I’ve built & shut down 10+ projects from my bedroom in the last 2 years.
Amine Aouragh
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Here is the list of some of the projects I started for the last 2 years, what worked and what failed:
🗓 March 2021:
RunRun
Description: Mobile app for running enthusiasts
State: Shut down ❌
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🗓 June 2021:
Bloomcall
Description: Mobile app for texting and making phone calls
State: Shut down ❌
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🗓 September 2021
ResumayHQ
Description: LinkedIn-like platform to post job descriptions, apply for jobs, keep track of all your applications, use templates to write resumes, cover letters...
State: Shut down ❌
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🗓 December 2021
Todora
Description: A Todoist-like product.
State: Shut down ❌
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🗓 February 2022
Movydick
Description: A movie/show recommendation app
State: Working ✅
Users: 400+
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🗓 August 2022
Youtalgo
Description: Youtube app (all I can say for now)
State: Paused ⏳
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🗓 September 2022
Podmium
Description: Podcast recommendation app
State: Paused ⏳
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🗓 January 2023
Web Design business
Personal branding websites for busy creators & entrepreneurs
State: Working ✅
Revenue: $0
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🗓 February 2023
Movydick: Vote for Oscars
Description: A side project in the Movydick Universe where you can make a vote and predict the winners of the Oscar Awards 2023
State: Working ✅
Users: 1000+
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Aaron O'Leary@aaronoleary
Interesting! Any key learnings from any of these side projects?
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@aaronoleary The common key learnings from all those were:
- Building in public is very important
- Seeking feedback is very important
- What you believe would be useful VS what is actually useful can be very different
- You'll go much further with a project that you built around a passion and an obsession you have
I used to do the same, it feels depressing when no one appreciates your efforts. But now I have started to actually market for my products.
I love these types of lists. When it came to mobile apps, what was the longest project in terms of time-sunk into it before you launched?
@carter_barnett Unfortunately I didn't launch any of those mobile apps. The one that I spent more time building was BloomCall - the texting & phone call app. RunRun had so much potential but I was spending more time planning and thinking and prototyping rather than building
Wondering how you made these much products in this span of time.
Did you build any of these in public?
@alwaysbelearnin Yes. Movydick is still built in public since Feb 2022 until today. Youtalgo too but it's paused now.
Interesting products. what have you learnt from the products that dint work
PS - love the Oscar voting product, definitely gonna use it
One of the most difficult feelings is shut down a project that you have a lot of hope on it, but each end is a new beginning for a new project 💪🏼