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Trext – Software that engages large groups in interactive texting
Original Englishthis for my startup; it didn't have a pretty UI we could let our marketing team use, but it also didn't cost nearly $0.10/text - …
Funding your startup with a "one week on, three weeks off" consulting setup
Original EnglishWe would work on our product for the first 8 hours of the day, and the remaining 4 hours, we will work on our client …
Ask HN: How to setup a merchant account for a new startup?
Original EnglishAnd instead of then billing every 30 days like a traditional subscription, you make set it up so it only charges once (no repeat).
Ask HN: Why don't more UK graduates want to join start-ups?
Original EnglishSo I instead did the usual and got a (well paying) internship at a big bank.
Blendle – iTunes for journalism launches in the Netherlands
Original EnglishToo many journalists thought that people paid to subscribe because they, deep inside, cared about the First Amendment and freedom of the press.
What we have learnt running a bootstrapped startup
Original EnglishI decided to ask for $30 from new clients.
Ask HN: What Happened to Pinboard?
Original EnglishFor the last 4 months, my paid archiving account has almost completely stopped archiving bookmarks.
Why aren't we all serverless yet?
Original EnglishI find it rather difficult to figure out what my operation costs are going to be; I usually learn later through perusing the monthly bills. …
Fit your product to the right market
Original EnglishIt paid off - I had a paying customer after 4 days.