ROUNDTABLES 19 upvotes 2015

Ask HN: Do you have a side project you want to sell?

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2015 · Shared by @drizzzler
Ask HN: Do you have a side project you want to sell? by @drizzzler

The Founder's Submission

Direct narrative and submission text authored by @drizzzler on Hacker News:

A similar thread was posted ~1 year ago by gillis and a year before by illdave. I think it's time for 2015s version.

If you have any side projects that you've built and that you no longer have time for, list them here and let's see if others want to buy it from you.

Retrospective Overview & Key Insights

Distilled reflections, business mechanics, and tactical takeaways:

An open Ask HN community consultation from 2015 where @drizzzler convened hundreds of developers and bootstrappers to share real experiences, hard numbers, and tactics.

Core Principles for Independent Builders:
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Participants share raw revenue figures, churn rates, and stack decisions that corporate PR never publishes.
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Recurring answers reveal that distribution, not coding skill, is almost universally the rate-limiting step in developer businesses.
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Practical recommendations on bookkeeping, payment gateways (Stripe vs Paddle), and freelance-to-product transitions.
Community Debate Themes:

Hundreds of active indie hackers contributed case studies, pricing heuristics, and pitfalls to avoid when moonlighting on side projects.

Founder's Discussion Replies (@drizzzler)

Direct clarifications and follow-up comments shared by the author during the live discussion:

OP @drizzzler Original Author

Tripbright.com

Allows vacation rental hosts to recommend/sell travel activities to their guests. Commissions on sales are shared with the hosts.

For sale, or looking for a non-technical business/growth partner to work on it part-time with me.

Community Discussions & Critical Reviews

Key perspectives, counter-arguments, and peer founder insights debated on Hacker News (7 total discussions):

BR @brotchie Peer Contributor
LU @LukeFitzpatrick Peer Contributor
HISTORICAL ERA Cloud & Mobile Era (2014–2019)
COMMUNITY SCORE 19 points
TOTAL DISCUSSIONS 7 comments
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