Hi,<p>Would there be any interest on HN in creating a private mastermind group?<p>I work a 9-5, and would like to completely replace my income with a product, or a product + consulting, before I make a clean break. I think a weekly no bullshit chat session may be beneficial. If you are interested and<p>- have a 9-5 in the software industry
- want to create something that will allow you to work for yourself
- have an hour a week to chat
- think this would be beneficial<p>shoot me an email anthony@makerops.com (Tell me a little about yourself, what timezone you are in and your availability) ; I'll see what comes in, organize everything etc
You should look at a case study like WooThemes.<p>They worked remotely (and still do) and have found success.<p>The only problem with your idea and the rest of the bootstrapped remote successful companies is that they were addressing a real customer need/problem and you are simply trying to address your situation of hating your 9-5.<p>Come up with a great idea, open your world to devs from everywhere, work your ass off initially and then build the company in a way in which that 9-5 doesn't feel like work anymore and can be done at 10-6 or 8-12 + 2-6.
Check out the open projects on DoerHub.com . You can see if you like one you want to join, or post this as a project others can join. It works like a Github for non-hackers, so you can find subject matter experts who have solid material for a passive income project (a doctor with algorithms for a medical iPhone app for example, though that exact one found a teammate already) and are looking for someone with your skill-set to split the project with.
I am working on something similar. The project management tool is based on Bugzilla, and I have built real time chat software for Android, iOS, and Web app. I organize everything around a "project" and each group has strong focus to get the product to market. If you are looking for general socializing place, HN works well in that regard.<p>I am involved with a couple of active projects. They are games targeting Asia Pacific market. You can take a look, <a href="http://121.199.0.53/bz/about.cgi" rel="nofollow">http://121.199.0.53/bz/about.cgi</a><p>It is not much a way to escape 9-5, more of a place where like-minded people get together and build something interesting. If it pays off financially, it is even better.
"9-5'ers looking to escape" is an odd demographic to target, since if your group launched a product, you'd be working <i>much</i> longer than 9-5.