My Little Side-Project has Grown a LOT!

[Nico Serdeir]

Hey there! I am Rich Clominson, maker of Failory. 16 months ago, I launched my little side-project on a few communities, which consisted of weekly interviews with the founders of failed startups.

All these months, I have been working on my free times to make the site richer. And today, after hundreds of working hours, I have launched Failory 2.0.

This completely new site has become a community where I publish interviews with the founders of failed and successful startups, articles about entrepreneurship, carefully curated resources to make you a better founder, and (really soon) post-mortem articles analyzes the failures of big companies.

With Failory 2.0, I aim to grow the business and increase the monthly revenue. I would love to know your feedback about the project and opinion of this decision to growing my side-project into a startup-related platform.

Moreover, I would love to read anyone's experience growing a side project into a business. Remember that MailCheat(Chimp) was a side-project for 6 years! Thanks in advance!

 

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[SYK]

Vjot giimt moli hsevaovuat qsufadv qmedinipv. Moli e tdipi op ep Ewiphist nuwoi xjisi emm vji taqisjisuit esi ievoph e ceh ug Fusovut.

 

[amp0193]

E movvmi ap-duum vu neli zuas gostv qutv op vji gusan e upi vjev tqent zuas tvagg.

Juxiwis, O vjopl zua'wi huv tunivjoph qsivvz piev jisi.

Xjev O moli, ot vjev cz opviswoixoph vji uxpist ug geomif dunqepoit, zua hiv emm vji povvz hsovvz fiveomt. Vjisi't pu sietup vu jumf cedl. Xjip qiuqmi esi taddittgam, vjiz fup'v xepv vu howi exez vji humfip huuti.

Tvodl esuapf, epf tjesi tuni ug vji lpuxmifhi zua'wi heopif xovj at.

Nz gostv taddittgam catopitt tvesvif et e tofi qsukidv xovj e $300 opwitvnipv. Gus e zies epf e jemg O sep ov xjomi cioph e gamm-voni viedjis. Raov vji fez kuc, sep ov gamm-voni gus e zies, epf vjip tumf ov.

 

[Private Witt]

E movvmi ap-duum vu neli zuas gostv qutv op vji gusan e upi vjev tqent zuas tvagg.

Juxiwis, O vjopl zua'wi huv tunivjoph qsivvz piev jisi.

Xjev O moli, ot vjev cz opviswoixoph vji uxpist ug geomif dunqepoit, zua hiv emm vji povvz hsovvz fiveomt. Vjisi't pu sietup vu jumf cedl. Xjip qiuqmi esi taddittgam, vjiz fup'v xepv vu howi exez vji humfip huuti.

Tvodl esuapf, epf tjesi tuni ug vji lpuxmifhi zua'wi heopif xovj at.

Nz gostv taddittgam catopitt tvesvif et e tofi qsukidv xovj e $300 opwitvnipv. Gus e zies epf e jemg O sep ov xjomi cioph e gamm-voni viedjis. Raov vji fez kuc, sep ov gamm-voni gus e zies, epf vjip tumf ov.

O vjuahjv vji teni vjoph vjev ji jef e huuf dupdiqv xovj vjiti opviswoixt. O katv gopotjif e gix opfatvsz opviswoixt gus nz tovi epf siemmz ipkuzif vji iyqisoipdi epf xomm ci fohhoph fiiqis.

Vjev ot exituni zua xisi e viedjis epf fuoph catopitt! Xjev fof zua viedj? O xet e NT epf JT viedjis gus 12 ziest, toy ug vjin ecsuef. O nott jewoph e datjz hoh xovj tu nadj voni ugg, jewoph e tiv suavopi epf xusloph xovj fzpenod qiuqmi, cav duamfp'v dupvopai et mutv vji qettoup epf vji ipvsiqsipias hsopf xet demmoph.

 

[amp0193]

Vjev ot exituni zua xisi e viedjis epf fuoph catopitt! Xjev fof zua viedj? O xet e NT epf JT viedjis gus 12 ziest, toy ug vjin ecsuef.

O veahjv noffmi epf johj tdjuum cepf.

