still warm
projects worth more than zero.
you built something. it didn't work out. the code is gathering dust and the only thing left is what you learned. afterlife is where those projects find someone who'll do something with them.
the builder
you shipped it. nobody came.
the idea
"this could actually work"
the build
47 commits in 2 weeks
launch day
shipped to production
crickets
14 visitors. 0 paying.
the archive
"maybe the next one..."
the graveyard
6 projects. all gathering dust.
the operator
someone else saw what you couldn't.
the search
"looking for something real"
found it
"couldn't crack distribution. product works."
connected
met the founder. got the repo.
traction
first 10 customers in 3 weeks
$2,400 mrr
both founders ramen profitable
good projects die for the wrong reasons.
ai made it possible to ship an mvp in a weekend. so now there are thousands of them — real products, real code, real ideas — sitting in private repos because the founder ran out of time, hit a wall they couldn't get through, or just moved on to the next thing. the code still works. the idea still has merit. it just needs different hands. afterlife is where those projects find someone who can actually do something with them.
two sides. one goal.
if you built something and stopped
list it in 5 minutes.
paste one prompt into claude code or fill out the form. the agent reads the repo for the facts — you write the story: what happened, what it needs, what you learned.
add a video walkthrough.
a 2-minute loom showing the product working is worth more than any description. projects with video get dramatically more interest.
get notified when someone's interested.
you'll get an email with their name, intent, and message. if they want to buy it, build on it, or co-found something new — you decide whether to talk.
if you want a real project to work on
browse projects with real history.
these aren't ideas. they're codebases with commit histories, real users or near-misses, and founders who can tell you exactly where it stalled.
find out why it stopped.
every listing has a "why they stopped" section. that's the signal. a founder who ran out of time is different from one who couldn't find customers. you're looking for the first kind.
pick it up and make money from it.
buy the codebase, join as a cofounder, or take it over entirely. you're starting from working software, not a blank file.
what's on the shelf right now
first listings are in review.
not a listing board. a story.
every project on afterlife answers the questions a buyer actually needs answered. here's what a listing looks like:
cleo
mvpai voice receptionist for small businesses
why i moved on
"i couldn't crack outbound sales. the product worked well for plumbers and hvac companies, but i'm a builder, not a cold caller. someone who can sell to local businesses would print money with this."
what would make it work
a cofounder or operator who knows the home services market and isn't afraid of the phone
moat
custom voice pipeline with <2s latency. 3 weeks of prompt engineering for industry-specific call flows. can't be one-shotted.
stage
tested with 3 real businesses
that “why i moved on” is worth more than the code. it's months of market intelligence compressed into a paragraph.
list a project with claude code.
no skill install, plugin, or local setup. paste one prompt into claude code, let it read the repo and the guide, write the story fields yourself, and it can submit the listing into the same review queue.
Create a listing for this project on afterlife. First, read and follow the instructions at: https://afterlives.com/agents/list-a-project Use this repository as the source material for factual fields only. Do not write the qualitative fields yourself. Ask me to personally provide the wording for why I stopped, what would make it work, the moat, and my intent. After I provide those fields, submit the listing through afterlife. Do not invent facts. Do not upload source code or secrets.
no ranking.
every project gets equal visibility. filter by what matters to you, not what the algorithm promotes.
real history, not a pitch.
commit counts, last activity, revenue context. the facts that tell you whether a project is worth picking up.
video is truth.
anyone can write a description. show it working on camera — that's the one thing you can't fake.
have a dead project?
list it on afterlife. it takes 5 minutes. write the story, add a video if you have one, and let it find the right person.
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