I had an idea in 2008 to make a website that emailed your friends when you die. I built https://www.deadmansswitch.net/ in a weekend, and it's been making money since. Around $1k/mo now.

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Steve16384 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

I've wondered about this before, not just telling people, but what about my code projects etc... Something like "make all my github repo's public when I die" (assuming anyone would care about them).

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Integrape 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I heard about your website about a decade ago. That's awesome you are still maintaining it and it's generating cashflow.

	▲	stavros 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		Thanks! Now with LLMs it's really easy, I've added attachments, improved check-ins, a better app, lots of stuff. I really like how easy it is now to do the gruntwork of maintenance!

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arkensaw a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

morbid question, but do you know if any emails have ever been sent?

	▲	stavros a day ago \| parent [-]
		Of course, lots are sent every day. I don't know if they're from deaths, but lots of messages get sent. I know people have died because the police or FBI contact me sometimes. Once, a girl had committed suicide and used the service to send accusing emails to her friends and family two months later. That was tragic all around.

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tietjens 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

How do people find it, word of mouth?

	▲	stavros 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		Yeah, basically.