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Merry Christmas to all. :)

Absolutely. Most often I catch myself do private browsing in Chrome and 'feel' safer with Firefox. May be my fears are unfounded and yet I do it often.

Excellent points. Interesting to note that most startup businesses that go through traditional investor route exit via acquisitions or getting acquired to get returns for investors…

Thanks. Yes, that was a very interesting passage in the book. When asked to write about something the tendency is to think: "oh, everything about that topic has already been writte…

One gives constructive feedback only if they really care and do not mind spending some time explaining why you think there are flaws that need to be corrected. Several of the manag…

That would be like hiring designers based on whether they know photoshop or coreldraw.

Powerful words. Just the brutal truth in those phrases. Thanks for sharing. I should watch that movie.

As most people say, you can launch a half-feature not a half-assed one. If you think you have the minimum features necessary to make your app 'useful' for your initial customers yo…

Good point. My thought is that, the $5 budget apps are actually paid for by the person using it whereas the big budget items (say $2000 software) are paid for (or negotiated) by th…

First of all Congratulations on launching your first version. Looks neat. The development partner, need not necessarily be a "partner". You should give yourself considerable time t…

You are right. This is true for businesses with substantial number of customers. It is a significant difference for those starting up with small customer base (10 or 20) to pay fro…

It is surprising to see this coming from Spreedly, especially in the context of their previous discussion on the same topic in HN (when Chargify increased price). When you price a …

True. They have proposed to "grandfather" the current plans only upto 90 days so customers to migrate elsewhere, if they opt to.

Great post. When I quit my job in big services firm, I went for advice before moving out & also to say goodbye to one of the vice-presidents (who had run his own start-up which was…

This is exactly why I(we) have the highest respect for you Matt. We expect nothing less than such respect & openness to congratulate competition from you. My first thought as I rea…

Super cool. I had been thinking if I really need to buy a domain now for my kid (or conserve cash now as I bootstrap my startup). You just inspired me to buy a domain for my 2 yr o…

Thanks for your clarification, comparing with existing products. Makes it much easier to understand now. :)

Gems! I just went through this & felt compelled to thank - dropped a note to author. Very nice presentation with plenty of pictures & amazingly good words of wisdom all through. On…

As I read somewhere, trying to get funded by itself is a great exercise to validate your idea. Seeking external validation via funding is a great way to force you to come up with a…

I met this guy personally and I can say it is just straight from his heart. Amazing guy with so much passion to make a difference in this totally chaotic sector. His narration of r…