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Make Your Startup Great at One Thing
Original EnglishThe other one was an advertising platform, but they didn't have enough advertisers to actually PROFIT from selling their advertising.
Giving Up on TDD
Original Englishthe cost of failure can be very high (not normally human life high, but certainly economically prohibitive) and the processes to deploy an update anything …
Ask HN: One-person companies—how do you manage it all and stay sane?
Original EnglishThe first mistake I made was not saying no to customers.
Show HN: Emacs Mini Manual
Original EnglishDoing so was my first foray into org-mode and literate programming and I can't recommend it enough, if only for keeping your Emacs configuration sanely …
French President announces pro-business measures
Original English2 years and 80000 so far plus income I lost by not working in 8-5 job in these 2 years.
Linux dominates supercomputers as never before
Original EnglishI was able to install Linux on it, but it failed to boot.
Ask HN: Techniques for surviving a job you loathe?
Original English5 years later, and I own my own business, but over the years I've developed a strong habit of spending time with my family.
My Product Has Failed
Original EnglishI should have made it more clear that I wasn't calling it a failure because I spent 4 months and only got one customer.
Hackers may have leaked the Social Security Numbers of every American
Original EnglishI made the mistake of paying for our IP lawyers dubious Lexis Nexsus subscription for a year, and then was hit 4 years later with …