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Ask HN: Please, help me understand what I am doing wrong.
Original EnglishDon't get discouraged by the "I built this supermassive startup in 2 hours that got bought for 80 bajillion dollars" type stories.
Last call to voluntarily migrate Java accounts
Original EnglishThey've been publicizing this migration for at least a few years - I think I migrated my migration after a communication in 2020).
Render: a Zero DevOps Cloud Platform
Original EnglishAside from seeing the deploy preview URLs, they wouldn't even know that we used Netlify to deploy our static sites.
Mary Meeker’s eye-popping annual Internet Trends report hits the web
Original EnglishThese guys were paying $10K - $40K per color page in Golf Digest so maybe $250K an issue and we were asking them to pay …
Tell HN: A Demo Day without the investors
Original EnglishWhen Harry (my co-founder) and I started Trevor.io we obviously needed customers.
Ask HN: I think My code isn't Good enough
Original EnglishBut the code isn't' throwing exceptions, it doesn't have bugs, and the customers are asking for new features, not fixes.
Launch HN: Litebulb (YC W22) – Automating the coding interview
Original EnglishAfter we offered to hop on a call and to be available for support, we saw dropoff reduced to less than 15%.
Why Small Businesses Aren’t Spending More on Tech
Original EnglishI wonder if there could be a hidden cost however, in the downsides of not investing in technology stacks, specifically for business with maybe a …
Why Software Projects Are Terrible And How Not To Fix Them
Original EnglishI saved my last company from many disasters because the boss decided to let his 20 year old wife with absolutely no experience make business …