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Help fund an open source Facebook alternative: Appleseed
Original Englishthis exclusively, and funding can help make that happen, which means the software will improve faster as a result. …
Update: Migration of Slicehost to Rackspace cloud servers
Original EnglishI know I "might" pay less with Rackspace Cloud depending on bandwidth usage but I want the predictable fixed pricing model I've been subscribing to …
This is how to get paid to develop your startup
Original EnglishIt may seem surprising that people are paid when they don't have anything to do, but that's part of the business model.
Ask HN: How do you do your email delivery?
Original EnglishI initially chose them over SendGrid because their pricing was better (at our levels) but I may switch over in the future.
Eliminating Sales Commissions
Original EnglishBut our sales were never really quite paying the bills.
Ask HN: I'm being stiffed by a client. What are my options?
Original EnglishUnused hours expire or are fractionally reduced after 18 months...
A tale of a 7 year journey in developing software for the enterprise
Original EnglishI've worked in startups that fit the HN stories but also have other classic failure stories that led to their demise (agile development, a few …
Silicon Valley distrusts marketing and devalues the people who practice it
Original EnglishPerhaps I failed, but I tried to make it clear that the foundation of great marketing IS building a product the market needs...because doing that …
You Can Have a Sales Team and Still Do Inbound Marketing
Original EnglishI started writing out examples/questions but it's just too much - there is so much missing info that it's just not time/cost effective to write …