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Screencasts teaching a programming language

Makes screencasts that teach the Elixir language and sells access to them.

At a glance
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Category
Teaching and coachingLow confidence
39% sure
x
Earns from
Subscriptions
65% sure
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Startup cost (estimate)
$100 to $1kLow confidence
47% sure
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Time it takes (estimate)
Part-timeLow confidence
40% sure
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Where
Online
99% sure
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Coding
Needs codingLow confidence
55% sure
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Source
Hacker NewsComment by AlchemistCamp in “Ask HN: What is your money-making side project outside programming?”, April 21, 2019
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