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Recurly Adds Automatically Update of Credit Cards(blog.recurly.com)
1 points by aculver 12y ago|0 comments
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by aculver 12y ago
Yes, I was a consultant myself. All IMHO: The best possible “last job” to have before doing independent consulting is at a consulting firm that doesn’t just do staff augmentation. You'll learn almost everything you need to here that wi
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by aculver 12y ago
Guy, this plan is like giving public transit directions to Superman. I love that you're lifestyle hacking and I love the dream you're going for, but if you're a web developer, you have a present day super power that is not on
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by aculver 12y ago
Growing up before the Internet was broadly available, the telephone network had a real magic to it and exploring it was really kind of addictive. These days most of us take communication completely for granted and are constantly communicati
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by aculver 12y ago
Sorry, I should have been more clear. Their slogan is "payments for marketplaces ." That's a very specific type of business.
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by aculver 12y ago
Fixed. Thanks. :-)
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by aculver 12y ago
I'm in the same boat as you: I was hesitant to actually comment at all earlier, but before I posted, I thought the comments on this thread and others were reading very much like they were being hijacked from being about Stripe's f
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by aculver 12y ago
Actually, I should amend this comment: I'm not even sure why there is a comparison being made here. The potential applications for Stripe are so, so broad, and when you check out the marketing site for the other, the messaging is so ni
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by aculver 12y ago
I think the bigger difference for most of us is that Stripe's implementation is actually available to all of us, vs. being in private beta. No sooner did I see this announcement than I forwarded it along to a friend who could use this
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by aculver 12y ago
Unlike a disassembly of code that is written in a higher-level language like C, these old NES and Gameboy games were written in the assembly language you're seeing disassembled. Obviously there are no comments and labels, but the actua
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by aculver 12y ago
Hey Matt, just to clarify, the reason you didn't get auto-renewed probably has more to do with the fact that they're billing annually combined with the fact that your credit card had expired. When billing monthly, about 4 out
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by aculver 12y ago
Buffer really isn't the exception. They're an exception in that they've made all their data public , but my experience on both sides of the fence as someone who both runs Stripe Connect services and also manages the techno
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Baremetrics – Stripe Analytics and Metrics(baremetrics.io)
1 points by aculver 12y ago|0 comments
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by aculver 12y ago
Right, I agree with what you've said completely. The reason I introduced the concept of "coaching and guidance" here is because I believe it would be required on both sides for eligible parties at the $3,500 price point. I re
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by aculver 12y ago
Agree. One strategy would be to do the upfront project analysis at a loss until they get the hang of it and identify the patterns, then create automated tools that product owners can work with to get the same work done. Or maybe they alread
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by aculver 12y ago
As someone who is a member of both of this site's target audiences, I'd be curious to actually see some live samples of products that were developed on a $3,500 budget. I think that would help give "idea people" a realis
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by aculver 13y ago
Yup. It's a great point. I do frequently mention the safety aspect in conversations about secure channels because I know that was how the importance of the work was pitched to me when I worked with a VPN provider in the past. (As a d
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by aculver 13y ago
After using it for a few minutes, what I can already tell I would love is more control over whatever CSS is being used to style these presentations. Any guidance available for that? For example, I like the headings on theme used to demonstr
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by aculver 13y ago
Bought! Thanks for sharing! It is always a source of stress and annoyance to me how long it takes to make and maintain slides for coding presentations in Keynote, so I'm looking forward to the next opportunity I have to use this!
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by aculver 13y ago
Because I'm fortunate to have a circle of developer friends where there is no longer any taboo talking about rates and salaries and no one is charging less than $100/hr. Maybe even $130/hr now. My rate is now $200/hr fo
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by aculver 13y ago
Whew. Good thing I don't run such a service. :-) (Edited my comment to better emphasize that it was hypothetical.)
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by aculver 13y ago
How is patio11 using this "to capitalize" and "to market himself"? Anyone who follows him knows that security-related "PSAs" are a staple of his Twitter feed. Combine that with the fact that he writes about mar
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by aculver 13y ago
Who is "the public" here? Why should package maintainers be hearing about this any sooner than me? I may not help maintain a popular Linux distribution, but I may very well run a service that my customers' bodily safety dep
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How Retargeting Gets Our SaaS $650 for $6(baremetrics.io)
46 points by aculver 13y ago|23 comments
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by aculver 13y ago
If you have any friends that freelance, reach out to them. If they're successful, they'll know about more projects than they can take on, and may be willing to refer some over to you. They may have also been approached by consulti
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by aculver 13y ago
You are none of the above. If you've got a few years of development experience in companies like that, I recommend you "find a boss [you] respect" by becoming your own boss. Start with consulting. These engagements are differ
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by aculver 13y ago
There's really no need to freelance on a "pay what you want" basis. Just set a rate and stick to it. If you don't need the money, set the rate higher, not lower, because it will filter out projects where a) people don&#x
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by aculver 13y ago
I can't help but laugh with glee a little when watching the video at http://www.oculusvr.com/dk2/ , specifically at the part where John Carmack comes on. I'm still so excited that he joined Oculus VR. When
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Ask HN: Does Spritz or Squirt.io cause hypnosis?
4 points by aculver 13y ago|1 comments
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by aculver 13y ago
This is awesome. Can `statement_description` also be supplied when attempting to `pay` an invoice? For example, with http://churnbuster.io/ we're frequently reopening and calling `pay` on 2-3 past due invoices for cust

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