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Approve or Reject: Can You Moderate Five New York Times Comments?
Original EnglishI've subscribed to the NYT paper edition for several years, which means I've paid at least $1000, nevermind the ad revenue they get form my …
Ask HN: What's up with all these services charging $10/$15 a month?
Original Englishthe same time you'd be charging half of this original poster's pain threshold number --- which is referring not to crazy encrypted backup solutions but …
Sellfy found way how to sell files
Original EnglishMy break even point between the services is 16.7 sales per month.
Google’s Cloud Loses Following Among CIOs, Survey Finds
Original EnglishMy own sense is that Google would like to diversify away from being 90%+ reliant on advertising, and is highly unlikely to discontinue a paid …
The L.E.D. Quandry: Why There's No Such Thing As “Built To Last”
Original EnglishBut that company has a similar problem: Model Ms in general, and the keyboards it sells, can last for decades—which means that their revenue stream …
Ask HN: Anybody used Retool for production, user-facing app?
Original EnglishI actually use Sales Navigator - it's $80/month, but by no means is it necessary - I wouldn't use the lack of Premium/Sales Nav as …
Why For-Profit Education Fails
Original EnglishI have worked in non-profits since 1989 and I can state that zero balance is the vast majority 90% + of all their system.
Ask HN: Does the SaaS model really work? Really?
Original EnglishThe first isn't a true SaaS (it's more Saas+web hosting), but we have several thousand customers paying monthly.
Improved workflow and new role for pricing changes
Original EnglishI can understand charging for developers who trigger deploys; but the whole "teams with more than 7 members must upgrade to enterprise" seems ludicrous.