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amarghose

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About amarghose

CEO at www.zenmaid.com, a scheduling application for maid services. B2B, don't confuse us with HomeJoy or Handy.

Recent public activity

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    Literally clicked to the comments to say exactly this. While I agree with the overall sentiment of the piece, this statement destroys the author's credibility.

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    Comment #28799231

    I've been nomadic since 2015 (settling in the UK now though) - happy to answer any questions you have

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    Comment #28348987

    Came here to say this. The author lost all credibility with me when including Ramit in the list as if he's actually paid any attention at all to what IWT says he'd realize that Ram…

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    Comment #26088132

    Thanks Caspar, will have the team take a look :-)

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    Comment #26074824

    Gotta love black and white advice like this in a gray world We just added a free for life plan to ZenMaid.com after a lot of thought and effort Time will tell if it's right for but…

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    Comment #25820807

    There are lots of great reasons to buy SaaS businesses. Failed product market fit, for example, does not mean that creators tried everything they could. If you're a marketer (or al…

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    Comment #25820695

    100% I had no idea you were on Hacker News, TJ, what a welcome surprise

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    Comment #25761775

    That attitude here on HN boggles my mind. Almost every person I talk to about this site IRL mentions it. It's a defining feature of the community that no one likes.

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    Comment #25628219

    Disagree in this specific situation (generally yes) - "XYZ alternative" is about as clear language as you can get. Nothing sneaky about it.

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    Comment #24978057

    Agreed but replace 'discord' with the platform that your users already know and hang out on. For us, in a non-technical niche, that's Facebook groups. For others it might be slack …

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    Comment #19987371

    Agreed - after reading this one I really stepped up my reading game (Audible helps a lot!) and it's helped my creativity and problem solving a lot :-)

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    Comment #19987342

    My favorite entrepreneurial book to recommend to others because so few have read or heard of it ... absolutely epic

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    Comment #19987324

    A book got too famous so you didn't feel like reading it? I don't understand that logic

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    Comment #16515665

    DuoLingo (Polish) Codecademy - (Ruby & CSS) Intermittent fasting (I'm not too strict but I try to avoid eating until 12 noon earliest) Work?

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    Comment #15739389

    Thank you, this is really good advice I hadn't really considered

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    Comment #15738848

    In case it helps our SaaS is built with Rails

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    What tech/software resources would you recommend for a non-technical founder?

    I've run a SaaS company for far too long without a good understanding of the technical side of things. I'm looking to catch up on that and develop an understanding of how things ar…

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    Comment #14244845

    This might be true technically but it's common knowledge that not paying will negatively affect perfectly good reviews. To the point that reviews that were ok while we paid aren't …

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    Comment #13575466

    In addition to the skills needed for each founding role (differs between teams) there are two vital things that have to align: 1. The why - if one of you is trying to legitimately …

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    Comment #13222167

    It's not my first time here. I can't say I'd stay here long term but it's good for focusing for a few months with high quality of life and good balance.

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    Comment #13216455

    I have mixed feelings about this. The 4 Hour Work Week created my "why" for me that's kept me going through thick and thin. I definitely realize that it's a ton more work than it's…

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    Comment #13216219

    It goes both ways, but most SaaS entrepreneurs tend toward code for obvious reasons. I run a SaaS company now (ZenMaid) where I've focused entirely on the things listed and my part…

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    Comment #11937497

    Completely depends on where your target audience is. Are they searching for your solution already? If so, where? Whether you're selling B2B or B2C is also going to make a big diffe…