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Why I only work with startups
Original EnglishAbout 5 years ago I started a small consulting company and I had roughly 10 clients.
Congressman calls for probe into Valeant’s pricing of lead poisoning drug
Original EnglishThey either get the best price offered or they get 23.1% off the average price, whichever results in the lowest cost.
What’s it like to have Google and Amazon try to kill your startup?
Original Englishbut having done the business for long enough I came to realise that high staff turnover is inevitable which adds another extra cost which in …
A jar full of fail: Why tipping and donations don't work on the Internet
Original EnglishWe could debate what "need" means, but a non-profit that can increase its expenditures by 20% in one year and easily cover it doesn't "need" …
Ask HN: Anyone else doing a non-software startup?
Original EnglishIts still a profit loser, but we've been featured on Thrillist, Swagapalooza (YC), WNBC (NY NBC affiliate) and Le Grande Fooding.
Ask HN: Experiences with low-code systems?
Original EnglishI spent a few years building data analytic systems for big telcos to reconcile switch and billing data.
My Startup (WindyCitizen) named one of Chicago's New Essentials
Original EnglishThat first year was miserable as I iterated through a few versions of the product and lived on about $10k that I earned from freelance …
Ask HN: Where do you (programmers) find freelancing gigs?
Original EnglishI had a potential client pop up about 6 months ago (at least 8 years since I'd stopped visiting that forum regularly) by way of …
Ask HN: What are your long-term goals?
Original EnglishFor me "long-term" is 5 years (or less): I want to be quit of the software industry as soon as I can be.