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COLOURlovers (YC W10) Wants To Unleash Your Creative Streak With An iPhone App
Original EnglishWe're profitable because we're lean and don't need a lot of the large expenses some other founders have to deal with.
Results: iOS Game Revenue Survey
Original EnglishWriting apps is appealing because it's so much easier than bootstrapping a software business from scratch outside the store but I'm not convinced it's a …
How we did over $1K in profit during Startup Weekend
Original English- First off, yes, if you add up the hours we spent on this business over the 2 days at Startup Weekend, we probably made …
Show HN: Venice – open-source Plaid to Postgres in minutes without code
Original EnglishWe wrote it using full stack TypeScript, and paid special attention to composability and extensibility.
Spreedly doubles pricing.
Original EnglishI know pricing discussions generate a lot of heat, but honestly, $30 is not a lot of money.
Ask HN: Survivor Bias. Why don't we focus more on startups that fail?
Original EnglishMy first startup got to 6 figure revenue within 18 months, but we really struggled to grow past that.
Ask HN: What is the highest trafficked website run by an individual?
Original EnglishUp until about 2 months ago I couldn't even cover server costs with the ad money.
Ask HN: Which of your start up mistakes has taught you the most?
Original EnglishHowever, the pet project has £3k revenue per month with almost no effort (maybe a couple of hours per week), clearly it's the one with …
Trext – Software that engages large groups in interactive texting
Original Englishthis for my startup; it didn't have a pretty UI we could let our marketing team use, but it also didn't cost nearly $0.10/text - …