The Hustle – Productivity Tool for 9-5 Job Side Hustlers

Hi Hackernews

my name is Viet and I made TheHustle app, a productivity tool for individuals working 9-5 jobs with entrepreneurial spirit while having short attention span and horrible memory :).

I know hackernews folks are more interested in tech than story behind, so let's share my tech stack first :)

TheHustle was made as React JS SPA with Django backend, while running on VPS.

Now the story:)

Is it possible to side hustle with a day job?

After 5 years in the corporate world working 9-5, I have always dreamed about starting a side project.

Having limited time in the evenings and weekends, I started to learn how to code from scratch. But I never managed to finish and launch any of the prototypes. I always gave up midway, due to burnout, laziness, and procrastination.

The day was just not long enough and exhaustion from 9-5 job hindered my progress.

Then I developed my own methodology on how to finish impossible goals while working 9-5. I started to treat my free time as an investment.

The only thing missing was an app, that would help me to keep my productivity methodology consistent.

For that reason, I decided to make my own productivity tool.

After a year and half, I finished the app and I am happy to share TheHustle app with you.

What makes TheHustle great for 9-5 side entrepreneurs 1️⃣ big focus on the precious free time after an exhausting day at 9-5 job 2️⃣ flexible goal tracking with the possibility to create tasks and subtasks 3️⃣ track time spent on each task 4️⃣ see how well you invested your free time 5️⃣ motivate yourself by following others

Thanks to TheHustle app, I managed to finish and launch TheHustle, while working 9-5.

Also I have a special promo offer for you. Use code producthunt2020 and get free account forever if you side hustle every day for 14 days straight. Everyday you must log an activity so the offer applies.

Check it out, and leave a comment below.