Ask HN: Do you have a side project you want to sell (2018)?
A thread similar to this gets posted every now and then. I think it's time for an updated 2018 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.
I'm personally interested in anything security related (SaaS preferred).
An open Ask HN community consultation from 2018 where @duked convened hundreds of developers and bootstrappers to share real experiences, hard numbers, and tactics.
Core Principles for Independent Builders:
Participants share raw revenue figures, churn rates, and stack decisions that corporate PR never publishes.
Recurring answers reveal that distribution, not coding skill, is almost universally the rate-limiting step in developer businesses.
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.
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HISTORICAL ERA Cloud & Mobile Era (2014–2019)
COMMUNITY SCORE ★ 17 points
TOTAL DISCUSSIONS 7 comments
diamondpriceinfo.com - right now it's a consumer facing site, but the core value would be the pricing model and domain with the idea has been to turn this into a nice lifestyle business type SaaS for small shops that are under/over pricing their diamonds, but I haven't had time yet.
I built this visual designer - the POC has a very targeted focus - but it can work with other image libraries to extend into many verticals. http://www.widgetlabs.us - or contact ken at widgetlabs dot us
I have written a platform to find good lawyers or advocates in your area for all your legal needs also provides law college information, legal news, and resources. This is written in Python ( Django Framework).
I'd consider selling, or a partner to help build a user base for, my CherryPC Business apps (https://cherrypc.com).