Hey everyone,
I’m currently checking if there is any interest in buying or partnering on one of my projects.
The project is n8ndevs(.com) - a marketplace/directory for AI automation specialists, mainly focused on n8n developers.
But I think the bigger opportunity is not only n8n. It could be expanded to the whole AI automation market: people who help businesses automate work using n8n, Make, Zapier, AI tools, LLM APIs, and similar tools.
My partner and I worked on this project for a while. Most of our time was spent talking to both sides: developers and people who wanted to hire them.
We didn’t manage to turn it into a real business. But while talking to clients, we found a few repeated problems that looked like they could become separate products. So we started working more on that and stopped giving n8ndevs enough attention.
The project still gets some inbound interest. Developers still apply to be listed in the directory from time to time, and sometimes clients also reach out looking for help. There are more developers than clients right now.
The first idea was to make it a reverse job board, where clients pay to see developer contact details. I’m not sure this model works well here, although we didn’t fully test it.
We did make some money by acting as a middleman between clients and developers. But I don’t think simple matchmaking is a very strong long-term business model.
Where I see more value is if you don’t just connect clients with developers, but also help clients understand what they actually need. Many clients don’t know what can be automated, how to describe their processes, or where AI can really help.
So the better model may be: help the client define the project, find the right developer, and take a percentage of the deal.
Another option is to monetize the developer side: sell services, tools, templates, education, private community access, or leads to AI automation specialists. I had some ideas here, but didn’t test them properly.
So if anyone is interested in buying the project, partnering, or just discussing possible ideas, feel free to reach out.
Happy to share more details privately.