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    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 ❌ - - - - - 🗓 June 2021: Bloomcall Description: Mobile app for texting and making phone calls State: Shut down ❌ - - - - - 🗓 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 ❌ - - - - - 🗓 December 2021 Todora Description: A Todoist-like product. State: Shut down ❌ - - - - - 🗓 February 2022 Movydick Description: A movie/show recommendation app State: Working ✅ Users: 400+ - - - - - 🗓 August 2022 Youtalgo Description: Youtube app (all I can say for now) State: Paused ⏳ - - - - - 🗓 September 2022 Podmium Description: Podcast recommendation app State: Paused ⏳ - - - - - 🗓 January 2023 Web Design business Personal branding websites for busy creators & entrepreneurs State: Working ✅ Revenue: $0 - - - - - 🗓 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
    Product Hunt
    Product Hunt
    Interesting! Any key learnings from any of these side projects?
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    Amine Aouragh
    Movydick: And The Oscar Goes To...
    Movydick: And The Oscar Goes To...
    @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
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    KRISH GOHIL
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    Picyard
    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.
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    Sanjayan Subramaniam
    Did you build any of these in public?
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    Amine Aouragh
    Movydick: And The Oscar Goes To...
    Movydick: And The Oscar Goes To...
    @alwaysbelearnin Yes. Movydick is still built in public since Feb 2022 until today. Youtalgo too but it's paused now.
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    Divyansh Pandey
    Wondering how you made these much products in this span of time.
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    Luis Gustavo
    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 💪🏼
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    Reha Santiago
    Interesting products. what have you learnt from the products that dint work PS - love the Oscar voting product, definitely gonna use it
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    Carter Michael
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    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?
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    Amine Aouragh
    Movydick: And The Oscar Goes To...
    Movydick: And The Oscar Goes To...
    @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
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