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Re:The "Passive Income" trap ate a generation of entrepreneurs by jemmyw on Friday April 17, 2026 @02:43AM (#47803117)
I don't know any. I know a couple of people who had ideas that became bigger startups, but only 1 who was a friend rather than via networking. And I know a few people who did try the small saas or other small software based business but they all failed and now have jobs.
Re:The "Passive Income" trap ate a generation of entrepreneurs by encoderer on Friday April 17, 2026 @12:55PM (#47807977)
There’s one on the front page right now - healthchecks.io
Re:The "Passive Income" trap ate a generation of entrepreneurs by jemmyw on Saturday April 18, 2026 @09:15PM (#47821011)
Ok? My point wasn't that they don't exist, I was just pointing out that anecdata from one person who is deeply into a group where it's a thing has large counter points. And I thought my example worth mentioning because my group is into it but nobody amongst it has made a success of it.
Re:The "Passive Income" trap ate a generation of entrepreneurs by encoderer on Sunday April 19, 2026 @11:37PM (#47830160)
Just an fyi