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Ask HN: My Startup is Going to Die Because I Messed Up
Original Englishtldr: My business failed because I made mistakes in timing, my cofounder, and business branding.
If Java Is Dying, It Sure Looks Awfully Healthy
Original EnglishAnother reason I failed to mention that Java is in decline is that the geek / utility-driven folks at Sun had essentially said "Java is …
My $300 Home Cloud Server
Original EnglishHmm seems like he made the classical mistake of thinking that an x86-64 server is somehow special and more worthwhile than just buying a bare-bones …
Ask HN: Business Dying. Please Help.
Original EnglishI've worked hard for years trying to get to where we are and pivoted this food business at least twice already in 3 years.
Ask HN: Has anyone successfully pivoted from web dev to AI/ML development?
Original EnglishI tried to put a business to develop a next-generation data integration tool and did consulting projects, learned Python because customers were asking for it. …
The danger of the mediocre success when testing startup hypotheses (2023)
Original EnglishI've built a few sales team for early stage startups, and invariably the question comes up: "Inbound sales is working.
Lyft Loses $600M in 2016 as Revenue Rises to $700M
Original Englishbecause whilst the behaviour uber engaged (engages?) in has clearly worked very well for them, I would like to make it very slightly less profitable …
App Engine down
Original EnglishWe'll instead plan for failure, design our architecture to continue operating under some degree of failure, and keep shipping.
Ask HN: Did some of you try the digital nomad lifestyle and not like it?
Original EnglishThere's a lot to recommend it, but it involves a nontrivial cost and effort.