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I can see his motivation for this -- I was thinking of this exact idea today. There are simply so many rudimentary questions new entrepreneurs ask that can be e
by abossy 17y ago
I can see his motivation for this -- I was thinking of this exact idea today. There are simply so many rudimentary questions new entrepreneurs ask that can be easily answered. Two examples that I've recently sought answers for are "how do I negotiate for domain names," and "how do I set up a credit card payments system on my website." These are two of many, many more.
I've been a reader of HN since the beginning and have found it an invaluable question/answer database. All my questions have likely been answered before (I've found some really obscure stuff!).
Most queries can be answered by searchyc.com or a Google search prepended with "site:news.ycombinator.com." It'd be nice to have unfiltered access to entrepreneurial questions, ranging from the broad to the very obscure.
StackOverflow works beautifully, IMO, and I hope this blossoms into an excellent complement to HN.
- ahoyhere 17y agoHey. Regarding the "how do I set up a credit card payments system", you might like this free little ebook I put together when I was going through that particular hell: http://jumpstartcc.com http://jumpstartcc.com
- sachinag 17y agoThat's actually a pretty wonderful e-book. I would change "credit card processor" to "payment gateway" in the subhed on page 14 to match the language throughout the rest of the book. Also, why no love for PayPal's Payflow Pro as a small business gateway?