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by hemezh 3618 days ago
Is there a common place on the internet for such discussions? A site where people can share ideas and find people to work together.
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I think that kind of the idea with http://barnacl.es/, it's more about people trying to bootstrap and/or run a lifestyle business, but I'd say that overlaps with the 'side-project that makes money' crowd pretty well.

I have been reading it for the past few months, the traffic is pretty low and it's a bit marketing guide heavy at times, but overall an interesting community IMHO.

I think those tend not to sustain themselves, for several reasons.

The topic may work better on a more general board like HN, and I hope it will continue to appear here occasionally (without filtering).

http://discuss.bootstrapped.fm

is one - for sharing ideas and getting feedback. I've read a few interesting threads and advice and results there. Also, their site design and appearance are interesting (though a side point).

I guess ProductHunt too, though haven't checked that a lot (yet).

r/entrepreneur and r/webdev on reddit, but you have to weed through the crap.
I find the entrepreneur subreddit to be pretty terrible, honestly. My biggest problem is that to the less experienced, reading it can give you a false sense of being productive. Many years ago, I was reading it constantly because I was convinced one day I would find the secret to having a successful business.

However, it's overwhelmingly filled with people who have pretty low ambitions. It's mostly projects that are better suited for an etsy store than they are as a stand-alone startup. The ones with more ambition are usually something like "Uber for dogs" or "Facebook for dogs" and lack any real possibility of ever becoming a meaningful product.

I totally agree, but occasionally there are posts that are worthwhile. Some people have done great write ups about how they've scaled their small businesses to a point where they make a living, but like I said... have to weed through a lot of junk to see something good.