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Tell HN: Did you know you can negotiate price on many things?
Original EnglishI worked on an organic vegetable farm for 5 years. 90% of their income came from direct farmer's market sales.
From Chrome Apps to the Web
Original EnglishI learned a lot about pricing/offering (I was surprised when I discovered I had more people paying $40 for the Events Edition than $5), building …
Show HN: Diff.io
Original EnglishI launched my saas service without even a way to rebill a customer, knowing I had 30 days to finish that. …
How The Art of Computer Programming was ruined for me
Original EnglishI paid about $150 for my volumes, and while it was more than I wanted to spend, that's actually quite a deal.
Uber users with low phone batteries more likely to accept surge pricing
Original Englishthis is a great deal in most cities where Uber does offer their services but seeing how hungry they are for max profit, I doubt …
A Day in the Life of a Freelance Journalist
Original EnglishThe best was a newspaper group still managed by the founders, admittedly a labor of love but profitable, until health issues prompted the sale.
Ask HN: My startup has concealed from me that it raised funding. What to do?
Original Englishthis company for almost 3 years doing everything possible to maximize its chance of success: from working overtime to meet deadlines to answering support emails …
Ask HN: what was the best life/programming choice you ever made?
Original EnglishI had no clear plan, but I had criteria to evaluate whether what I worked on was paying off.
Ask HN: How has volunteering helped you grow?
Original EnglishI worked like a demon, got paid peanuts and in return learned lots and made a couple of people very rich.