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SideProjectors: Buy and sell side projects

34 points by drigotti 13y ago

mindcrime 13y ago
This is very cool... maybe the best of the various "marketplace for side projects" type sites I've seen yet. I actually see somebody's side project on there right now that I'm tempted to seriously explore buying. Good stuff!
Prefinem 13y ago
I have successfully sold two of my side projects on this site. I couldn't recommend it more!
- bbx 13y ago
  Which ones are they? I always enjoy people talking about their projects on HN.
Edmond 13y ago
good concept.
logicallee 13y ago
Amazing, kudos, yes, gogogogo. More. This is everything and then some. Great job. You have no idea what you have: This thing is like two weekends and a hefty legal consulting fee away from being a tech incubator.
dvanduzer 13y ago
Where's the "Invite Steven Chow to sell me warfish.net" button?
jtfairbank 13y ago
A lot of the value I get working on side projects is using them to grow as a developer. Its my chance to try out new tools or languages, and most importantly it allows me to connect with people with different specialties and learn from their expertise. So with that in mind the idea of a side-project marketplace a bit off putting- it seems to contradict my ideals of a side project. If there is something to be learned from the projects internals, we could all benefit with OSS. And if there's monetary value for the project that's great too. Its always nice to have server costs covered. To sell it seems to cross the line into 'business territory', especially if that was the intent for the project from the start. With a monetary reward in mind, people might feel more pressured to 'make something work' rather than take the time to steep themselves in the project. If you're selling of a project that people love and use, perhaps it's worth the effort to try and reach out to the community first, asking if anyone with technical knowledge there wants to take over. They'd appreciate the chance to make sure the service they've come to depend on doesn't just get pulled out from under them.
pknerd 13y ago
how is it different than Flippa?
- drigotti 13y ago
  From what I can tell the main difference is that it's free.
bbzeven 13y ago
Definitely useful. I posted my project a few weeks back and am currently in discussions with four potential buyers. https://www.sideprojectors.com/project/project/652/storage-bucket-never-visit-a-storage-unit-again https://www.sideprojectors.com/project/project/652/storage-b...

34 points by drigotti 13y ago

This is very cool... maybe the best of the various "marketplace for side projects" type sites I've seen yet. I actually see somebody's side project on there right now that I'm tempted to seriously explore buying. Good stuff!

Prefinem 13y ago

I have successfully sold two of my side projects on this site. I couldn't recommend it more!

bbx 13y ago
Which ones are they? I always enjoy people talking about their projects on HN.

Edmond 13y ago

good concept.

logicallee 13y ago

Amazing, kudos, yes, gogogogo. More. This is everything and then some. Great job. You have no idea what you have: This thing is like two weekends and a hefty legal consulting fee away from being a tech incubator.

dvanduzer 13y ago

Where's the "Invite Steven Chow to sell me warfish.net" button?

jtfairbank 13y ago

A lot of the value I get working on side projects is using them to grow as a developer. Its my chance to try out new tools or languages, and most importantly it allows me to connect with people with different specialties and learn from their expertise. So with that in mind the idea of a side-project marketplace a bit off putting- it seems to contradict my ideals of a side project. If there is something to be learned from the projects internals, we could all benefit with OSS. And if there's monetary value for the project that's great too. Its always nice to have server costs covered. To sell it seems to cross the line into 'business territory', especially if that was the intent for the project from the start. With a monetary reward in mind, people might feel more pressured to 'make something work' rather than take the time to steep themselves in the project. If you're selling of a project that people love and use, perhaps it's worth the effort to try and reach out to the community first, asking if anyone with technical knowledge there wants to take over. They'd appreciate the chance to make sure the service they've come to depend on doesn't just get pulled out from under them.

pknerd 13y ago

how is it different than Flippa?

drigotti 13y ago
From what I can tell the main difference is that it's free.

bbzeven 13y ago

Definitely useful. I posted my project a few weeks back and am currently in discussions with four potential buyers. https://www.sideprojectors.com/project/project/652/storage-bucket-never-visit-a-storage-unit-again https://www.sideprojectors.com/project/project/652/storage-b...