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Ask HN: How do you collect delinquent payment for contract work?
Original EnglishWorse that happened was a bad client who changed his mind at the last minute and we lost about 25% of paid work.
Ask HN: what do you know about virtual assistants?
Original EnglishI hired on a as a remote sales assistant after working with her for 1 year. …
Ask HN: What is your home networking setup?
Original EnglishNowadays, for things that need a link faster than 1Gbps, I just use a direct connection so I don't need power hungry switches.
The cloud backlash has begun: Why big data is pulling compute back on premises
Original EnglishAlternatively do what I do (example of particular product I developed and nor run for a client):
Launch HN: Twenty.com (YC S23) – Open-source CRM
Original EnglishWe use it for inventory, logistics, accounting, customer support, managing our partners (dealers), managing our suppliers... as well as sales.
Ask HN: Are some signup CAPTCHAs becoming a bit ridiculous (yes you HN)?
Original Englishdonation turned out to be a totally failed experiment in forum design,
Ask HN: Have you ever been “poached” internally? Is this even a thing?
Original EnglishI started at a company where the engineers hated the customer support team and refused to do any work for them, because they would ask …
Blipr: The Story of an iPhone App
Original EnglishReview articles on Macworld and TUAW helped boost sales temporarily (2-3 days) but the only sustained sales were a result of having our best seller, …
Ask HN: When are you allowed to quit a startup?
Original Englishthe company stock and built a fresh new prototype of our platform in 6 weeks - complete with integrated analytics, customer management and support (using …