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Ask HN: How did you hack the press when you launched your startup(s)?
Original EnglishEverything I work on is B2B so 100% of sales are done via a conversation and not someone landing on the site and clicking "sign-up" …
HTTPS Results in 7% Google AdX Revenue Drop
Original EnglishIt turned out I was seeing a 75% drop in CPC impressions, and AdSense was running low paying CPM impressions instead.
I Knew a Programmer that Went Completely Insane (2013)
Original EnglishI've worked (as a support engineer) at software companies where, over a 7 or 8 year period, almost every member of the development team has …
Sell it or run it, there is no middle ground
Original EnglishThis also overlooks commercial properties, which routinely return at a very decent profit with no management involved and very few issues, because the lessee undertakes …
Just let me code
Original EnglishMaintenance programming, 20 years ago, was the same slog that it is today.
Ask HN: We didn't get a single person to pay for our SAAS – what could be wrong?
Original EnglishA chat forum (like Slack but simpler) to stay in contact and preserve communication.
Mailgun: new pricing without plans and limits
Original EnglishI use sendgrid, and I thought I was using mailgun, but now after seeing the pricing simplicity and ease I'm feeling like I should make …
List of Productized Consulting Services
Original Englishbut in the management consulting world, 80% of what you have to do is understand what the client wants to accomplish. …
Ask HN: Why don't more open-source projects monetize?
Original EnglishRaising the price to £50 actually resulted in more sales, and fewer "Your application sucks" support-requests.