Show HN: Community Events - kpasa
Hi, I needed a side project to teach myself Django & AWS but couldn't think of anything Earth-shattering to work on... After searching and coming up empty I decided instead to build the kind of events site I've been waiting for for about ten years.
Though events sites are a dime a dozen, after all these years I still haven't found one I like. None seem to focus on what I want to know--what are the fun (and best) things to do today and this weekend?
I'm wondering, can such a mundane site pay for itself? It's been fun implementing all the ways it could. I would appreciate some ideas on the premium services front.
Also, would anyone be interested in renting the app for use in their city, on something like Amazon Marketplace? Finally, if it doesn't get traction on its own I'm thinking of open-sourcing it to see if hosting/consulting are a possibility.
Would appreciate any thoughts, and thanks for your time.
TL;DR - I've made an (events + reddit + meetup + gmaps mashup) prototype for fun and hope to turn it into something.