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Help fund an open source Facebook alternative: Appleseed
Original Englishthis exclusively, and funding can help make that happen, which means the software will improve faster as a result. …
Update: Migration of Slicehost to Rackspace cloud servers
Original EnglishI know I "might" pay less with Rackspace Cloud depending on bandwidth usage but I want the predictable fixed pricing model I've been subscribing to …
Ask HN: How do you do your email delivery?
Original EnglishI initially chose them over SendGrid because their pricing was better (at our levels) but I may switch over in the future.
Ask HN: I'm being stiffed by a client. What are my options?
Original EnglishUnused hours expire or are fractionally reduced after 18 months...
You Can Have a Sales Team and Still Do Inbound Marketing
Original EnglishI started writing out examples/questions but it's just too much - there is so much missing info that it's just not time/cost effective to write …
The Story of Apple's $14B Tax Bill
Original EnglishI can't make the down payment to afford a place, which means I can't ride the wave, which means instead of getting less profits I …
Ask HN: What to do after graduation with 100k?
Original EnglishI started last summer and the business model works and it is generating maybe a steady $10-20 a day, but that is only with about …
Ask HN: What can we do with our messaging platform startup?
Original Englishwe're also working on a similar product, but we had customer base from the start with actual use cases, which lead to bookings/revenue early on.
Ask HN: Who has started something in 2017 which is already profitable?
Original EnglishBecause this is software, there is no marginal cost of manufacturing — so we're basically profitable already.