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Startup-themed escape room

A physical escape room that parodies startup life, run day-to-day by a manager. Revenue is ticket sales.

At a glance
Estimated by a classifier that read the source. The bar shows how sure it was.
Category
Services and freelancingLow confidence
45% sure
x
Earns from
One-time salesLow confidence
55% sure
x
Startup cost (estimate)
Over $10k
91% sure
x
Time it takes (estimate)
Part-timeLow confidence
51% sure
x
Where
In person
89% sure
x
Coding
No coding needed
92% sure
x
Source
Hacker NewsComment by gkoberger in “Ask HN: What is your passive income 2019?”, October 29, 2019

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