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Storemapper: Bootstrapped to $50k/year in 2 years
Original EnglishThey gladly paid a lower monthly fee up front, in order to avoid the increase in price later on.
Thunderbird Supernova Preview: The New Calendar Design
Original EnglishI use BusyCal for calendar and I like it, but I'd love to have it in a "suite" like this, just makes things easier.
The other kind of staff software engineer
Original EnglishI started getting push back from higher-ups asking why I was billing projects I wasn't working on.
Tell HN: There needs to be a “right to speak with a human”
Original EnglishI personally run my business[1] with direct contact with my customers because I don't want them to feel the frustration I felt in these situations.
Everything I Wish I’d Known Before I Started Demoing SaaS
Original EnglishSharing a bit of my own experience: I used to do a lot of demos for my SaaS (usually 1 to 2 hour long, because …
Lessons from my first exit
Original Englishwe tried to use DDP, which is supposed to let us pay the tariff on the customer's behalf, but we tried it a few times …
Ask HN: What is something you do for clients that consistently blows them away?
Original EnglishI charge them enough that I'm being paid for my time, but I am willing to work with their budgets.
Launch HN: Micro Meat (YC S21) – Technology for scaling cultivated meat
Original EnglishI’ve been building, testing, launching and analyzing the Delta IV, Atlas V, New Glenn and SLS rockets for the last 7 years.
WireGuard multihop available in the Mullvad app
Original EnglishI use (and really like!) Mullvad, but have never tried the app, preferring to use my existing OpenVPN clients with the profiles Mullvad provides.