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

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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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Solve a problem people will pay for before expanding the team.

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Hard lessons

Ask HN: What should I learn next?

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Now I've been working freelance for the same company on several projects since June, doing 100% JavaScript; mostly frontend, with bits and pieces of nodejs, …

Y37482013-09
Field notes

Don't get an internship. Start a business.

Original English

I've since done some "internships" (one where I was paid less than minimum wage and worked full days - but I really wanted a job …

Y37222013-03
Business ideas

Twilio Recipes Open source PHP for common PBX features

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Twilio will succeed simply because they've reduced it to being ridiculously easy.

Y3782009-01
Tool picks

Ask HN: What is your weekend project?

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because I took a couple security shortcuts in the design) but it works and has increased my productivity dramatically. …

Y37482017-02
Field notes

Kamikaze Marketing (why usage billing kicks freemium's bottom)

Original English

But I think he "underestimates" the mental burden of checking whether a particular service or content provider is billing me correctly.

Y37172009-07
Business ideas

My business worked... until I found out it was illegal

Original English

-I have saved about $5K for startup funds

Y36572013-04
Hard lessons

I learned more from selling posters than 4 years of business books

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because I sucked at management) and succeeding (having another awesome painting crew groomed to take over all client relations, to where I worked 10 hours …

Y3682012-03
Hard lessons

Ask HN: Do I give up now?

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I would do nothing but earn enough to support my family for 12 months) I started connecting with likeminded (especially the microconf crowd) …

Y36522015-04
Business ideas

Ask HN: How long until you became "ramen profitable"?

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I started being consistently ramen profitable about 28 months after starting.

Y36222009-03

Experience is a head start. The next step is yours.

Stay curious. Think independently. Start small.

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