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Thanks for noticing that, I'll take a deeper look.

Totally agree. Niches make riches.

It's really hard to build something like this since some themes like JetBrains requires a gradlew build (Java), while others might require some other languages. However, there are some attempts on this field already, https://themer.dev being the best one so far.

That's awesome! Give it a shot and if you don't like it I can give you a refund right away.

Not everybody earns a US salary, yet we live in a world where all prices are the same. I agree with you, more creators should do that kind of thing.

I can't emphasize enough how important Purchasing Parity Power is. Making it affordable for other countries is crucial.

+1000

Thanks! Credits to Fira Code, my favorite font <3

Definitely not, that's why I built multiple variations :)

I disagree with the argument that developers don't pay for things. Yes, there's a huge open source culture where people can have access to free code on GitHub. However, there's a huge market of paid products that developers will purchase. There are many examples out there like Tailwind, Chakra UI, Envato, etc.

I never thought people would pay for a color scheme too. That's why, I tried to position in a way where you'd not only get the actual themes, but also a bunch of other resources to make you more productive.

Fixed!

The open source version is here https://draculatheme.com/nova

In the next couple of weeks, I should add the premium version on Dracula PRO ;)

It's definitely really hard to deal with refunds. You can make 10 sales in one day, but if there's only 1 refund, you might feel sad and disappointed.

About the reasons for refunds - you're right, many people buy without reading and then ask for refund later. Others might feel buyer's remorse.

In my case, the most common request was because of their personal taste. You see, I'm selling a theme for developers and they usually spend a lot of time using the same theme. It takes time to adapt to a new one color scheme, and some people ended up asking for the refund before they get used to it.

Thank you so much Taylor!

Ohhh that's true! Thanks for catching that ;)

Hello HN friends!

Today is a special day. My solo side project has hit 100K in sales, which is absolutely insane. When I started this thing, I never thought this would happen.

Monetizing an open-source project is very difficult, so I decided to share my personal journey and lessons learned.

This is a visual timeline showing all the lessons learned from $0 to $100k in one year.

I hope this can be helpful and inspire your own journey :)

Let me know if you have any questions! I'm here to answer every single one of them.

DejaVu fonts great! Great tip

Hey @petr25102018, that's a great topic, I'm glad you brought that up.

When I was starting my career, I always looked at those companies as dream jobs. The amazing offices, the culture, everything was eye-catching.

As I started to get older and more experienced, I noticed that those companies are not that special. They have issues, problems, and conflicts like any other company. Don't get me wrong, those companies are still amazing and their impact is undeniable.

I see this like sports. There are amazing teams out there, but the ones with more capital are able to go after the best players in the market. This doesn't mean that small teams don't have talented players.

The only reason why I invited those individuals is because they are the most talented programmers I know. I'm pretty sure there are amazing people working on smaller companies, but when I looked at my past co-workers and developers from my circle of friends, those were the ones I wanted to hear more from.

Anyways, hopefully this will show a little bit more about my decision making process.

Good luck on your book! I'm excited to take a look, is there any pre-sale already?

Hey @edw519, I chose to do the sample as PDF because it's more accessible, but the book itself is only on .epub and .mobi so far. I'll take a look into converting it to PDF.

Thanks you so much!

I understand your point, but I don't think we should judge any book by the TOC. Those topics are there as a reference and as a way to draw people's attention to each chapter. In order to fully understand, we need to dive deeper into them.

Thanks @salilpn12, let me know what you think about it!

That's an amazing book indeed. I think you will like this one!

Hey @caiobegotti, those are definitely one of the best chapters in the book. Feel free to purchase it on Gumroad and if you don't think it's not useful, just send me an email to zeno@14habits.com and I'll refund you right away.

Woooooow!

That's great! I'm glad you liked that interview format.

On every chapter, there's a quote. This particular one has a Zig Zigler quote because it matches pretty well with the content of the chapter.

Did you notice that there's no big publisher behind this? No book agents. No team of editors. Just one guy trying to put together some ideas to inspire others.

I hope one day you go through the process of self-publishing a book to better understand the motivations behind it.

That's so nice to hear!

Wanting to help people and charging for it are completely separate topics. There's absolutely nothing dishonest about it.

Hey @pl0x, the reason why I wrote this book is to help people in their tech careers. Sorry if I broke some rule or anything. I thought that it would be nice to get some feedback about the first chapter and the site.