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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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Ask HN: Best AI Code Assistant?
Original EnglishThe suggestions were occasionally amazing, but multiple times it introduced a subtle bug that I missed and later spent hours debugging.
8 "frat-boy" business ideas
Original EnglishI started a business, worked about 50 hours/week on average for about a year, and made $12,000.
Sharing Scheduler App Buffer Raises $400,000, Gets Kicked Out Of US
Original EnglishI still advocate bootstrapping, and indeed Buffer was bootstrapped for 9 months to profitability before we thought about funding.
Our Server’s Hard Drive is Dead. We didn’t have a backup.
Original EnglishI store 12 months of all hosted and customer data with it, and we've used it to meet other clients' needs too.
Subscription is the only way to do software
Original EnglishWe've been selling B2B desktop software on a subscription basis since we started 5 years ago.
Entry Level Positions – 3 Years Experience
Original EnglishI'm now planning my second exit this time hoping to find a lower paying but cushier job were I can serve my 8 hour daily …
Walled Gardens are Driving me to JavaScript
Original EnglishIn '78 I paid $800 for a computer kit which, when assembled, was waaaaay less capable than a Raspberry Pi.
Ask HN: Open problems in finance?
Original EnglishI.e., a person with a stable income of $50k/year would be considered 70% better than a person who earns $100k then $0k (saving $50k in …