I'm excited to release my latest side project, Startup Adoption Agency.
We live in a Product Hunt world where makers create side projects at an insane pace and that is an awesome thing.
I am releasing Startup Adoption Agency to give these side projects a new life.
A large percentage of side projects will eventually need a new entrepreneur to push them forward.
If you have a side project or a hackathon project that you no longer have energy to build, please give it to another entrepreneur. We're ready to help!
Here is an article on the project. Excited to hear what you think :)
https://medium.com/@jmj/what-hap...
@jmj love the idea. People come to me all the time to lead their projects for them. Unfortunately, I tend to only take on one and push it to its fullest potential. I think this is a great idea because as you said there are so many great apps that never see the light of day and connecting those apps with the right people is so important.
@jeshalom Thanks for the note Jack! I'm glad you love the idea. We all have side projects and I'm hoping this helps them actually come to life. Appreciate it!
This is a great idea and I look forward to seeing it grow! I have used Flippa a few times as a seller. Do you see this becoming more of an auction or listing site similar to Flippa?
@dylanfeltus Thanks Dylan! We see this being less of an "auction site" and more of a curated place to find amazing startups that need new entrepreneurs. Flippa is watered down and lacks a community element. We want to change that!
I can really see this becoming a useful website for up and coming founders to jumpstart their careers by taking something to the next level. I have a couple fully fleshed out apps with good business models that have a taken a backseat to my startup. (Once you raise funding for something you pretty much put everything on hold.)
I've purchased a product off of http://SideProjectors.com which is similar to this, but I'm glad this has a free component. I'm not interested in getting a few thousand bucks for a backseat project of mine, I'd rather see it be successful.
@jesserank Thanks Jesse! That's a really cool attitude. I'd rather see my side projects happen than make a small amount of money too. You can list an adoption fee on our site but that's definitely not the main purpose.
What sort of startups would this platform be best for? Any type that would be adopted quickly? Love the idea esp. as a way to reward exhausted founders who have no time.
@daveschools_ Thanks Dave! Our platform is great for any type of startup that needs a new home.
It's still very early but we think we can build something that supports:
1) VC backed startups that are shutting down
2) Active side projects that need an extra push or a new set of eyes
3) Hackathon projects/weekend projects that will die after a few days
Appreciate the note :)
Cool idea, definitely have a few late night projects that I've started putting together but then after making the idea remember that it's the execution/marketing that will actually get it out there.
Do you act in the handoff in any way? Looks like right now it's primarily a listing board for the introduction side. Like you said in other comments it's an MVP, so curious if being a mediator of sorts is in the plan.
Could see this being really effective for lean startup organizers like https://www.leanstartupmachine.com/ that focus more on the vetting of an idea side of things. They could have participants do their validation exercises around your products and then if it looks promising they could adopt it.
@benwtnb Thanks Ben! If you want to put your projects on Startup Adoption Agency, we would love that.
At the moment, we are helping facilitate the introductions.
We want to eventually build this into the platform but figured we would test demand and see how people use the site before investing too much time in any particular feature.
Thanks again for the note - and for the idea to work with startup organizers. Awesome thoughts all around!
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Will this ever come back? The domain has been down for quite a few months now, and I still get emails about it with links that leads nowhere
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Great concept @jmj , i think that you should push free adoptions that will be a game changer, the possibilities are endless.
It's like open sourcing startups.
@gilto1024 Thanks Gil! We are pushing free adoptions to start the project. The adoption fees are meant to be small amounts that cover initial costs like the domain and to reward the founders for their initial hard work. Appreciate it!
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