Re:Ask HN: Advice for turning my side project into a real bu...
by drewcoo on Wednesday January 31, 2024 @07:15PM
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Maybe find a new day job and keep that one if you're headed toward burnout.
Re:Ask HN: Advice for turning my side project into a real bu...
by DarrenDev on Thursday February 01, 2024 @02:14PM
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> use the proceeds from your day job to hire a developer to do the work
Interesting and timely. I'm close to doing this now - the time just isn't there to devote to the product and the day job, and the product needs an 8 hour a day developer for 6-12 months. Do you have any examples of where this worked to get something new off the ground.
Re:Ask HN: Advice for turning my side project into a real bu...
by poulsbohemian on Thursday February 01, 2024 @07:10PM
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I've seen multiple people on HN espouse this idea over the years. Likewise, if you are in a place that has tech meetups / and entrepreneurial ecosystem, I guarantee you'll be able to find people who have followed this path. Think of what an entrepreneur without tech skills would do - they would have to find someone to build their product. You've just got a leg up by virtue of also understanding what that hired person or team is actually doing.
I do not recommend anything that smells like a "loan." This is speculative stuff you are doing, and a loan means you'll be on the hook to pay it back regardless of how it works out.