ROUNDTABLES ★ 9 upvotes 2015

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

The Founder's Submission

Direct narrative and submission text authored by @anto210 on Hacker News:

It has been a while since the last time this was asked. Would love to see an updated version for 2015.

Previous thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7656154

Retrospective Overview & Key Insights

Distilled analysis of the business dynamics, operational challenges, and strategic takeaways:

An open Ask HN community consultation from 2015 where @anto210 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.

Community Discussions & Critical Reviews

High-signal perspectives, counter-arguments, and peer founder insights debated on Hacker News (9 total discussions):

BR @brandonlipman Peer Contributor

I was thinking about this HackerNews post last night and it got me thinking that small acquisitions are quite interesting. So I created a little site http://startupsale.co as a place to facilitate people that want to sell/buy startups. Would love to hear everyones thoughts.

AD @adam_h Peer Contributor

I'm selling my SaaS project. It's profitable but I don't have time to focus on marketing. Link to the flippa listing is in my profile.

DO @DomainMagnate Peer Contributor

We are currently looking to acquire established projects with revenue, budget up to 6 figures. Email me with details (address in profile).

HO @hornbaker Peer Contributor

This one needs more attention than I have time for: https://resumejoy.com

GE @geoffw8 Peer Contributor

I have a side project that needs some life! http://www.hurl.io

HISTORICAL ERA Cloud & Mobile Era (2014–2019)
COMMUNITY SCORE ★ 9 points
TOTAL DISCUSSIONS 9 comments
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