Ask HN: Share one man boring internet businesses
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Check out this guy https://twitter.com/staticmaker1
He recently started https://boringcashcow.com/
He recently started https://boringcashcow.com/
I'm pretty sure that https://bazqux.com/ is a one man project.
Looks hella cool and if you don’t mind me asking what’s the MRR and what’s the tech stack that powers it.
Boring site
https://builtwith.com/
https://builtwith.com/
generates $14 million ARR.
solo founder.
That's a completely bogus number. I wouldn't work a day job if I had $14m ARR :)
Damn 14 million ARR that’s pretty impressive
https://bazqux.com/faq says:
Is BazQux Reader really written in Haskell and Ur/Web?
Yes. I love to use the best tools available.
Is BazQux Reader really written in Haskell and Ur/Web?
Yes. I love to use the best tools available.
Listen Notes - https://www.listennotes.com
Associated podcast episode: https://www.listennotes.com/blog/the-boring-technology-behin...
Associated podcast episode: https://www.listennotes.com/blog/the-boring-technology-behin...
I built a service to check if websites, APIs and web apps are online, or not: https://onlineornot.com
I've seen you comment before on related threads; congrats
The question that always comes to mind is, how do you get distribution and reach the market?
There seem to be so many competitors.
The question that always comes to mind is, how do you get distribution and reach the market?
There seem to be so many competitors.
personally onboarding folks seems to help a fair bit - they then tell their friends, and OnlineOrNot supports more use cases as a result
https://allaboutberlin.com
I write about German bureaucracy for immigrants. I started in 2017, and went full time in 2020.
When it gets boring I take time off and work on something else, or build software that supports the content.
I write about German bureaucracy for immigrants. I started in 2017, and went full time in 2020.
When it gets boring I take time off and work on something else, or build software that supports the content.
This really brings home the disaster of brexit to me. A lot of what you talk about is so much easier if you are part of the EU.
I feel like this is the future I want as well. So I guess I'll just start building something and see if it sticks.
I heard about https://tiiny.host from a podcast episode. A boring pdf hosting site that grew to offer more services.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2dZUDBsZW9EOo2G61ZaTpM?si=W...
I run one: https://notionbackups.com
Arose from the problem I and others had previously. Have been building it on the side, while doing consulting; finally went full-time last month.
Arose from the problem I and others had previously. Have been building it on the side, while doing consulting; finally went full-time last month.
I think http://projectionlab.com/ is a one man show, love this for my finances.
Even supports self hosting and data exfiltration, so if he ever gets bored I can use it where he left off
Even supports self hosting and data exfiltration, so if he ever gets bored I can use it where he left off
https://notetoservices.com
Hi. It's me. I'm the problem.
Thanks Taylor.
Hi. It's me. I'm the problem.
Thanks Taylor.
What are some one man boring internet businesses you have encountered or know about