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Bootstrapping a side project into a profitable seven-figure business

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672 points jonkuipers | 1 comments | 07 Jul 25 22:58 UTC | HN request time: 0.199s | source
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davidw ◴[08 Jul 25 21:08 UTC] No.44504095[source]▶
Congratulations!

> Back in 2021, I was inspired by the financial independence movement and wanted a better way to plan my own life. I couldn’t find the right tool, so I started building.

That sounds a bit like selling shovels to the miners. Which is not a, uh, dig at the project, just an observation.

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suriya-ganesh ◴[08 Jul 25 22:00 UTC] No.44504452[source]▶
Everything can be modeled as selling shovels to the miners.

We're all building tools for other people. As long the users like a product, I think it's moot to call it shovel selling.

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1. davidw ◴[08 Jul 25 22:28 UTC] No.44504613[source]▶
I think it depends on what the people are hoping to accomplish with the shovels and how realistic it is.

In this case it seems legit.