Ask HN: What's a side project you built to make money that hasn't?

Re:Ask HN: What's a side project you built to make money tha... by vram22 on Saturday July 08, 2017 @03:28PM (#14726819)

>This is a common mistake: building a product based on assumptions, and not on the market's demand. I've learned not to add a feature before I have someone who paid an advance.

I first came across this sort of advice here:

The Montana Mogul: RightNow CEO Greg Gianforte (Part 1)

http://www.sramanamitra.com/2008/07/31/the-montana-mogul-rig...

Interesting story. RightNow was later sold to Oracle, IIRC, for a good amount.

Greg used a similar technique to what you advise.

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Re:Ask HN: What's a side project you built to make money tha... by vram22 on Saturday July 08, 2017 @05:02PM (#14727180)

The part of the interview series about Brightwork (Greg's first startup) and their telesales process and why McAfee acquired them, is also interesting.

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Re:Ask HN: What's a side project you built to make money tha... by ToJans on Saturday July 08, 2017 @06:19PM (#14727468)

Thanks for the tip!

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