Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2025 – Show and tell

21•fazkan•8mo ago

I used to love these threads, super helpful in finding early customers, and inspiring as well. Please do share your journeys.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39110194 (2024) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34482433 (2023) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29995152 (2022) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29667095 (2021) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24947167 (2020)

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fazkan•8mo ago

clicky

latexr•8mo ago

Separated into multiple lines to make it easier to find each one:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39110194 (2024)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34482433 (2023)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29995152 (2022)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29667095 (2021)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24947167 (2020)

fazkan•8mo ago

thanks

fazkan•8mo ago

I also asked perplexity to analyze the data in all of these threads, this is what it came up with

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_ASxAG38uP3_vcVqVnhP...

fazkan•8mo ago

Interesting, it seems that people don't want to share their journeys anymore.

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