1. Uptime monitoring service [0]. Launched in 2019. Decided to enter a crowded niche and try to figure out distribution, but failed. Sold in early 2021. Total sales before selling: $1,686 2. Notion backups service [1]. Launched in late 2021, $100k processed, still growing ~60% YoY. In hindsight, I should have picked an adjacent niche, since this business is technically difficult and not as easy to sell as, for... - Source: Hacker News / about 2 months ago

I've been working on the same business since 2021: https://notionbackups.com The first business I started never gained traction, so I sold it in 2021 (which was a completely different time compared to now). Notion had announced that they'd launch a beta version of their API, so while waiting for the early access, I built a landing page, login/signup, and all other plumbing for the web app. It was a rather... - Source: Hacker News / 8 months ago

I've been working on my business for 4 years now, sometimes taking extended breaks when I run out of motivation. Lately, I've noticed that my (beefy) server is always clogged with background jobs that tend to run longer than they used to. It’s started impacting operations, as customers have been complaining about their backups running a bit late. We're network bound, so I can't just add more compute power... - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago

I've been building https://notionbackups.com for almost 4 years now. It's mostly feature complete at this point, but rough edges still need to be ironed out. Notion's API is far from complete, and updates are few and far between. This has led me to work around some of its limitations in creative ways. For example, there is still no way to create top-level pages in Notion, which makes restores impossible.... - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

Been using TinyBeans for several years but they just doubled their price with no additional service. Source: over 3 years ago

If you don't want to be locked into the Apple ecosystem, I've heard good things about https://tinybeans.com/ for the same purpose. Source: over 3 years ago

We use Tiny Beans, which acts like a closed-circuit social media app, allowing us to share our photos and videos with friends and family in a more private way. It used to be free, but IIRC last year they tried to monetize, resulting in a bit of a confused brand and website with useless articles, but the photo/video sharing app and browser platform is nice and, in our opinion, worth the small yearly fee. Source: over 3 years ago

I LOVE mommypoppins! There is a very similar one called tiny beans. Source: over 4 years ago

Perhaps if you are in one of the cities listed you could check mommypoppins.com or tinybeans.com for things around your area. Source: over 4 years ago