does that pay off?

alfalfasprout 2y ago
Honestly more than you'd expect. Even my less successful ideas paid off at least a few hundred bucks. The more successful ones tens of thousands/yr.
pstorm 2y ago
Less than 10% of my projects ever made anything. Check out indiehackers.com - tons of old posts of people starting things, but the domain is dead when you click through.
goodpoint 2y ago
> How much is just survivorship bias? It's all pure survivorship bias.
s6af7ygt 2y ago
> How much is just survivorship bias? 100%. The topic is to post side projects making $500/month. Not to post failed side projects, projects that generate little to no money, or that cost money.
_benj 2y ago
I guess it is survivorship bias, but I’d never be one of the survivors if I don’t even try. I have an Etsy product, Christmas tree ornament, has made about $600 gross last year and another $400 or so this year… It’s not much but now I have an Etsy shop with 5 start reviews all across. Planning to make a few more non-seasonal products and see where I can take it. But, I also have a graveyard on my GitHub! I guess the stats are like 9/10 entrepreneurial projects fail… so if I try 20 things…
- protocolture 2y ago
  Makes sense. One of my projects is bound for etsy. How do you find selling there? I also have the distinction of publishing a halloween item on cults, but a month after halloween ended, so I am waiting 10 more months to see if theres any interest.
  - _benj 2y ago
    I quite enjoy selling stuff n Etsy. The products and buyers there are not on a race to the bottom for the absolute cheapest thing (maybe it is so in things like shirts or mug or whatever) but instead I see the buyers as people expecting and unique thing that resonates with them. So I think the key is unique and then using keywords, videos and Etsy ads are not bad to get some traction, even for a brand new store

alfalfasprout 2y ago

Honestly more than you'd expect. Even my less successful ideas paid off at least a few hundred bucks. The more successful ones tens of thousands/yr.

pstorm 2y ago

Less than 10% of my projects ever made anything. Check out indiehackers.com - tons of old posts of people starting things, but the domain is dead when you click through.

goodpoint 2y ago

> How much is just survivorship bias? It's all pure survivorship bias.

s6af7ygt 2y ago

> How much is just survivorship bias? 100%. The topic is to post side projects making $500/month. Not to post failed side projects, projects that generate little to no money, or that cost money.

_benj 2y ago

I guess it is survivorship bias, but I’d never be one of the survivors if I don’t even try. I have an Etsy product, Christmas tree ornament, has made about $600 gross last year and another $400 or so this year… It’s not much but now I have an Etsy shop with 5 start reviews all across. Planning to make a few more non-seasonal products and see where I can take it. But, I also have a graveyard on my GitHub! I guess the stats are like 9/10 entrepreneurial projects fail… so if I try 20 things…

protocolture 2y ago
Makes sense. One of my projects is bound for etsy. How do you find selling there? I also have the distinction of publishing a halloween item on cults, but a month after halloween ended, so I am waiting 10 more months to see if theres any interest.
- _benj 2y ago
  I quite enjoy selling stuff n Etsy. The products and buyers there are not on a race to the bottom for the absolute cheapest thing (maybe it is so in things like shirts or mug or whatever) but instead I see the buyers as people expecting and unique thing that resonates with them. So I think the key is unique and then using keywords, videos and Etsy ads are not bad to get some traction, even for a brand new store