Help me with ideas to monetize my $10k DigitalOcean free credits

3 points by maxzw 6y ago ↗ HN

I received $10,000 DigitalOcean credits which I haven't used yet as I have been using other services for my startup. However, I am in a situation where I urgently need to raise about $5K to $7K for my startup to launch and have tried all means and failed. How can I use the credits to quickly raise funds that can enable me work on my project.

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tomekw 6y ago ↗

What about renting $10k worth of droplets / other DO components for $5k/$7k? :)

tuyguntn 6y ago ↗

sell your account for $2-3k, maybe some folks here are looking for cheaper options for hosting

wprapido 6y ago ↗

Sell at a discount. Maybe mine crypto.

gitgud 6y ago ↗

I'd be careful, are the credits even legally transferrable?

tuyguntn 6y ago ↗

good question, would love to get answer from DO guys here.

Tassels 6y ago ↗

If they got 10k in credits, it was likely through the Hatch program. You can read those terms here: https://www.digitalocean.com/legal/hatch-terms-of-service/

In short: No, those credits are not transferable. Also, mining cryptocurrency is against the terms for the Hatch program.

econcon 6y ago ↗

Start a discourse hosting service. And offer people to make their discussion board for some monthly payment. A lot of people get banned and get de-platformed or simply want a better forum software you can offer them that.

maxzw 6y ago ↗

Thank you for all your comments. I have been offline and I have learnt a lot from your comments.

christefano 6y ago ↗

If you have credits to spare, check out the Computing for COVID project:

https://marketplace.digitalocean.com/apps/computing-for-covi...

“Computing for COVID is a way for anyone to fire up a cloud computer that contributes immediately in the search for finding drug targets. This app allows you to support researchers at the University of Washington's Baker Lab in their computational requirements as part of their Coronavirus Response.”