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venusflytrap90on RethinkDB, SageMath, Andreessen-Horowitz, Basecamp and Open Source Software

Sad to see RethinkDB going this way, I think I'm one of its biggest users (see previous comments). Don't really want to switch away from it either

venusflytrap90on Ask HN: What revenue generating side projects do full-time employees here have?

You got it! Nothing that special about the company but it's in a good enough space that I choose to hang around and learn as much as I can about the space.

venusflytrap90on Ask HN: What revenue generating side projects do full-time employees here have?

Proficient in both Java and Obj-C. I like just going native and learning about the platform rather than cutting corners with cross platform frameworks.

Very dependent on the API, wrote the API myself in Go.

Hosted on Google Compute and using RethinkDB as the database.

venusflytrap90on Ask HN: What revenue generating side projects do full-time employees here have?

They allow side projects, they have no problem with it, but when your side-project is more profitable and earns more revenue than the company itself, it can bit tricky to explain

venusflytrap90on Ask HN: What revenue generating side projects do full-time employees here have?

@cloudjacker - It's enough for me to live on, doesn't mean I'm not trying out a lot more things to earn even more

"This will never end 'cause I want more / More, give me more, give me more"

venusflytrap90on Ask HN: What revenue generating side projects do full-time employees here have?

The app serves a good niche, I don't want to be stuck in the niche. Employer is in a very fast moving space so a lot of good learnings there. Would hate to stop learning about new things stuck at home

venusflytrap90on Ask HN: What revenue generating side projects do full-time employees here have?

One day when If leave my full-time job!

venusflytrap90on Ask HN: What revenue generating side projects do full-time employees here have?

In-App purchases, no ads.

venusflytrap90on Ask HN: What revenue generating side projects do full-time employees here have?

Exactly, the corporation can easily be looked up and the ownership information can be found.

venusflytrap90on Ask HN: What revenue generating side projects do full-time employees here have?

Sometimes the little guy sticks it to the man!

venusflytrap90on Ask HN: What revenue generating side projects do full-time employees here have?

40% a bit too high for Canada.

Plus a 105k a year salary from day job. Its enough to live on for a 27 year old.

venusflytrap90on Ask HN: What revenue generating side projects do full-time employees here have?

Lots and lots of work! Go home at 6pm, work till midnight. Eventually it paid off for me but a lot of times I thought it was just digging a hole to nowhere.

venusflytrap90on Ask HN: What revenue generating side projects do full-time employees here have?

Incorporate and use your corporation name as the App Store and Playstore publisher name

venusflytrap90on Ask HN: What revenue generating side projects do full-time employees here have?

In-App purchase!

venusflytrap90on Ask HN: What revenue generating side projects do full-time employees here have?

39% profit margin. Server costs $350 Google Cloud Hosted

venusflytrap90on Ask HN: What revenue generating side projects do full-time employees here have?

New account because I don't want my employers knowing.

My sideproject on iOS and Android generates 1.1M a year. About 90-100k a month.

I'm still employed because the app runs on its own, very low maintenance, so might as well get a salary doing something else and learn new things