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Startup lessons
Original EnglishJudging from the "I failed" Ask HN: posts, I think this might be one of the least expected but extremely true ones.
TomTom’s new mapping platform and ecosystem
Original EnglishGarmin support told me to reset the device and make a new account. (Which meant I lost all my tracks).
After 3 Years, I Failed. Here's All My Startup's Code
Original EnglishIn life, to be honest, I failed as much as I have succeeded.
From an almost-acquisition to closure: plans are not cash
A founder described an acquisition falling apart during a financial crisis and the eventual closure of the business.
Even near a promising exit, plan to survive independently.
How Stripe teaches employees to code
Original EnglishI've got a room of machines where it takes 5 minutes to run the software I use to teach (Cubase) because the machines have mandatory …
The cats sitting on a fence in early builds of Windows 8
Original EnglishWe are currently paying quite much more than I'm used to, and our throughput is a small fraction.
The tragedy of 100% code coverage (2016)
Original EnglishOver the past 15 years, unit testing has failed to produce anything positive, and test driven development has been an absolute disaster.
An administrator accidentally deleted the production database
Original EnglishI also worked at a company that specializes in disaster recovery, but our global email went down after a power outage.
Startup Ideas We'd Like to Fund
Original Englishthe same thing, but focus on talented people, do a good job of it, and make a nice profit. …