Want to build your side project for less than $100?
It’s very possible. We’ve done it 6 times in the last 3 months. #buildinpublic
Below are the products that we (badunicorn.vc) have built in the last 3 months without...
for context we build funny/bad startup products
#001 https://MuskOnMars.space 🧑🚀
@webflow for website: $20
@calendly for booking days: $15
@namecheap for domain: $1
@zapier for automation: $20
@fomo for social proof: $19
Price tag: $75 Label 🏷️
#002 https://ZoomHypeman.xyz 🎙️
@carrd for website: $0
@cameo for funny videos: $24
@fiverr for funnier videos: $20
@namecheap for domain: $1
Price tag: $45 🏷️
#003 https://MemeUniversity.lol 🎓
@carrd for website: $0
@namecheap for domain: $10
@gumroad for payment: $0
@canva for ebook design: $0
@printful for merch:$0
Price tag: $10 🏷️
#004 https://Slow.sale 🐢
@webflow for website: $15
@namecheap for domain: $7
@carrd for fake checkout flow: $0
@gumroad for payments: $0
@printful for merch: $0
Price tag: $22 🏷️
#005 https://Scarebnb.rentals 👻
@carrd for website: $0
@gathertown for virtual space: $0
@namecheap for domain: $7
@canva for design: $0
@gumroad for payments: $0
@printful for merch: $0
Merch giveaway: $30
Price tag: $37 🏷️
#006 Unslack.co 📄
@carrd for website: $0
@googlesheets for chat: $0
@namecheap for domain: $8
@canva for design: $0
@gumroad for payments: $0
@printful for merch: $0
Price tag: $8 🏷️
Landing Page: BadUnicorn.vc 🦄
@webflow for site: $20
@mailerlite for newsletter: $10
@zapier for automation: +$0
@trello for organization: $0
Price Tag: $30 🏷️
It's never been cheaper (& easier) to build something. Get that idea out of your head 💡
(even if it sounds like a “bad idea”)
Follow at badunicorn.vc for more madness!
Love the transparency and dedication to consistency, Whit + Ash. Glad to be an angel investor and follower of the "madness".
Thanks so much! We're so grateful Alex - you're a real one!
Aboslutely hilarious and creative solutions! I actually think Slow.Sale would have to get out of Bad Unicorns, might as well be a real unicorn:)
This is so true.
I go even either!
I have spent less than 100 for 3 side projects,probably because I put the time on coding the sites and design myself.
The newsletter has a great landing page.
Even "code" websites can be super cheap! My current project Jamform is just starting out but I've only spent:
Looks really nice! Where did you get the jam SVG from?
Thanks I got it from one of those stock photos website (not sure which anymore I clicked on a lot), but it was offering a free month trial for the premium images so I grabbed it and then cancelled, modified it a bit and it was good to go!
Love the design, frontend in next.js?
Yep! And next API routes for the “backend”, I’m building off this boilerplate.
Btw, did you build your awesome landing page from scratch? I always have trouble making them responsive and prefer to find templates.. :(
Tailwind UI, it’s expensive but i use it on all my projects. You can just grab a full prebuilt page sections and piece them together, super helpful
Works well with react? I see on their docs it just says you have to go html => jsx, is that it?
It works pretty well, setup is fairly simple and then you can just inline the styles like className=“bg-white flex flex-1”, or I typically just use PostCss so I can move it into a style sheet and use the classes basically the same way like “.foo { @apply bg-white flex flex-1 }”
I'm testing tailwindui out with their free components and its doing magic! Also found a chrome extension that converts the html to jsx, not sure if you've tried this before.
Oh that’s awesome! I’ve gotten used to all the things that you need to convert so I didn’t really realize but that’ll save a ton of time. Thanks!
Awesome! Might have to give it a try, thanks
If you need a formula, here it is. Unfortunately less than one in five will follow through. That’s why building in public will always be a differentiator.
This thread is a bold statement for people who find excuses more often than solutions.
Whit, you inspire people!
It is certainly the easiest time ever to build! Now it feels like it's all about audience building
Amazing. But how about the marketing budget? Don't you spend anything on marketing?
If yes, then what kind of marketing strategy you are using? :)
T. Hanks!
@whitandersonIV Thanks for putting this together -- it's is really inspiring. One thing I was curious about was how you were using the free version of carrd.co with a custom domain. Do you mind sharing your wisdom?
Amazing bro @whitandersonIV
Can't wait to learn and hear your growth stats ;)
Love how well you are executing bro.
So good to see