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Directories and marketplaces

Marketplace for boat dock listings

A marketplace connecting boat owners and dock spaces, grown by posting in boating groups and forums.

At a glance
Estimated by a classifier that read the source. The bar shows how sure it was.
Earns from
Marketplace cut
64% sure
x
Startup cost (estimate)
$1k to $10kLow confidence
47% sure
x
Time it takes (estimate)
A few hours a weekLow confidence
43% sure
x
Where
Online
98% sure
x
Coding
Needs coding
95% sure
x
Source
Hacker NewsComment by eignerchris_ in “What was your best passive income in 2014?”, July 30, 2014

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