FROM BUILDERS, FOR DOERSVOL. 03 / QUALITY-FIRST DISCOVERY

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Hard lessons

Ask HN: Loosing Faith - the startup killer

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We've failed not because nobody wanted our product.

Business ideas

Ask HN: Can I help you be more awesome today? (No strings. Inquire within.)

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"Increased sales %10 year over year" vs "Grew sales 10% year over year, leaving the company with just over $30MM in gross sales per annum"

Business ideas

Canada Tech Startups Winners as Morneau Backs Off Options Plan

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The only year I was in the 1% in terms of income I paid an effective tax rate of 12%, and this wasn't because I …

Business ideas

OpenGL 3.1 on Asahi Linux

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I use a GPD Win Max 2 for a little over $1k (early Indiegogo pricing).

Tool picks

Elixir Saves Pinterest $2M a Year in Server Costs

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When we converted several parts to Elixir, we reduced that by around 95%.

Business ideas

Why non-profit pricing?

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I run a non-profit organization; we aren't yet in position to need much in the way of software, but when we get there, it's gonna …

Business ideas

Cloud9 IDE - Your code anytime, anywhere

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Not to sound cheap, but the first thing I note is the pricing.

Business ideas

Ask HN: What is your best passive income in 2017?

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the other company, so I haven't touched the store except to update the design every few years, and it brings in $500-$1000/month in profit. …

Tool picks

C++11 Makes Competitors Go Rusty

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I've spent more time solving issues with memory models in C++ than I have in any other language because C++ has no ABI - I've …

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