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Location: St. Louis Remote: Willing (some travel OK too) Relocate: No Technologies: AWS (SA Pro), Go, Python, JS, Scala, Linux, Postgres, Dynamo, Cassandra, Redis, Terraform, Ansib…

That’s sort of the vision I have for https://www.naverator.com/ . Make planning the actual specifics of a particular trip easier, but also make it easier to discover and share idea…

You're right, it is all manual for now. I do like the idea of some sort of import, but it's intended for a more general audience. I'm not sure my mom would figure out how to create…

Neat project! If anyone's interested in more of a full-featured web app for travel planning, I've been working on developing https://www.naverator.com/

> The ability to take the feedback and double down in just a few days is motivational. Maybe. I took it slightly differently. They received negative feedback after a 10 minute pitc…

It's all done through AWS Cognito so it's something I got working with the default code-based method and then moved on to other things. I'll look at reprioritizing a confirmation l…

I mentioned in another comment that I've been working on something targeted more at the personal vacation space: https://www.naverator.com TripIt is good for business travelers and…

Seems like as good a time as any to Show HN (or shamelessly plug my side-hustle, depending on how you look at it): https://www.naverator.com It's a trip organizer/sharing platform …

Really cool! I love simple solutions like this.

Don't think of it as a call for a quote, think of it as an initial sales contact. An unsolicited inbound phone inquiry is about the strongest possible lead you can possibly get. Th…

You should not start charging double to existing customers (which is why Stripe doesn't allow you to edit existing plans). You should keep them on a grandfathered plan for at least…

> Essentially, I come up with a new tactic to motivate myself every couple of months. If I don't do so, I find myself struggling to meet my goals and distracted. How often do you t…

I would personally discourage you from incorporating as a Delaware C corp unless you absolutely have no other option. On top of the registered-agent fees, Delaware charges a minimu…

> We don't solve problems, but we create some amazing products that people want. Sure sounds like you're solving someone's problem ;)

You have to find a broker that will sell them to you. Usually these things aren't vanilla options, they're some sort of quasi-option derivative.

It's tricky for interviewers because a lot of candidates claim to be "senior" yet can't even solve fizzbuzz on a whiteboard. Look for jobs with "Lead" or "Architect" in the title, …

> 2017 was a pustule of a year, politically and personally; the general anxiety around the degradation of American democracy made it hard to get much done. If you're the type of pe…

Totally uninformed comment. Signal the app relies on centralized servers to route messages & discover contacts. Signal the protocol (which is what Skype is rolling out) is a messag…

I was right there with you for a long time, but the touchpads on PC flagships have largely caught up. I switch between a Dell XPS 15 and a late-model MBP daily, and while I still g…