Starting is easy.
Finishing is rare.
Set a deadline you can't change. Build in public.
Miss it and your project goes to the graveyard.
Free to start • Put $20 on it if you're serious
You've started
42 side projects.
Each one was going to be the one. You bought the domain. Set up the repo. Then life happened. Excitement faded.
Most side projects die this way. Alone. In silence. No accountability. Just you and "someday."
Sources: DEV Community, Failory, Embroker
ShipIt makes quitting
embarrassing.
Set a Public Deadline
Pick your launch date. It's visible to everyone. And it can't be changed. No extensions. No "just one more week." The deadline is the deadline.
Build with a Streak
Every commit is tracked. Your streak is public. Miss a day? Everyone sees it. The pressure keeps you shipping.
Ship or Face the Graveyard
Launch before your deadline and get celebrated, or your project goes to the graveyard. Publicly. You can resurrect it or sell it.
Put $20 On It
Want real skin in the game? Stake $20 when you start. Ship on time = get it back. Miss your deadline = we keep it. Loss aversion works.
The deadline isn't a threat. It's a promise to yourself that this project matters enough to finish.
— The ShipIt Philosophy
But failure isn't the end.
Life happens. Sometimes you can't finish. We get it. That's why the graveyard isn't just a wall of shame, it's a marketplace for your abandoned projects.
Think of it like house flipping, but for code. Someone started building. Life happened. Now another builder sees potential and finishes what you started.
"Your abandoned project might be exactly what someone else is looking for. They see potential where you see defeat. Your work doesn't have to die in silence."
Ahmed Nadar
Creator of ShipIt
Get in early. Shape the product.
ShipIt is new. You're not joining a crowd, you're joining a crew.
Early builders shape the roadmap. And we remember who showed up first.
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Ready to actually ship something?
Stop starting. Start finishing. Add your project, set your deadline, and join the builders who ship.
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