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20K downloads is great. I've got a few iOS apps probably 1k downloads in total, though they are paid apps. After apple takes its cut I've made ~$1200 over a year.

I agree with you on the marketing part! Dev seems easy compared to marketing!

"Mostly it's a matter of lots of lurking until you come to hate the site." - eddie_the_head. Hehe!

"There was/is a chrome extension for following hn users I used a few years ago that was useful" - eddie_the_head. Thanks I'll check it out

PS I forgot to mention, as I am guessing it is the same for most people, I want to turn this "on the side" into "full time"!

Wow, sounds like you have a lot on your plate. Do you have a regular day job too or do you work for actual startups? I'm in Melbourne, Australia and also have a regular day job. So all this is on the side for me. Sounds like you are in Silicon Valley and right in the thick of it!

In regards to data. I'm not really looking for anything in particular. More wondering how many HN people have finished products. And then hear their stories.