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I’ve built & shut down 10+ projects from my bedroom in the last 2 years.
Here is the list of some of the projects I started for the last 2 years, what worked and what failed:
🗓 March 2021:
RunRun
Description: Mobile app for running enthusiasts
State: Shut down ❌
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🗓 June 2021:
Bloomcall
Description: Mobile app for texting and making phone calls
State: Shut down ❌
- - - - -
🗓 September 2021
ResumayHQ
Description: LinkedIn-like platform to post job descriptions, apply for jobs, keep track of all your applications, use templates to write resumes, cover letters...
State: Shut down ❌
- - - - -
🗓 December 2021
Todora
Description: A Todoist-like product.
State: Shut down ❌
- - - - -
🗓 February 2022
Movydick
Description: A movie/show recommendation app
State: Working ✅
Users: 400+
- - - - -
🗓 August 2022
Youtalgo
Description: Youtube app (all I can say for now)
State: Paused ⏳
- - - - -
🗓 September 2022
Podmium
Description: Podcast recommendation app
State: Paused ⏳
- - - - -
🗓 January 2023
Web Design business
Personal branding websites for busy creators & entrepreneurs
State: Working ✅
Revenue: $0
- - - - -
🗓 February 2023
Movydick: Vote for Oscars
Description: A side project in the Movydick Universe where you can make a vote and predict the winners of the Oscar Awards 2023
State: Working ✅
Users: 1000+
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@aaronoleary The common key learnings from all those were:
- Building in public is very important
- Seeking feedback is very important
- What you believe would be useful VS what is actually useful can be very different
- You'll go much further with a project that you built around a passion and an obsession you have
I used to do the same, it feels depressing when no one appreciates your efforts. But now I have started to actually market for my products.
@alwaysbelearnin Yes. Movydick is still built in public since Feb 2022 until today. Youtalgo too but it's paused now.
One of the most difficult feelings is shut down a project that you have a lot of hope on it, but each end is a new beginning for a new project 💪🏼
Interesting products. what have you learnt from the products that dint work
PS - love the Oscar voting product, definitely gonna use it
I love these types of lists. When it came to mobile apps, what was the longest project in terms of time-sunk into it before you launched?
@carter_barnett Unfortunately I didn't launch any of those mobile apps. The one that I spent more time building was BloomCall - the texting & phone call app. RunRun had so much potential but I was spending more time planning and thinking and prototyping rather than building
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