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by ericabiz 8y ago
Hey Andy, dev/ops nerd turned marketer here. First of all, AWESOME that you quit your job and are attempting to make a go at this! Huge congrats! I would recommend you put in a couple higher levels on the Patreon and think about what p
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by ericabiz 8y ago
I’m going to be a bit contrarian to “the sky is falling” posts on HN and say: I think Microsoft is handling this really well. 1) They’ve acknowledged the skepticism around the acquisition. 2) They’ve expressed their commitment to keep GitHu
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Why Don't Organizations Use Their Own Defect-Tracking Systems?(tiny-giant-books.com)
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by ericabiz 8y ago
This is one case where an image would definitely be worth a thousand words! I had to Google what these were.
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by ericabiz 8y ago
If you're on a desktop/laptop computer and have a FB account, use the "fullwsj" hack: Edit the URL to say "fullwsj.com" instead of "wsj.com", and click on the link from Facebook. If on a mobile device
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by ericabiz 8y ago
WordPress. Matt Mullenweg has given frequent interviews about how their "remote-first" culture works. Here's a starting point of articles and interviews he's given: https://www.google.com/search?q=matt+mu
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by ericabiz 8y ago
Interesting example with retail and CRM (called "point-of-sale" in retail, but I understand this is not your real product.) You're right that POS is the #1 pain point retailers have, even though you used it only as an example
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by ericabiz 8y ago
> I have verbal validation "if you do x, we will partner with you" As the CEO of a funded company, you should know that the "we will partner with you" line is handwavy BS 99.9% of the time. This statement is not a me
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by ericabiz 8y ago
For you, and others in this type of role, it likely makes the most sense to form a LLC or other corporation, and do a corp-to-corp contract. If this ruling holds, companies may even start to require that. Unfortunately for those in Californ
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by ericabiz 9y ago
> Why? Because he’s a former Apple employee: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dpkonofa
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by ericabiz 9y ago
Hi, I haven't seen enough of the ZBooks in our stores to form an opinion on them at this time.
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by ericabiz 9y ago
I was able to custom-configure the XPS 13 with a non-touch display and 16GB here: http://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-laptops/xps-13/spd/xps-1... (US link) I run repair shops for a living, and I&#x2
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by ericabiz 9y ago
The Dell XPS 15 (not 13) can do 32GB.
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by ericabiz 9y ago
If feasible, the best possible time to hit Costco is weekdays right when they open (10AM here.) I understand that’s hard for folks with regular jobs, but might be more doable for the Hacker News crowd.
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by ericabiz 9y ago
Assuming you’re talking “phone with hotspot”, I use an iPhone 5S on Tmo for this purpose. They are cheap and tethering works decently from them. I also have a mobile hotspot, but the 5S works better. Our use case is a food truck type of set
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by ericabiz 9y ago
Needs a (2016) added to the title. Article is from May 2016
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by ericabiz 9y ago
The 2013-2016 era Retina batteries are replaceable from independent repair shops (i.e. not affiliated with Apple.) The batteries are glued in, but independent repair folks found a way to remove them with some isopropyl alcohol and old credi
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by ericabiz 9y ago
It’s not too difficult for an independent repair shop with the right tools. We charge $49 to replace a Nexus 6P battery and it takes about an hour. Call some local phone repair shops near you and get some quotes. If you happen to be in Aust
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The Right to Repair Battle Has Come to Silicon Valley(motherboard.vice.com)
7 points by ericabiz 9y ago|0 comments
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by ericabiz 9y ago
It's true. I actually picked this advice up from one of our investors. He said, "Offer a $995/mo package and see what happens." Within a week, we'd sold our first $995 package. This was for a B2B SaaS.
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by ericabiz 9y ago
Nice, Patrick. I love this! Can you do an article on reaching out to SMB's and selling them a SaaS? I know most SaaS that sell to SMB's actually do a lot of sales over the phone, but I'd rather not spend my whole day on the p
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by ericabiz 9y ago
Maybe some context would help. Since I knew many of the folks visiting our website would assume our live chat was a chatbot, the initial message in our chat said "Hi, I'm Erica! I'm a real person, and one of the founders of [
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by ericabiz 9y ago
I am female, and have run my own B2B SaaS as well as currently managing chat (as part of marketing) for another B2B SaaS. I have seen all sorts of comments like the ones mentioned in the article, and I hate to say it, but many of them came
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by ericabiz 9y ago
Agreed; Austin already has the Whole Foods HQ and a huge Apple and Facebook presence. Amazon also has a huge presence just outside Austin in San Marcos. As an Austinite, I was really proud to see the city offered no financial incentives. Se
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by ericabiz 9y ago
Strange that they would announce this now, after having already built a huge campus in Austin: http://fortune.com/2016/09/01/apple-austin-campus/ Austin is where many of their support workers are now, as
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by ericabiz 9y ago
I'm pretty well-qualified to answer this question :) I've done several marketing consulting gigs, including working with Patrick 6 years ago at WP Engine, where we were both consultants! I am in the middle of another marketing con
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by ericabiz 9y ago
Shouldn’t be very expensive. I run a chain of independent repair shops — most iPhone batteries are $49-$59 to replace and take about 20 minutes. Apple Store charges $79 for most iPhones.
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by ericabiz 9y ago
SeekingAlpha predicted this a few weeks ago: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4114125-will-tesla-zero-mon... "Leading up to the end of September, we saw new-high Model 3 VIN numbers in the wild almost every other
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by ericabiz 9y ago
Here's an anecdote the other direction. One of our employees decided to cut out fast food completely. Total weight loss in over 6 months of doing this? 0 pounds. Why? Because his at-home diet was still full of sugar and carbs (and he a
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by ericabiz 9y ago
Not just Spotify--Facebook (Business) too. My primary browser is Chrome, but I decided I wanted to no longer be logged in on Facebook in Chrome and having my usage tracked. So I used Facebook only in Safari. Unfortunately if you visit busi

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