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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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Lago, Open-Source Stripe Alternative, banks $22M in funding
Original Englishwe started on Stripe it was really nice to work with, cost nothing in absolute terms because we had few sales, easy to integrate. …
Ask HN: Where can we find the unsexy jobs?
Original EnglishI used to work in a Customer facing role at a Enterprise Software Company that sold up and down the Fortune 500.
Ask HN: Examples of reliable software you enjoy using
Original EnglishI was a bit bummed that the pricing model went from free-as-in-beer to free-as-in-speech, but couldn't be happier to pay $10 for a lifetime license.
Ask HN: Have any side projects from Show HN gone big?
Original English5 years later I still have growth and sales.
Ask HN: Those who quit their jobs to travel the world, how did it go?
Original EnglishI didn't like thinking too far into the future at the time but I didn't really have any backup plans after poker.
Engineer eats efficiently for $2.50 a day (2016)
Original EnglishI wasn’t as cheap as this post, but my groceries with fresh produce, rice, and beans cost about $40/week.
Why Meteor will kill Ruby on Rails
Original Englishbut more or less impossible with Meteor because you can't listen to arbitrary queries without having the whole collection in the clients memory. …
Featured in the press, but where are the users?
A maker recalled a burst of press traffic that did not turn into users. Smaller publications closer to the audience worked better.
Go where your customers are, not just where makers gather.
Ask HN: Thoughts on being “boring”
Original EnglishThat failed - and then I lost the revenue from the small stuff as well.