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Canadian mega landlord using AI 'pricing scheme' as it hikes rents
Original EnglishThe start up costs were reasonable until I discovered my type of business requires light industrial space to get a permit.
How I Pitched TechCrunch And How To Get Press When You Launch Your Startup
Original EnglishI sit and preach multiple customer acquisition methods and distribution, but honest truth is, we haven't done any of that over the past 90 days …
Show HN: I quit my job and made an automatic time tracker
Original EnglishBut it's tough out there and, just in case, adding more features does not increase sales – I learned it the hard way!
Why Not To Do A Startup
Original EnglishWe are still paying on the credit cards but we should have them taken care of in about 6 more months.
Indian Government adopts an open source policy
Original EnglishOn any Linux based distro none of that stuff works so what ends up happening is my repeat customers every 2-4 months are Windows users …
Ask HN: What are you working on?
Original EnglishAnd yes, this hasn't come up yet, but they absolutely pay if the app gets rejected - you get paid for the work you do, …
Hypothesis 1.0: A property-based testing library for Python
Original EnglishThis has then turned out to be an actual bug in the system being tested.
Airlines Make More Money Selling Miles Than Seats
Original EnglishThis would become a long reply if I explained in detail, but I suggest you search for "Revenue Management" or "Yield Management", as it is …
Ask HN: What's up with these DoorDash dark patterns?
Original EnglishWhen I qestioned it they said some bullshit like the offer was only valid for the first 100 customers.