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IOS app success is a lottery: 60% (or more) of developers don't break even
Original Englishthe WP7 store (and two for Android), making a total of seventeen 99 cent sales for the paid apps and about $2500 in ad revenue …
Galaxy S III beats out iPhone 4S as top selling device in US
Original EnglishI want on it, and I can sell my apps to other android users however I want with my own billing methods if need be. …
Ask HN: Can one be self-employed fixing bugs?
Original EnglishBut the bug was in audio processing code and I know that field quite well.
Niche differentiation: model the relationships others overlook
Meelo’s maker emphasizes handling multiple versions of albums and songs rather than simply copying a media player.
Complexity valued by a niche can matter more than broad feature coverage.
Ask HN: Hourly billers, do you bill for only focused work?
Original EnglishI also charge lawyer-level rates, so I think people appreciate only paying for focused work and receiving an itemized bill.
Ask HN: Is TDD/BDD hampering your startup's agility?
Original EnglishHowever, I don't think there is much refactoring with bootstrapped, pre-revenue startups.
Enterprise Sales for Hackers
Original EnglishI was CIO at a $50M/year sales organization by age 24, now I am going to be taking over 170 (as of writing this) startups …
Ask HN: Did you start a company whilst employed?
Original EnglishNow, a 1 1/2 years later, our product has become passive income with almost no effort now.
Backblaze B2 Drops Download Pricing by 60%
Original EnglishYes, the first API call requires authenticating first but every additional call reuses cached credentials, so no change to latency.