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by benediktdeicke 4y ago
Oh crap! What a horror story. We recently migrated from Heroku Postgres to Crunchy Bridge and can totally recommend it. So maybe set up your new database there instead.
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by benediktdeicke 6y ago
When my co-founder Jane and I started working on Userlist a couple years ago, we set out to build a better behavior based email tool for SaaS companies. We wanted small to medium size SaaS founders (like us) to be able to send targeted emai
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Show HN: Behavior-based email supporting company accounts(userlist.com)
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Developing Rails API Applications(chriskottom.com)
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MicroConf Europe 2016 is happening right now. Read the live notes now(microconfeuroperecap.com)
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Why we buy from winners(justinjackson.ca)
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by benediktdeicke 11y ago
That's a good idea. I'll experiment with that. Thanks! I'd probably bill Metallica a lot more than that… ;)
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by benediktdeicke 11y ago
I usually design directly in code without a CSS framework.
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by benediktdeicke 11y ago
Yes, that's the UI I did. My tip to improving your design skills: Try to replicate designs you like. Pick one and analyze every pixel (literally!) of it and try to build it yourself. The techniques you learn in the process make it easi
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by benediktdeicke 11y ago
Even if you don't convert anyone from the mailing list, you're still better off than without it. You know that there is interest in your product and that there will be more people looking for a solution like yours. It's very
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by benediktdeicke 11y ago
I'm happy to hear the article resonated with you :)
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by benediktdeicke 11y ago
Thank a lot for your feedback on this! Based on my past experience the storage limits are well over the actual needs. It usually only grows when bands have a lot of photos on their website. At the moment I'm implying that a band with a
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by benediktdeicke 11y ago
Yeah, it is hard to understand. The regulations for VAT on SaaS products got insanely complicated a few months ago. Thanks for the feedback, though! I'll try to rephrase it without losing the gist of it :)
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by benediktdeicke 11y ago
Thanks for the feedback! I agree that the pricing isn't perfect, yet. I'm currently segmenting by visitors/day as it seems to be the only way to separate bands into the different plans based on their popularity and success. I
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by benediktdeicke 11y ago
The websites don't have a fixed structure. As a front-end developer/designer you're able to define templates with a set of elements (text, image, datetime, concerts, twitter integration, collection of other templates, …). The
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by benediktdeicke 11y ago
Yes :) I do some of the design on my own (like the UI), work with a designer (the marketing website) and my customers usually work with a designer for their website design.
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by benediktdeicke 11y ago
Oh wow! My post made it on Hacker News! Thanks so much for the nice comments. I'm glad my story inspired some of you :) If you have specific questions about anything or would like some more details about any part of the story, please l
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Teach Everything You Know with Nathan Barry – Chasing Product(chasingproduct.com)
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MicroConf Europe 2014 is on right now: Follow the live blog here(it-engelhardt.de)
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LinksSpy: Find the Links That Make Your Competition Rank(app.linksspy.com)
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Produce More Successful Albums - Lean Music(leanmusic.eu)
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Cleaner specs with custom RSpec example groups(benediktdeicke.com)
2 points by benediktdeicke 14y ago|1 comments