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There is a place in hell for people that recline in coach. The 2" of reclining doesn't help anyone's comfort that much. It's the difference between being "mostly miserable" and "pr…

Same. Replaced my MacBook with a Surface Book. Why? Tns of reasons, not the last of which being that the M processor I have is so underpowered that it's an embarrassment that the c…

Uh, AWS is absolutely known for being cheap. I'm in the hosting business as well and our AWS offerings are a fraction of the cost of other solutions, especially when you consider w…

They haven't been a startup in really long time.

The VAST majority of startups never make $37,000 in a year. I wouldn't be so quick to look down my nose at someone who has indeed been successful at taking "nothing" and making it …

Agree completely. I'm primarily in sales and have owned businesses in the past. The number of web developers and designers I work with who have amazing talent and skill and absolut…

I think putting your hopes and dreams on something like this - your own fortitude, determination, creativity, and aptitude - is EXACTLY what you should do.

I think you're overstating the enormity of building a SaaS. "Support, billing, failed charges, churn, and thousands of other things" are easily managed when there is 1 customer. 2 …

because not everyone has the ability to build a SaaS, I would encourage everyone to try and build something using the skills they do have and then fill in the rest later. I started…

The value goes up - sometimes way up - if you have even one paying customer. It isn't a "minimum viable product at all." It's a non revenue generating website with no users which m…

Good morning HN, I've been doing some light email marketing using MailChimp to validate some ideas. At the moment I have three different things I'm working on which - unless I've m…

Hello HN, I recently launched Devzilla (www.devzil.la) (1) for web pros to generate leads & learn about the BUSINESS aspects of running a dev/design biz & (2) for companies to find…

Of course it is a profound problem in a massive market with tons of financial and world-changing potential. So are things like commercial fire systems, utility-line inspection, and…

Of course it is a profound problem in a massive market with tons of financial and world-changing potential. So are things like commercial fire systems, utility-line inspection, and…

I think it's curious that there are four comments in two hours because this industry - like many ready for big change - are unsexy.

"Anyone that says violence doesn't solve anything has never had their ass kicked" - My HS best friend's Dad teaching us about dealing with bullies circa 1991

Regardless of how successful the app is, I applaud her (at any age) for making something that seeks to solve a real problem. It's refreshing to see this kind of thing come into exi…

Sensational.

It's the news-blog equivilant of "pivot."

You're more like the rest of us then most will admit. Be strong. Take care of your family. Good luck.

This is an excellent basic article but ignores some significant advantages available. For starters, "brokers" don't really exist in the way described. Many franchise and most indep…

The problem was not that people like discounts more than low prices. It was that the company never got rid of discounts. They advertised new low prices and no discounts and then st…