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Ask HN: Side Project Website Feeback Request

Shared by @jfajobi · Cloud & Mobile Era (2014–2019) · 5 discussions · ⏱ 1 min read (184 words)
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2017 · Shared by @jfajobi
Ask HN: Side Project Website Feeback Request by @jfajobi
HN Thread (5)
ORIGINAL RETROSPECTIVE

The Founder's Submission

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

Hey Everyone. I am a full time software developer who has always struggled trying to bring side projects to life. My two biggest issues were:

1. Trying to make a project that was too feature rich, I eventually got bored and abandon the project

2. I simply got nervous about showing people my work and I buried it.

With my friends advice I created a project with minimal scope. SkipTheStamps.com - a simple tool to send people postcards (either anonymously or signed). Choose from 5 of my preset photos or upload your own.

I ask the HN community to play around with the site and let me know what you think. Feedback I am looking for could consist of design input, ease of use (or lack there of), feature suggestions or anything that pops in your head.

Thanks in advanced,

Jide

What the founder wrote

Retrospective Overview & Key Insights

Distilled reflections, business mechanics, and tactical takeaways:

An open Ask HN community consultation from 2017 where @jfajobi convened hundreds of developers and bootstrappers to share real experiences, hard numbers, and tactics.

Core Principles for Independent Builders:
1
Participants share raw revenue figures, churn rates, and stack decisions that corporate PR never publishes.
2
Recurring answers reveal that distribution, not coding skill, is almost universally the rate-limiting step in developer businesses.
3
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.

What HN said

Community Discussions & Critical Reviews

Key perspectives, counter-arguments, and peer founder insights debated on Hacker News (5 total discussions):

ON @onion2k Peer Contributor
2017 Thread ↗

A lot of the addresses I've tried get rejected even if I'm selecting them from the autocomplete dropdown. That's sad. I really wanted to send President Trump a postcard...

AG @agentoso Peer Contributor
2017 Thread ↗

I like the idea. I was hoping to see previews without entering an address.

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CATEGORY Ask HN Roundtables →
HISTORICAL ERA Cloud & Mobile Era (2014–2019)
COMMUNITY SCORE 7 points
TOTAL DISCUSSIONS 5 comments
TOPICS & TECH STACK:
#side-project