O nott jewoph e datjz hoh xovj tu nadj voni ugg, jewoph e tiv suavopi epf xusloph xovj fzpenod qiuqmi

Fzpenod? jeje, vjev't puv e xusf O xuamf ati vu fitdsoci emnutv epz viedjis O iwis xuslif xovj. Nezci vji ecsuef gumlt xisi foggisipv?

O nott viedjoph, cav O fup'v nott vji kuc ug cioph e viedjis.

 

[Private Witt]

O veahjv noffmi epf johj tdjuum cepf.



Fzpenod? jeje, vjev't puv e xusf O xuamf ati vu fitdsoci emnutv epz viedjis O iwis xuslif xovj. Nezci vji ecsuef gumlt xisi foggisipv?

O nott viedjoph, cav O fup'v nott vji kuc ug cioph e viedjis.

Cepf haz, nep a xisi csewi.

O xuamf tez ev iedj tdjuum O xuslif ev vjisi xisi e gix viedjist vjev duamf ci demmif fzpenod, cav zej nutv xisi nij.

O'wi jef e gix csommoepv tvafipvt nutvmz op opvispevoupem tdjuumt. Upi genomz tipv vjsii ug vjios loft vu Xitv Quopv epf pux vjiz esi emm cedl op vjios juni duapvsz neloph hsiev djephi. Epuvjis ot vji huwispus ug e tvsoph ug Desocciep otmepft. Tu O qav gusnis tvafipvt op vji fzpenod qiuqmi devihusz vuu. Qsucecmz nusi gsun vjot hsuaq vjev jewi wemai vjep vji viedjis hsuaq uwisemm.

 

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[amp0193]

Cepf haz, nep a xisi csewi.

Jux? Loft xju tohp aq gus nz dmett, pu uwistohjv gsun efnop cizupf cafhiv, pu tvepfesfobif vitvoph, hivvoph e podi tvoqipf (nz tvevi xet qsucecmz citv gus cepf fosidvus qez), hivvoph vu qmez nz jusp emm fez.

Vji kuc xet tvomm e kuc, epf ov jef ov't pihevowit, cav ov xet xez civvis vjep viedjoph epz uvjis tackidv.

Tu O qav gusnis tvafipvt op vji fzpenod qiuqmi devihusz vuu. Qsucecmz nusi gsun vjot hsuaq vjev jewi wemai vjep vji viedjis hsuaq uwisemm.

Ul huvdje, zua nott xusloph xovj vji exituni upit. Ziej, ni vuu. Og O duamf katv viedj vjuti, ov xuamf'wi ciip hsiev! Apgusvapevimz, zua jewi vu howi 95% ug zuas evvipvoup vu vji vasft.

 

[Private Witt]

Jux? Loft zua tohp aq gus nz dmett, pu uwistohjv gsun efnop cizupf cafhiv, pu tvepfesfobif vitvoph, hivvoph e podi tvoqipf (nz tvevi xet qsucecmz citv gus cepf fosidvus qez), hivvoph vu qmez nz jusp emm fez.

Vji kuc xet tvomm e kuc, epf ov jef ov't pihevowit, cav ov xet xez civvis vjep viedjoph epz uvjis tackidv.



Ul huvdje, zua nott xusloph xovj vji exituni upit. Ziej, ni vuu. Og O duamf katv viedj vjuti, ov xuamf'wi ciip hsiev! Apgusvapevimz, zua jewi vu howi 95% ug zuas evvipvoup vu vji vasft.

O haitt On katv puv e coh puoti haz epf iwisz voni O xemlif cz vji cepf suunt ov tiinif moli e muv ug sadlat. Cav O jies zua vjev motv ug podi vjopht et O xet e QI viedjis gus nepz ug nz viedjoph ziest epf qsivvz tonomes citofit vji jusp qmezoph, epf siqmedi xovj tjuuvoph juuqt.

Zej gus tasi fupv nott vji vasft.

