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by raunometsa 5y ago
Nice! And side projects > resume
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by raunometsa 5y ago
HostiFi had a good $3k MRR when the founder got fired. And I think reaching the initial $3k or $5k is so important because it shows that people are willing to pay for your product. But the other startup Bannerbear actually didn't have
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by raunometsa 5y ago
I agree that it's the most difficult growth phase. "Funded by technical debt" is an interesting way to say about building something quickly and well enough to work. Loved it.
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by raunometsa 5y ago
Thanks! I enjoyed reading your comment. 1. This was beautifully said: "instead of fucking around with CSS and starting on that Angular to React to Vue rewrite." 2. Yeah, so you're exactly in this place. You have money to live
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by raunometsa 5y ago
It's always like that when I try to see why some startups succeed. People tell me there's a "survivorship bias." Well, fine, I get that I look at startups who "succeeded" and yes there are many others who didn&
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by raunometsa 5y ago
Oh yeah, I totally support having a fixed income while building a side project. Otherwise it's too much stress. When you're alone, fine, you can get your monthly expenses to minimum and say to yourself: "ok, i'll try thi
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by raunometsa 5y ago
I'm sure there are many other founders who were running out of money and didn't succeed! :) But I still believe that running out of money is super motivating, although we shouldn't look for it. It's just we need to focus
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by raunometsa 5y ago
Yeah, having a bunch of extra time is helpful, but running out of money can be very motivating. Why? Let's say I have a full time job that covers all my expenses. I work on my side project after work, some weekends. But will I focus on
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Running Out of Money When Building Side Projects Helps You Succeed(microfounder.com)
83 points by raunometsa 5y ago|36 comments
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Running Out of Money When Building Side Projects(microfounder.com)
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Show HN: MicroFounder – build internet startup as a solo dev(microfounder.com)
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Add Instant Demo to Your SaaS(microfounder.com)
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Add Instant Demo to Your SaaS(microfounder.com)
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by raunometsa 5y ago
Both! 1) Marketing: it has contributed to my Twitter following today (+50 so far), other effects are probably not so visible. Maybe someone checking out my websites, etc. 2) Advice: - you have to do marketing or no one knows you exist - try
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by raunometsa 5y ago
Of course my intent was not to name and shame. I didn't realize that it can feel like that. But what does it contribute to the story? I wanted to show a real life example of what a lot of solo dev founders (including myself) are doing
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by raunometsa 5y ago
OP here. Having a shower. Brb.
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Marketing is scary for a solo developer(raumet.com)
513 points by raunometsa 5y ago|276 comments
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by raunometsa 5y ago
The changing of the perspective as you move around is very cool!
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by raunometsa 5y ago
Dracula is a great example of a small "startup" built by a solo developer. It's microfounder Zeno is making around $8,000 per month with it: https://microfounder.com/startups/dracula
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A More Transparent Way to Apply for Remote Jobs(raumet.com)
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by raunometsa 5y ago
I never knew what the button did on my old computer. I tried to push it for more speed, but never worked!
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My framework for building side projects as a solo developer(raumet.com)
111 points by raunometsa 5y ago|52 comments
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by raunometsa 5y ago
I see you have a paid version? I'm curious if you're making any revenue with this already?
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by raunometsa 5y ago
You could, if you have money for it. Plausible's MRR was $146 at the time.
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Developer, you may need a co-founder in marketing(microfounder.com)
149 points by raunometsa 5y ago|117 comments
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Micro-SaaS startups to $5k MRR(microfounder.co)
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The Attraction Game(remotehunt.com)
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by raunometsa 5y ago
Not exactly the same photo, but yes – same face!
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by raunometsa 5y ago
They have my photo now
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by raunometsa 5y ago
I'm keeping a list of remote jobs with 4-day weeks here, but I have to say there's not too many of them yet :) https://remotehunt.com/remote-jobs-with-4-day-work-weeks So it's probably better to negotiate you

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