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Data Mining 3.4 billion Web pages for $100 of EC2
Original EnglishCreating a setup like this took about a week, but the savings are enormous.
Ask HN: Should I give up and get a job?
Original EnglishDidn't make enough to cover my living costs until 25 months in.
Why we gave up web design after 10 successful years to move to products
Original EnglishI've run a web design company for 13 years (currently a team of three) and it's tough work.
Stop Telling Women To Do Startups
Original EnglishI tried to start my own company, tried to raise money and failed miserably and guess what, I'm probably WAY more clever now because of …
Linux Crosses 4% Market Share Worldwide
Original EnglishUltimately I failed to get my mouse to work and gave up.
Ask HN: What was the job market like during the dot-com crash?
Original EnglishThe housing market became insane and we sold our house, 2 years after buying it, for a 40% profit.
What does it take to run a web app with 5K – 10K users?
Original EnglishBiggest mistake I ever made was scaling up an active user base on a free product without a revenue model.
Overpriced Developer Conferences
Original English~$2k this time around, and would like to break even this year, or perhaps (gasp) make a small profit.
Insight From Dropbox: Failure Is Not The Worst Outcome, Mediocrity Is
Original EnglishIn retrospect, I'm so glad I failed because of the time it saved me.