Ask HN: What problem in your business is worth paying 10k/y for?

My current employer doesn't use Slack and instead uses XMPP and a web front-end called "Movim". I can tell you right away, it is shit. I'd gladly pay 10k/year for the privilege of using Slack, so please don't bash on it until you realise how bad the alternatives are.

Re: Ask HN: What problem in your business is worth paying 10k/y for?

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Post by CryoLogic » Sun, Aug 27, 2017, 9:09 PM UTC

Rjevski wrote: post #6

dijit wrote: post #3

Slack. Apparently.

My current employer doesn't use Slack and instead uses XMPP and a web front-end called "Movim". I can tell you right away, it is shit. I'd gladly pay 10k/year for the privilege of using Slack, so please don't bash on it until you realise how bad the alternatives are.

Discord is free and in many ways better. If you don't mind the gamer vibe.

Re: Ask HN: What problem in your business is worth paying 10k/y for?

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Post by kibrad » Sun, Aug 27, 2017, 9:09 PM UTC

saving 20k/y (cloud bills, for example)

Re: Ask HN: What problem in your business is worth paying 10k/y for?

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Post by paulskah » Sun, Aug 27, 2017, 9:10 PM UTC

Depends on the company, really. But raising the effectiveness of a sales team by 5% if each sales person brings $100k in revenue each year makes sense with over 2 employees.

Bumping up the conversion rate within a sales funnel. A company is making $1,000,000 a year selling dog food. Improve the conversion rate by 1% and you have yourself 10k.

Re: Ask HN: What problem in your business is worth paying 10k/y for?

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Post by user5994461 » Sun, Aug 27, 2017, 9:10 PM UTC

Rjevski wrote: post #6

dijit wrote: post #3

Slack. Apparently.

My current employer doesn't use Slack and instead uses XMPP and a web front-end called "Movim". I can tell you right away, it is shit. I'd gladly pay 10k/year for the privilege of using Slack, so please don't bash on it until you realise how bad the alternatives are.

Wait until you get Slack, then you can revise your statement.