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8 "frat-boy" business ideas
Original EnglishI started a business, worked about 50 hours/week on average for about a year, and made $12,000.
Sharing Scheduler App Buffer Raises $400,000, Gets Kicked Out Of US
Original EnglishI still advocate bootstrapping, and indeed Buffer was bootstrapped for 9 months to profitability before we thought about funding.
Do you own or "license" software? - important case tests industry model
Original EnglishThe goal is to avoid points of failure that can bring your whole infrastructure down.
Launch HN: Joon (YC W22) – A mobile game that teaches kids to build good habits
Original EnglishIn terms of pricing, we have just launched it as a subscription-based model with 3 plans to test.
Rust Editors to Replace TextMate 2 – The Agony of Despair
Original EnglishBut after Ogden failed to update TextMate for 4–5 years, I decided it was time to move on.
Ask HN: Survivor Bias. Why don't we focus more on startups that fail?
Original EnglishMy first startup got to 6 figure revenue within 18 months, but we really struggled to grow past that.
Reversible Migrations in Rails 3.1
Original EnglishAs a result, my migrations are waaaay faster (batch updates rather loops, etc) and I've never had this problem since.
Ask HN: Who were you before you were a silicon "valley-type techie"?
Original EnglishInstead, I finished college, got into YC, failed at my startup, then moved back to Dublin, got that compiler job, and then moved to SF.
Ask HN: anyone leave a high paying job to work at a startup?
Original EnglishWhen I left my job a few months ago, my total income from my employer to that point this year was over 400k.