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I quit my job, and am building Tindie fulltime
Original EnglishI've used them as well at work (likely the same $199/month Business plan for multiple site hosting) and they're pretty good, though according to our …
The Steam Controller Configurator's Untapped Power
Original EnglishAfter that I sold it (even with a small profit) because it felt cheap but mostly because it lacked a rechargeable battery and headphone jack, …
Bootstrapping a Software Product
Original EnglishHowever, pricing and the pricing "model" have been the #1 source of missed opportunities and optimization points for us (though we have fixed a lot …
Toronto is poised to become a producer of tech startups
Original Englishthe complex have sold since we moved in, at hundreds of thousands over what we paid for our unit just 2 years ago. …
Show HN: PDF API – Generate, convert, and modify PDF documents
Original EnglishJudging by the progression of the costs, we'd have gone in-house instead of negotiating an Enterprise plan.
At Microsoft, years of security debt come crashing down
Original EnglishI accidentally pay $70/mo to microsoft because I bought wrong licenses that I needed only to serve a customer.
Evernote’s transition to Google Cloud Platform
Original EnglishDepending client needs we use providers that charge from ~$2/TB to $20/TB.
Ask HN: How to leave a startup when you own a third of it?
Original EnglishI worked for that was sold to Oracle for about $100mm - everyone who stuck around for the liquidation event got retention bonus, plus one …
Pricing Experiments
Original EnglishIt's advertised for sale at $4995.00 in 1-4 unit quantities, which is an insane bargain compared to what these users are accustomed to paying for …