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Show HN: My bootstrapped sideproject app, Movie Trailers and Showtimes

18 pointsby wushuporkabout 10 years ago
https:&#x2F;&#x2F;itunes.apple.com&#x2F;us&#x2F;app&#x2F;movies-trailers-showtimes&#x2F;id954721891?mt=8<p>I&#x27;m proud to show you the latest version of my passion project Marquee - an app for discovering movies, showtimes and trailers. It&#x27;s chockfull of little details that make the app a pleasure to use.<p>Rather than try to raise funding and pursue this full time, I&#x27;ve chosen to do this on &#x27;Hard Mode&#x27; and treat it as a side project until it gets more traction. I realize that probably creates a catch 22 situation. How can I get traction if I don&#x27;t devote time to it. Given my current life situation, it&#x27;s a little tough to drop everything and &quot;go for it&quot;.<p>Any feedback and advice on the app is greatly appreciated.

4 comments

10dpdabout 10 years ago
Sorry to be blunt but &quot;Rather than try to raise funding and pursue this full time&quot;? Do you really think you&#x27;d be able to raise money for a movie trailer app?
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kelheorabout 10 years ago
Do you planning optimize your app for ipad? I&#x27;m even can&#x27;t see app icon, just white square.
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pwnsaucageabout 10 years ago
Nice man, I used Flixster for a while, but just noticed some REALLY annoying ads on that app ... space for improvement!
solveabout 10 years ago
&quot;Hard mode&quot; is raising outside money. Easier (and often better!) mode, is to delay raising outside money.<p>Your current employer is usually a far better investor to (unknowingly) fund your projects anyway.