SideProject500
Data-driven insights from 9 years of $500+/mon side projects
What it does
Analyzed 700+ successful Hacker News side projects to uncover what really works. Get actionable data on pricing ($20-49/mo sweet spot), customer acquisition timelines (6-8 weeks to first sale), and why B2B beats B2C. Perfect for indie hackers validating their next idea.
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all alternatives →- A9Analyzing 9 years of HN side projects that reached $500/monthFeb 2026 · ▲12
After analyzing 9 years of HN side project posts, I found some counter-intuitive patterns about what makes projects profitable. Three things that stood out: 1. B2B dominates: 73% of $500+/month projects target businesses, not consumers 2. Speed matters more than polish: Average 47 days from launch to first sale. Most started charging with 3-5 core features. 3. Pricing cluster: 87% price between $20-49. Low enough for impulse purchase, high enough to be sustainable. I compiled this into a dataset of nearly 700 projects with tech stack, pricing, and timeline data. Built it because I was…
- SCSideProjects.com - 37 Bootstrapped Profitable Projects2012 · sideprojects.com · ▲236
Have been working on this for months, hope you guys will like it. Feel free to share your own side project in the comments.
- SPSide project passed $2.5k/mo revenue after 2 years (Phoenix and Vue)2021 · ▲381
Several years ago, I had a client whose salespeople were using Excel to generate sales proposals. This was inefficient and the resulting documents looked awful, so I developed a new process for them using a no-code platform. It featured a web form that was tied to a workflow engine, and a fancy PDF got emailed to the customer to sign. When the client loved the solution, I knew I was on to something. However, the no-code platform wasn't very customizable, so I decided to rebuild the process as a SaaS product. The client's CTO wanted in and we became cofounders. Today, we passed the…
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