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After VWO’s acquisition, its founder reflected on workflow problems, customer feedback, and keeping growth within the means of the business.
Solve a problem people will pay for before expanding the team.
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Signs that a startup is focused on stuff that doesn’t matter
Original Englishwe run cheap!, total business costs (inc rent, internet and phone) run around £450 a month for both businesses (the dev shop and business partners …
How the Collison brothers turned ‘seven lines of code’ into Stripe
Original EnglishYes, integration was much easier, because of the simple and effective API and great documentation (good examples with your own data included - brilliant!).
“Secrets” about the consumer audio business you may find interesting
Original EnglishI used to be a naive DIY hobbyist who was outraged by how much more expensive commercial products were compared to the parts cost.
Back on Linux (after one year of Apple and OS X)
Original Englishthe past 21 years of working with computers I have found Linux to be the best fit for customization, speed, available software, ease of use, …
D1: Our SQL database
Original EnglishI've deployed on Lambda using the "Serverless Framework" but once your app grows to a certain size everything starts to fall apart and you lose …
Revised and much faster, run your own high-end cloud gaming service on EC2
Original EnglishSay you allocate another 50 cents an hour for software then you are getting to a $20 or $40 a month spend which is getting …
Engineers do not get to make startup mistakes when they build ledgers
Original EnglishI deployed on a test VM for them so they could do more extensive testing.
I wish my web server were in the corner of my room
Original EnglishWe used to enjoy chatting on VoIP program, but this software required a server which all clients would need to connect to.
SSDs have become fast, except in the cloud
Original EnglishNice. But I don't think it cost as much as you think.