Ask HN: Do you have a side project you want to sell? (May 2018)
I posted a thread for just over 4 years ago (time flies!) - 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.
An open Ask HN community consultation from 2018 where @gillis 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.
CATEGORY Ask HN Roundtables →
HISTORICAL ERA Cloud & Mobile Era (2014–2019)
COMMUNITY SCORE ★ 50 points
TOTAL DISCUSSIONS 3 comments
On the flip side, I buy side projects. I have been buying for 10+ years, have a significant budget and can provide references from users here on HN.
If you want to sell your project without wasting time, I can give you a ballpark offer just based on last 3 mo traffic/revenue. Email in profile.
Buying - email in profile.
No bs.
Traffic/revenue figures from last three months.
Send me the url to the site as well, please.
No mobile apps.