Ask HN: Building a side project that makes money. Where to start?

Re:Ask HN: Building a side project that makes money. Where t... by jtraffic on Thursday April 06, 2017 @01:06PM (#14052430)

The time thing really resonates with me. I've had this crazy idea rolling around in my mind for a few months. It's basically a sabbatical for the private sector. I haven't devised a good model, but it's like: "we'll pay for a 3 month vacation, you give us equity in return." The main problem, of course, is the incentive to take a risk-free vacation and do nothing.

I think the problem to be solved is: lots of people dream of doing something, but risk aversion stops them from going all in. As a side project, the idea starves. If you could decrease the risk, more people would try new projects, and some of them would be really valuable.

Ironically, I don't want to quit my job to pursue this

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Re:Ask HN: Building a side project that makes money. Where t... by patleeman on Thursday April 06, 2017 @01:21PM (#14052565)

This is an interesting idea, would this not be similar to an incubator?

I have a similar problem where I have a side project but can't really quit my job and work full time on it.

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Re:Ask HN: Building a side project that makes money. Where t... by jtraffic on Thursday April 06, 2017 @02:05PM (#14052955)

Yeah, I guess it is basically an incubator, except people wouldn't fully commit. My impression is that most incubators screen applicants for commitment, and that it's a really important component. I can't really provide hard evidence of my impression.

Here, the worry would be free riding.

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