Also, I am a great fan of "Show HN" posts but a good feedback is always a matter of luck. Only posts reaching frontpage gets the exposure and rest dies out with 2-3 comments.
Is there a community/forum for people like me to show my side-projects, get feedback etc.
I have a 3 minute questionnaire which I would love to have filled out, or if you'd like to contact me my email is on my profile page.
thanks, Harry
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEhGWjl...
Source: I was lead engineer at Forrst.
Edit: Interestingly, the thing about side projects is that most of their value is derived from what can be learned while building them. Often they simply die upon completion (or when boredom sets in) because there isn't much left to learn from the project. Because of this, I don't know if there's necessarily a personal benefit to archiving your own projects online (other than showing off / clout / credibility for resumes and such), but I can definitely see value in the social building part of it - which is probably the goal anyway.
URL is Shipyard.me - Unfortunately it has mostly become a home to spam at the minute.
I was planning on hiring freelancers to help with the development tasks that were beyond my skill set but then my contract ended which put a stop to my budget for my side-projects.
It was meant to be a place for side-projects to get their early adopters and for the founders to discuss and share & get feedback. Then on the front end would be a blog that documented the latest sucesses and a discover page with side project logos and a quick description. The monetisation side was going to be a low cost payment to get a project logo on the discover page. Nothing major, just enough to cover costs.
I had got 20+ teams/founders with side projects waiting to become members and I'd had a lot of positive feedback.
If anyone would want to join me on working on it to get it usable, it would be great to share it.
I am overhauling it at the moment because it needs a responsive design, SSL, and non-Google-reliant accounts (based on feedback I got when I initially released it).
I'd love to hear if anyone thinks they'd use this..
Please check it out and let me know what you think.
Thanks!
I would love to get feedback about what you think.
This app essentially answers "guynamedloren's" comment above. It's a "things I've made kinda site" that goes beyond just coding projects. It can include any hobby you have, such as electronics, beer-brewing, etc...
Share your project(s) as 'idea' with a link to prototype - about 12,000 people interested in early stage start-ups / projects and co-founders use the site. it's a bit like forrst for developers, designers, marketers, sales, etc. good luck!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/launchinnov/
YMMV.
