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Ask HN: Has anyone here self-published a book? Any advice?
Original EnglishI haven't made that money back in sales yet, but I still think I got good value for what I paid.
Ask HN: Hourly freelancers, what do you do when you can't figure something out?
Original EnglishWe made a very good business by pointing out that $1000+ per hour was a tad expensive for photocopying documents.
Show HN: Deskulu – Opensource knowledgebase and ticketing system
Original Englishbecause of how painful our D6 to D7 migration has been and how buggy and incomplete almost every module we use has been. …
Ask HN: Anyone making a living off of desktop applications?
Original English- support is easier, because you don't have to dig in the users specific setup
Why I Gave Up A Million Dollar Consultancy
Original EnglishFrom what I'm seeing in those who have shared their revenue openly (Brennan, Patrick, Amy, Nathan), it takes about 2 years (+/- 1 year) to …
Want To Be A Freelancer? Just Punch Yourself In The Face, Instead
Original EnglishI have failed projects behind me, I know what failure is, but I've learned a lot from them, and still I try again (beside my …
Tech Startups Come Up with Some Creative Definitions for ‘Profitable’
Original EnglishThough I much prefer the phase when the industry is talking about "profit" at some level, rather than just buying temporary growth and selling it …
How to Sell Excellence
Original Englishwe are in 2015 (nearly 20 years later) and Haskell has advanced as much as Common Lisp on regards of usefulness for the general business. …
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 …