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Comment #25204512
As in asterisk dot asterisk?
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Comment #13929678
I never use the OAuth option personally. I wouldn't read a help page. I always offer both OAuth and email/password in implementations. I don't find managing my own logins difficult…
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Comment #13515883
How about combining SO titles with Github code comments?
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Comment #12855618
Some interesting highlights from a quick scan of the data: item hot 44 complex carbohydrate entirely grain product whole wheat bread 4620 free rich company datum size 33222 issue s…
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Comment #12274790
But there are lots of ways to automate personalisation :-)
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Comment #8699618
Could you offer api's to your tools or offer them as widgets for other websites to use and charge for that?
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Comment #7838533
I'm a perfectionist, irritated by mediocrity.
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Comment #7526823
Thanks for the thoughts. Via another comment on here, I've made contact with a couple of developers on CoFoundersLab. Who knows, maybe one of them might be the right one. Cheers.
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Comment #7524605
OK, get your point on the multiple. Sorry, commenting on my business has me in defensive mode! I recruited and retained several top level devs in my 10 years prior to going it alon…
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Comment #7522756
Thanks for that. Interesting. Would I give up 50%? Yes - for the right return. I know I can do much, much better than triple customers if I can leave the technical debt to someone …
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Comment #7522056
I looked at cofounderslab a while back. Can't remember what stopped me completing it then. It seems to have evolved a lot. Thanks for replying, much appreciated. Edit: CoFoundersLa…
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Comment #7522049
david.miller.hn [at] gmail.com
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Comment #7521633
It is definitely the latter. The business has next to no expenses (just me and my family!). I'll take a look at whoishiring again. Maybe I can persuade someone to work in that mann…
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Comment #7521567
No legal obligation. I should clarify, the industry that has been buying into it knows me very well, I've not been stealth there. I've just started focussing on another industry - …
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Comment #7521551
I've been in the industry since 95, so, yes, I see myself here for the long run. Wouldn't rule out an exit from this business if the opportunity arose though. I believe growth pote…
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Comment #7521536
Wow, thanks. It's predominantly ERP. Customers are top 20 from 1 industry currently (the referral impact) but it's not limited to that trade. It's taken 7 years because I've had to…
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Comment #7521520
I know I can get lots of customers very quickly, I'm turning business away. My issue is letting them down because I don't have the resources to support them. (my previous roles wer…
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Comment #7521512
I've been trying to stay 'under the radar' but maybe you're right, could be time to come out of stealth mode, thanks.
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Ask HN: Where do I go from here?
Over the past 7 years I've been building a SAAS. It's good. I have 20 customers all from referral. They think it's good. It has the potential to be huge. Currently, it earns me a l…
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Comment #5472447
I think I might try a light version as a weekend project sometime soon, cheers.
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Comment #5472435
That's exactly what I find myself doing, but: I don't like paper As things change I find myself rewriting the same stuff over and over It feels like it should be easier/more effect…
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Comment #5472423
I had forgotten about lighttable, thanks. I'll need to revisit it.
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Comment #5472389
I deleted a line from my original post before submitting it which said it was a problem I wanted a solution for so that might make it worth persuing! I like your suggestion that it…