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Ask HN: How did you get started in hacking/programming?
Original EnglishI got a career in software sales (6 years of that).
I need someone to build my website. My budget is $200 and I need it ASAP.
Original EnglishI was getting them onto the host I use also and making an additional $50-$100 for each client as well.
Ask HN: Self-marketing?
Original EnglishI get about 70% of my client work from #3, 25% or so from word of mouth (friends, family, or past clients), and 5% or …
AWS is inappropriate for small teams because its complexity demands a specialist
Original EnglishServed us well for the first year of revenue, but not so well given our growth rate.
Why I Haven’t Hired a Single Developer in Canada
Original EnglishI worked for a guy like this - it was the worst 5 months of my career.
How to become a millionaire web developer
Original EnglishBy the time I stopped taking new consulting clients, I was comfortably charging $200/hour and people were still saying yes at $300/hour.
Ask HN: Non-developers: What brings you to HN?
Original EnglishPrior to that I had a Wall Street type career for ~24 years which required use of R-Project and a bit of Python.
Germans Forget Postwar History Lesson on Debt Relief in Greece Crisis
Original EnglishThat is certainly an option, but it's not without costs to say the least.
Show HN: APIs and SDKs to help developers build pricing plans faster
Original EnglishAt Stigg, we’re building APIs and SDKs that allow engineering teams to safely launch and roll-out pricing plan changes, faster.