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After VWO’s acquisition, its founder reflected on workflow problems, customer feedback, and keeping growth within the means of the business.
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I’m switching from VS Code to VS Codium
Original EnglishMy reasons for switching to VS Code are unrelated to the costs but purely due to quality issues and missing or poorly implemented features:
Ubuntu should zig to Apple’s zag
Original EnglishThe reason I use Ubuntu is because it is the closest thing the Linux desktop has to a defacto standard setup.
Took me more than 2 years to get 200 paying customers for my Web App
Original EnglishRelatedly, I was very sensitive to the notion of paying $25 for software and my customers were not .
Mysterious Android codebase commit
Original EnglishThe trick is actually simpler and its called MVM, which is something Sun kept avoiding on the desktop/server for some stupid reason but we did …
Ask HN: Founders whose startups have failed, where did life take you afterwards?
Original EnglishI started again,my small business was ok, my burn rate was low,I was ramen profitable ...burning $2000 per month but all customers money, hired employees …
Systemd redux: The end of Linux
Original EnglishI'm no longer using vi, but vim (adopted in the mid 1990s as I switched to Linux), but the basic muscle-memory is the same.
Show HN: InstaMotor – Taking the pain out of selling your car
Original EnglishExperienced Sales People - sales person turnover is roughly 50% per year at the average dealership.
The Architecture Behind a One-Person Tech Startup (2021)
Original EnglishThis setup is very similar to the startup that I run.
Launch HN: Trellis (YC W24) – AI-powered workflows for unstructured data
Original EnglishWe charge 25x more, but customers have a perfect tailor-made solution and a high ROI.