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by d--b 847 days ago
It sounds like if you don't do anything with these, it'll be a thorn in your side for a while. I've been in the same place.

My advice: pick one, try and release it as a paid product. You'll face what people mean when they say "marketing is hard" and "distribution is everything".

There is a very large probability that your product is going to fail. And it's ok. The learning is worth it. What you need to be aware of is that you shouldn't sink a ton of time into them.

So make a front page, a demo, a signup form, whatever you feel is better, but release the thing as soon as possible. Then, when you do your "show hn" and people respond with "meh" or "yay", you'll know. Don't push too hard if people don't "get it".

Don't do open source, it won't help in your job search (if anything, people will scrutinize your projects, and find they wouldn't have done it the same way).