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tjchearlast Wednesday at 5:33 PM1 replyview on HN

That’s really awesome to have a viable self bootstrapped project! Did you have to spend a lot of time maintaining it or deal with customer support after the initial launch? A low maintenance yet viable business would truly be the dream!


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lombaroviclast Wednesday at 6:19 PM

It is pretty close to that dream scenario now, yes.

Because the tech stack is stable (and fully matured), I almost never have to deal with 'emergency' technical support or bug fixes. The servers just hum along.

I do handle customer support myself, but the volume is very low relative to the traffic. 90% of the tickets are just non-technical questions about billing or ad-free subscriptions.

This low-maintenance overhead is exactly what allows me to work on new features or experiment with new projects (like my upcoming AI drawing school) without burning out.