Good Books

Good Books

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Book recommendations from successful people.

This project started about 6-months ago when I started to keep track of all the books that I wanted to read and who recommended them. I built Good Books to share these book recommendations with the world.

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Actual performance

7followers
$400MRR/mo
Made the leaderboard

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Indie HackersFits the IH revenue-focused audience · Strong signals: started · Missing: supports, reddit linkedin, podcasting
70%70% predicted probability of success on Indie Hackers, based on ML models trained on real launch data.
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Hacker NewsStrong engagement from HN community · Strong signals: io · Missing: https docs, excited, just released
67%67% predicted probability of success on Hacker News, based on ML models trained on real launch data.
TrustMRRLess likely to generate early MRR · Strong signals: month · Missing: mobile apps, ios, personal
48%48% predicted probability of success on TrustMRR, based on ML models trained on real launch data.
Product HuntUnlikely to reach the leaderboard · Missing: mac, agents, macos
45%45% predicted probability of success on Product Hunt, based on ML models trained on real launch data.
AppSumoMay struggle as an AppSumo deal · Missing: plus, platform, intuitive
42%42% predicted probability of success on AppSumo, based on ML models trained on real launch data.
Acquire.comPre-revenue stage for this audience · Missing: arr, mrr, revenue
19%19% predicted probability of success on Acquire.com, based on ML models trained on real launch data.
BetaListMay not resonate with beta-testers · Missing: web3, chat, crypto
0%0% predicted probability of success on BetaList, based on ML models trained on real launch data.

Correct prediction on native model

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