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Majority of web apps could just run on a single server
Original EnglishI have been running multiple web apps with decent traffic (each ~10K requests per day) at no cost at all.
The unfortunate math behind consulting companies
Original EnglishOf course, I'm just bitter because I failed as a body shop, in spite of having very good people who were able to immediately move …
Startup employees don't earn more
Original Englishwe try to get as close as possible to big-company salaries, we don't expect anything beyond 40 hrs / week, 100% paid health benefits, 401k, …
The new 501(c)(3) and the future of free software in the US
Original EnglishFor around $1k you can find a good non-profit attorney to help.
Root Domain Website Hosting for Amazon S3
Original EnglishRegardless, the 2% failure rate on that one S3 IP endpoint is definitely a little high, so I filed a support ticket (I pay for …
Why to Start a Startup in a Bad Economy
Original Englishinheritance but if I don't get funding or the site isn't making enough dough by Valentines day the site will crash and burn and then …
If you have startup stock options, check your option plan
Original EnglishI learned about it the hard way after I left the startup and paid money to exercise the vested options.
Hydroponics: Growing an appreciation for plants
Original EnglishA great deal of learning comes with failure and I've learned to look forward to messing things up over the years.
“AppleMusic will pay artist for streaming during customer’s free trial period”
Original Englishbecause we pay higher royalty AND we have the potential to convert a bigger % of 800 million iTunes accounts to paid streaming subscribers which …