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3a0e8ff4e557

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  1. story
    Ask HN: New to LA, new to US, looking for job, home, friends, etc.

    I'm a legal immigrant who is awaiting job authorization (in the mean time, I still need some cash relief). I don't have a social security number, a credit history, a bank account, …

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    Comment #6135186

    I think I owe my paying customers some obligation to keep providing good service, prison or otherwise.

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    Comment #6133919

    No, but he's no longer with the startup.

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    Comment #6133414

    1) Nope. I wasn't allowed bail previously, so I was kept in prison for 1 week. I know how it works there. No internet, and phone is very expensive and limited to 10 minutes a week …

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    Comment #6133403

    I have a decent lawyer. It isn't hard to keep alive; heck, I've been running it pretty half-assed for the past almost 2 years. Still, I cannot abandon it totally. Also, I don't thi…

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    Comment #6133184

    And then?

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    Comment #6133119

    My passport was impounded, unfortunately.

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    Comment #6133039

    My story is actually well-documented in the local media, and, although there are segments of supporters, these count for nothing in a Muslim country. Thanks for the idea though.

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    Comment #5710681

    No, that's click fraud, which could cause the very publisher you want to thank to have his/her ad account blocked.

  11. story
    Ask HN: How can I monetize my YouTube channel?

    I have recently started a YouTube channel. We are doing okay on views, but we cannot monetize the video directly via ads, because our video contains adult content. We have thought …

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    Ask HN: Help, my startup is stagnating

    I created an SaaS startup that became my full-time income in May last year. My subscription income peaked around November last year and then basically stagnated for maybe 6 months.…

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    Ask HN: Is there such thing as being too nice in customer support?

    I run a specialized ecommerce platform, and I feel like I'm doing consulting work instead of offering a $X/mo SaaS product. Customers would email me tons of feature requests all th…

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    Comment #3725200

    A quote from JangoSteve that really resonates with me: "There are ways your users tell you your product is too cheap, without actually having to tell you. One good indicator is whe…

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    Comment #3722814

    The nature of our industry (our customers' industry, to be precise) is that you need to have fresh products/offerings up every other day or so. So the process of adding content is …

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    Comment #3722751

    Unfortunately, it is possible that both the questions you posed are answered in the positive. We are grandfathering existing customers, so hopefully if we ever hit a brick wall wit…

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    Comment #3722732

    Hello Patrick, Our landing page is actually converting pretty well, at >5% conversion rate (visit-to-trial signup). The problem is that I'm not sure if the right people are convert…

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    Comment #3722702

    Talking to them, I realise that a lot of it is just, "Wow, it's taking up much more time and money than I expected." While we can abstract away some of this time and money investme…

  19. story
    Ask HN: Should I drastically increase my pricing (grandfathering included)?

    My SaaS app tends to attract a lot of customers who upgrade to paid plans but are actually ultimately not really interested in running a business long-term. Our app is actually an …

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    Ask HN: Anyone else feels lazy upon attaining ramen profitability?

    I have come to a point with my SaaS startup where somehow minimal work still gets me paid every month, with new customers consistently coming in. Is it normal to feel lazy when you…