Comment by thebricklayr

2 years ago

Ironically, this is a great way to build actual products (if you’re open to letting them grow).

Three years ago I created a simple app for my family and friends to share recipes together. I kept adding features they requested, and after about two years, the app was apparently good enough that people started sharing it by word of mouth.

By October, the app had grown big enough that I had to start charging new users to cover server costs. I’m now contemplating a future where I work on it full-time.

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samstave  2 years ago

https://i.imgur.com/dE9mYQ2.jpg

  • thebricklayr  2 years ago

    https://umami.recipes

    • samstave  2 years ago

      LOVELY.

      I have a boatload of feature creep ideas for you to reject... Shall I post them here, or DM you?

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      This is an app logic that works for more than just cooking - but a big thing is OCR a hand written recipe from familial cookbooks...

      I still have my mothers, as well as hand written recipes from my grandmother, their friends, etc.

      Take a pic of a recipe, OCR if can - else host the pic?

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      However, an interesting aspect of the "recipe" app logic is that it can apply to, say, mechanics

      "Here is a recipe for replacing this part/working on this thing"

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