Question – Have you created something original accidentally?

As the title describes - have you created anything that was financially succesful or useful as an accident or side-effect? I once made a tool for a very rare case where my chainsaw-chain would get stuck and i had to…

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As the title describes - have you created anything that was financially succesful or useful as an accident or side-effect?

I once made a tool for a very rare case where my chainsaw-chain would get stuck and i had to make a small tool for it, turns out it was a great idea and people wondered what it was and i sold about 12 pieces of it. Made a small fortune out of nothing.

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rglover5 days ago

Tell us more about the chainsaw tool. Fighting with chains and tensioners put hair on my chest.

gus_massa3 days ago

Yep. Photos?

brazukadev2 days ago

I turned a meetup whatsapp group in a touristic town (Rio de Janeiro) into a side business that's been going for the past 5 years.

This next summer I'm going to try make it bigger and hopefully make it my main business.

MrCharismatist4 days ago

I mean, I have three kids

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