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Launch HN: Dashdive (YC W23) – Track your cloud costs precisely
Original EnglishWe built Dashdive because none of the existing cloud cost dashboard products solves all three of these problems, which often requires sub-resource cost attribution.
Launch HN: Midship (YC S24) – Turn PDFs, docs, and images into usable data
Original EnglishWe started 5 months ago initially trying to make an AI natural language workflow builder that would be a simpler alternative to Zapier or Make.com.
Show HN: My Python Solver for the On-Time Arrival Problem in Traffic Congestion
Original Englishbut the very-short-term for them to just write their own code based on the paper (and that this would be more profitable would just be …
Startup vs. Lifestyle Business (A Short Comparison from a Guy Who's Done Both)
Original EnglishIt took us about 18 months to reach a level of stability - literally, our business grew alongside our first child.
Inside Obama's stealth startup
Original EnglishWe started deploying using AWS and all its associated services, but have recently set up Cloud Foundry, and that's made fast development and deployment so …
Google Apps update alerts: Internet Explorer 8 support discontinued
Original EnglishI haven't looked at it for 6 months, but the last time we looked Chrome Sync did not support authenticating via our SSO, so we …
Half of all app store revenue goes to just 25 developers
Original EnglishBut I can attest to one thing, the only people who are making STEADY PROFITS are developers like myself.
Results from Candy Japan box design A/B test
Original EnglishWe increased our prices with 30%, and redesigned packaging completely.
Ask HN: How can I volunteer my software skills online?
Original EnglishI set up an online store and their revenue went up 800%. …