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Re:Ask HN: Side projects that are making money, but you'd no... by M5x7wI3CmbEem10 on Saturday June 06, 2020 @08:23PM (#23443572)
I’m fascinated by people who can turn an idea into a product. Do you mind sharing your process?
Re:Ask HN: Side projects that are making money, but you'd no... by awillen on Saturday June 06, 2020 @09:32PM (#23443961)
I'm afraid it's not really very interesting - I moved to SD, it was very hot, and I wanted to make frozen treats for my dog (the Cooper of Cooper's treats). I looked up recipes, but they all had ingredients he's not a fan of, so I figured I'd make my own. Had some freeze dried meats, put those in a food processor, mixed with water and froze them. He loved them, but it was kind of a disgusting slop of a liquid at first. I played around with other ingredients to make it look/smell better, and we ended up with the flavors I have.

After that, I thought folks might want to buy these, so I had packaging and logo designs done on 99designs, set up a Shopify site, and here we are.

Re:Ask HN: Side projects that are making money, but you'd no... by M5x7wI3CmbEem10 on Sunday June 07, 2020 @08:22AM (#23446862)
so it’s homemade, not done at a facility?