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Ask HN: What startups are highly profitible but VCs won't touch?
Original EnglishWe're not a startup, but we built and maintain a web site which is paid for and used almost exclusively by local govt.
Why Aren't Salespeople Running Software Companies?
Original EnglishI can provide advice is because I started a software company that has been profitable every step of the way, and now have ~400k in …
Ask HN: Starting a Development Shop
Original EnglishI run a small-ish dev shop ($1.5m revenue) and there are a lot of things I wish I knew back in 2012 when I started.
Ask HN: Did you change career paths after 30?
Original EnglishI run into an issue at Client A, and I put things in place at Client B to mitigate that issue before it even occurs.
Ask HN: Seeking advice from programmers for non-programmers
Original EnglishThere were probably a dozen VPs (I lost count and didn't care anymore), and was burning about $7M/yr with no sign of turning a profit.
The Most Lucrative Business: Repeated Purchases
Original EnglishI'm working with a client at the moment that has this issue, only they're talking price points from £100,000 to £2,000,000.
Auth0 Extend: A new way to extend SaaS applications beyond Webhooks
Original EnglishBecause we use Extend at Auth0 to provide extensibility for the user authentication pipeline, minimal latency is and has always has been a requirement.
Ask HN: Australian freelancers, how're you doing?
Original EnglishI found a startup client who I have a small monthly retainer with, and who I'm doing some short (1 week-ish) contracts for on an …
Bring back PWA (progressive web apps)
Original EnglishWe've been using this for our B2B web apps, mostly on Edge and Safari (iOS) clients to really good effect.