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Portfolio of small web learning tools

Runs a set of small web apps for learning music notes, non-Latin alphabets and languages with flash cards. Income comes from ads and paid premium plans.

At a glance
Estimated by a classifier that read the source. The bar shows how sure it was.
Category
Software and apps
81% sure
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Earns from
Ads
81% sure
x
Startup cost (estimate)
$1k to $10kLow confidence
47% sure
x
Time it takes (estimate)
Hands-off
82% sure
x
Where
Online
99% sure
x
Coding
Needs coding
98% sure
x
Source
Hacker NewsComment by dejv in “Ask HN: What was your best passive income in 2016?”, December 11, 2016

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