# Royalties from embedded device software

Wrote embedded software and earned a royalty on every device shipped for many years.

| Tag | Value | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Software and apps | 57% (low) |
| Earns from | Subscriptions | 36% (low) |
| Startup cost (estimate) | Under $100 | 44% (low) |
| Time (estimate) | Hands-off | 94% |
| Where | Online | 66% |
| Coding | Needs coding | 96% |

Source: [Ask HN: Those with money-making side projects,how did you come up with the idea?](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33943765), Hacker News, indymike, 2022-12-11
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