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Ask HN: What is really wrong with the US economy, really?
Original EnglishIn Winnipeg I'd be paying $300/mo for what I have and where I have it; in SF I pay $1600.
Ask YC: What are the going rates for consulting gigs?
Original EnglishNot all small businesses can pony up $100/hr., but mid-to-large corporate clients certainly can.
The market for paid iOS apps isn’t dead
Original EnglishAfter that success (2 figure revenue!), I built another app and put it on the App Store for $9.99.
Free development servers for startups/hackers
Original EnglishThe numbers say: Old Hardware Is Profitable But Expendable.
Announcing my bootstrapped startup: RestBackup
Original EnglishI'm taking full advantage of AWS to keep expenses low and grow with revenue.
LINUX is obsolete (1992)
Original Englishbecause you can fix bugs, or pay people to fix bugs allowing you to throw money at problems to fix them in a way which …
Expectations: Follow up to "I'm building a better TechCrunch"
Original EnglishThe next month, we increased the price to 10k and they sold out again, with some companies buying 3 months worth.
Runbook – DevOps, automated
Original EnglishSecond, when evaluating pricing, it's useful to ask "what serious customer would pay $5/mo but not $15 or $25 if we are providing real value …
Spotify loses $59.1 million on $244.5 million in revenue
Original EnglishI paid for Spotify for a few months, and thought it was nice, but I much prefer buying iTunes/Amazon music and syncing it to all …