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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.
Solve a problem people will pay for before expanding the team.
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Google App Engine Pricing Angers Developers, Kills PlusFeed
Original EnglishSure they knew the aggregate cost, that was easy, but knowing on an application level didn't exist.
Ask HN: How do you handle DDoS attacks?
Original EnglishOVH's dashboard for creating and managing machines used to be really horrid but it has improved recently.
HippyVM goes to Y Combinator and fails
Original EnglishOne of them said that they couldn't think of any compiler company that didnt make its money off consulting, and that worse, about 85% of …
Opendoor, a startup worth emulating
Original English- Our cut is not 15%, it's 0-6% below market depending on home risk & projected holding costs.
Finding office chairs in hotel photos: search for a niche need
A maker used object detection to identify office chairs in hotel photos and build a remote-work hotel map.
Opportunities can lie in attributes users need but platforms do not structure.
It’s great to be a consultant
Original EnglishIt was a valuable experience, and I worked with some really cool customers.
Lone Yelp review dogs business owner
Original EnglishShe had many happy returning customers for the past 3 years, even if their positive reviews disappeared.
Ask HN: How did you move from IT/software to something unrelated?
Original EnglishI could have taken a 60% pay cut before i left the golden handcuffs job, but it was much easier than I fretted over. …
European server provider Hetzner now offers a 64GB RAM box for 109€/mon
Original EnglishI have been using them for 5 years, but only last year my startup "boomed", so I had to cancel my old server and move …