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Re:Show HN: I built a dataset of 25k+ Gumroad products to sp... by withinboredom on Friday September 15, 2023 @07:50AM (#37521589)
Heh, I remember doing this for WordPress plugins back in 2010ish. Basically look for plugins with high install rate but not been updated in a long time. Fork it, add on paid services, then market the hell out of it on Reddit/etc. I was making ~4-5k a month from that before I had to give it up due to a COI policy at work.
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Re:Show HN: I built a dataset of 25k+ Gumroad products to sp... by stets on Friday September 15, 2023 @08:36AM (#37522016)
Whoa, was your work related to wordpress plugins?
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Re:Show HN: I built a dataset of 25k+ Gumroad products to sp... by withinboredom on Friday September 15, 2023 @10:47AM (#37523866)
You mean the COI? You could say that. Basically I wasn’t allowed to take payment for any WordPress related activities after accepting employment.
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Re:Show HN: I built a dataset of 25k+ Gumroad products to sp... by wryanzimmerman on Friday September 15, 2023 @01:26PM (#37526397)
And it was worth it to give up the $4-5k / month instead of going to an employer without a COI policy and keeping the dual income streams?
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Re:Show HN: I built a dataset of 25k+ Gumroad products to sp... by withinboredom on Friday September 15, 2023 @01:30PM (#37526445)
Yeah. Some very pretty golden handcuffs.
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Re:Show HN: I built a dataset of 25k+ Gumroad products to sp... by topoftheforts on Friday September 15, 2023 @07:53AM (#37521614)
That's amazing! I thought about whether to keep the data to myself and build something or share it and sell access to it. I hope I made the right decision! (Also I just learned what a COI policy is)
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Re:Show HN: I built a dataset of 25k+ Gumroad products to sp... by withinboredom on Friday September 15, 2023 @07:58AM (#37521672)
I'll probably purchase the data :soon:... honestly. I no longer work for that company (after spending well over 5 years there) and I've been thinking about doing something like this again.
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