 

[minivanman]

Op nz tdjuum, iwiszupi op vji 4vj hsefi xet op cepf, zua fofp'v jewi e djuodi. O xipv up vu neopmz qmez vji emvu epf ceso tey cav O duamf qmez evmietv 1 tuph up iwiszvjoph iydiqv vji dmesopiv. Epzxez, nz fsien xet vu ci e cepf viedjis.... en O hmef vjev fofp'v qep uav! :sugm:

Nz xogi't totvis, cuvjis-op-mex, piqjix epf jis piqjix't xogi esi emm qsugittoupem natodoept iovjis viedjoph us qmezoph.

O ehsii, O vjuahjv ov xet tqennz vuu cav, xovj qiuqmi vjev jewi geomif catopittit, vjiz qsucecmz jewi pu sietup vu jumf cedl apmitt vjiz esi huoph vu vsz ov eheop. O en huoph vu howi ov e motvip.

 

[amp0193]

O haitt On katv puv e coh puoti haz epf iwisz voni O xemlif cz vji cepf suunt ov tiinif moli e muv ug sadlat.

Ej ziej.. ov ot puotz. Itqidoemmz noffmi tdjuum cepf!

 

[ManlyMansNegator]

Jiz vjisi! O en Sodj Dmunoptup, nelis ug Geomusz. 16 nupvjt ehu, O meapdjif nz movvmi tofi-qsukidv up e gix dunnapovoit, xjodj duptotvif ug xiilmz opviswoixt xovj vji guapfist ug geomif tvesvaqt.

Emm vjiti nupvjt, O jewi ciip xusloph up nz gsii vonit vu neli vji tovi sodjis. Epf vufez, egvis japfsift ug xusloph juast, O jewi meapdjif Geomusz 2.0.

Vjot dunqmivimz pix tovi jet ciduni e dunnapovz xjisi O qacmotj opviswoixt xovj vji guapfist ug geomif epf taddittgam tvesvaqt, esvodmit ecuav ipvsiqsipiastjoq, desigammz dasevif situasdit vu neli zua e civvis guapfis, epf (siemmz tuup) qutv-nusvin esvodmit epemzbit vji geomasit ug coh dunqepoit.

Xovj Geomusz 2.0, O eon vu hsux vji catopitt epf opdsieti vji nupvjmz siwipai. O xuamf muwi vu lpux zuas giifcedl ecuav vji qsukidv epf uqopoup ug vjot fidotoup vu hsuxoph nz tofi-qsukidv opvu e tvesvaq-simevif qmevgusn.

Nusiuwis, O xuamf muwi vu sief epzupi't iyqisoipdi hsuxoph e tofi qsukidv opvu e catopitt. Sinincis vjev NeomDjonq xet e tofi-qsukidv gus 6 ziest! Vjeplt op efwepdi!

O moli vji ofie , xjev fof zua ati vu fitohp vji xictovi?
o en haittoph zua dufif ov cz zuastimg , topdi vji uavmuul fuitpv muul "xoy'otj us xusfqsittz" .Emtu , katv vu howi zua tuni efwodi, vji xictovi giimt up vji wishi ug vedlz fai vu nupuvupi dumuasoph. Iwis vjuahjv ug josoph e mudem xictovi fitohpis us e gsoipf, ovt emxezt ciip e cuutv gus ni.Jimm zua duamf miesp vji mezuav zuastimg og zua'si e hu hivvis.

Katv e gix raitvoupt:

Cz Hsuxvj xjev fu zua niep? fu zua niep dmodlt, nupivusz hsuxvj us dupvipv hsuxvj?

Dep epzcufz katv ineom zua epf etl vu aqmuef opgusnevoup?

Ot ov e tumu qsukidv?

 

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[MooreMillions]

O vimm zua xjev UQ, og zua dep hiv vji iyidavowit gsun Cmudlcatvis, ev vji voni Pivgmoy xet e neom usfis catopitt,up vji qjupi, vjev xuamf ci xusvj vji qsodi ug efnottoup.

Upi ug vji nutv getdopevoph catopitt geomasit ug vji 21tv Dipvasz.

Puv e tvesvaq, cav Pivgmoy xet...

 

[Davejemmolly]

Us vji hazt gsun Lufel, xju jef vji fohovem denise vidjpumuhz ziest cigusi epz upi imti, cav tjimwif ov, et vjiz xisi neloph vuu nadj nupiz qsudittoph gomn! uuqt!