Document editor funded by protocol grants
Built a document editor on a decentralized protocol alongside a day job. Revenue came from grant money from the protocol.
At a glance
Estimated by a classifier that read the source. The bar shows how sure it was.
- Category
- Software and apps89% surex
- Earns from
- Sponsors and donations77% surex
- Startup cost (estimate)
- $1k to $10kLow confidence46% surex
- Time it takes (estimate)
- Part-timeLow confidence51% surex
- Where
- Online99% surex
- Coding
- Needs coding98% surex
Source
Hacker NewsComment by jhunter1016 in “Ask HN: Who has started a successful side business while having a full time job?”, January 22, 2021
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