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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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About Python 3
Original EnglishBut, I happen to love it for servers; I know that what I deployed three years ago is still gonna work after upgrading packages provided …
.INTERNAL is now reserved for private-use applications
Original EnglishI've deployed/managed over 25 million production elements in RFC4193 space.
Those making $1,000+/month on side projects – what did you make?
Original EnglishIn 2014, I've made ~$45,000 and it's 100% passive income.
As a solo developer, I decided to offer phone support
Original EnglishI spent 4 years working customer support, technical support and service desk gigs before I got a chance to enter software development (and now DevOps).
Tell HN: Our experience with Groupon
Original English-Cross sales: We sell Video packages a pretty good margin to about 60% of customers.
Our Team Won Startup Weekend and All We Got Was a Shitty New Boss
Original Englishwe parted ways, I started up a new company in direct competition and am now doing much better by keeping 100% of the profits instead …
Ask HN: What is the best code base you ever worked on?
Original EnglishThe only cruft of the project is the types I’m using, the interface of the code could be improved with generics
Ask HN: How do you deal with professional jealousy and getting older?
Original EnglishPicasso replied, “You’re not paying for the two seconds, you’re paying for the 40 years I spent to get here.”
Ask HN: Inherited the worst code and tech team I have ever seen. How to fix it?
Original EnglishIn order to get support, we started very small with it as a "20% project" for some of our engineers.