Start With A Side-Project

What it does

My personal experiences, thoughts, challenges, and key takeaways of what building, promoting and eventually selling a side-project was like for me and could possibly be like for you. It is packed with actionable advice based on my personal experiences.

👋 Hey, I'm the maker that built, marketed, and sold a side-project that's called Open Startup List (openstartuplist.com), in 3 months.📜 I built Open Startup List to scratch my own itch about companies that share their metrics publicly - metrics like visitor analytics, marketing experiments - even revenue. It's incredibly motivating as an indie maker to be inspired and involved in the story of li

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  It took 4 years to sell my startup. I wrote a book about itFeb 2026 · derekyan.com · ▲208

  The complete book: A founder

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  Side Projects Playbook2022 · buildbystl.com · ▲249

  The only guide you will need to launch a side project

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  Ship Your Side Project2015 · shipyoursideproject.com · ▲137

  Make enormous progress on your side project in just 6 weeks

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  The BuyMyFuture Journey2016 · jasondoesstuff.com · ▲62

  How I launched a big project and what you can learn from it

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  Buy My Side Project2021 · buymysideproject.com · ▲190
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  My interview with patio11 and other profitable side project hackers2019 · sideprojectbook.com · ▲115

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  WallHop – 12ft.io is gone, so I built a replacement▲287

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  Prefer▲201

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  MakerMap▲197

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  Trends.vc▲1,292

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  Fluent▲821

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  Waitlist API▲807

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