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by redguava 15y ago
Surprisingly enough... there is no set rule here. Some people have trouble doing both, others manage both just fine. I would guess there is a correlation between those that really want to achieve both and those that do. Are we going to a
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by redguava 15y ago
I usually think these "CSS tricks" are neat but I would never use them. This is actually a very nice design and used in the right context could easily add to the UX. Well done!
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Ask HN: What software tools do you use to assist with remote workers
1 points by redguava 15y ago|1 comments
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by redguava 15y ago
Melbourne, Australia. Full-Time Ruby on Rails developer. Work for a small bootstrapped startup with great culture. Benefits include: - 4 day work week, full time pay. - Great computer equipment. - Flexible hours. - Mostly on-site role but
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by redguava 15y ago
I have similar numbers.
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by redguava 15y ago
Craigslist isn't really used in Australia, but thanks for the suggestion.
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by redguava 15y ago
Thanks, I will post there on Feb 1st. I am really keen to find ways to find people that aren't necessarily looking for work. I expect great developers likely already have work or are commonly poached and don't hit the job forums. I plan
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Ask HN: I need help to find a great rails developer
3 points by redguava 15y ago|6 comments
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by redguava 15y ago
Revenue is not the same as profit, they could very easily be running at a loss even with that amount of revenue. We have seen this in extremes with companies like Groupon lately.
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by redguava 15y ago
I think there is a difference about being inspired by ideas or concepts in a design and plain ripping it off completely. That for me is the big difference. As for no harm done, I don't agree with that. A lot of 37signals audience and mark
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by redguava 15y ago
Your response here makes it worse not better. You copied from them blatantly including linking to their assets and then your first lesson learnt is "add credits"... really? You are still not planning on taking it down, just adding a credit
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by redguava 15y ago
Sadly I was the same, they lost me at that second graph. Even if I was to excuse the ability to go back in time, I just don't believe that really illustrates how failed products go (ie. very strong growth and then just as fast decline), mo
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by redguava 15y ago
I hope you are right. It just seems like the focus is too far shifted to GoDaddy currently.
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by redguava 15y ago
Agreed. Whilst I agree with making a stand against GoDaddy, all of the effort going into the Anti-GoDaddy campaign could probably be better spent directly at SOPA.
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by redguava 15y ago
Very annoying they show the restriction on the last page of a fairly lengthy multi-page form.
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by redguava 15y ago
The cost of starting a software company and the cost of starting a "successful" software company could vary greatly. I am not having a dig at these guys, I have no idea their level of success. The main thing that struck me was $20 on adver
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by redguava 15y ago
I think it would be naive to assume "person that knows all about hacker news" = "great candidate". It could be argued spending too much time on hacker news is not what you want in your employees. Back to the main point, the real issue I ha
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by redguava 15y ago
I agree with your sentiment, but I just don't see how this particular ad would make anyone say "Yes! That's the company culture for me". I guess that's what I am asking here though... does it inspire you to apply (or would it if you were lo
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Ask HN: Does this kind of arrogance get job applications?
46 points by redguava 15y ago|54 comments
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by redguava 15y ago
Your time is worth money. There is always going to be a magic number that makes it worthwhile to pay someone to do something than to do it yourself. There is a good chance these recurring billing systems fall under that magic number. If y
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by redguava 15y ago
One solution for the upfront cost vs time and materials dilemma is to have an in between model. Have a time and materials contract with a bonus for coming in under a certain budget (or negatively a penalty for going over budget if you must
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Ask HN: IS the time saved using cloud services worth the reliance?
1 points by redguava 15y ago|0 comments
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by redguava 15y ago
Their merchant banking setup may only allow charging in USD. It would be worse to show a price in pounds and then be billing an amount that differs.
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by redguava 15y ago
Thanks for the honest recap, but the concerning bit is that you don't leave previous arrangements in a good way. - Kicked out of the startup you were working on - Cheated on girlfriend before leaving her - Left job without notice and ignore
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by redguava 15y ago
All of this can be handled in an automated email. I do this already in my startup and I get responses from my users just like I did it manually. When bootstrapping a startup that you want to be able to scale, automating everything that can
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by redguava 15y ago
As long as you have their first name, I don't see why this can't be automated. It doesn't seem time well spent and there is more chance for error doing it manually. I agree with getting in touch, I just don't agree with spending your time
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by redguava 15y ago
A big advantage to this is for applications that require HIPAA compliance. One of the rules for HIPAA is to encrypt data at rest. There may be better ways to encrypt your information, but this will tick a box for compliance purposes (the ad
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by redguava 15y ago
More customers can also mean faster growth, as you are getting more word of mouth referrals. There can also be an element of customers paying more will expect more from you (ie. support).
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Ask HN: Why is the pricing page the most common call to action?
1 points by redguava 15y ago|1 comments
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by redguava 15y ago
My app is http://www.cliniko.com I used the "likes" targeting in the facebook ads demographics to target occupations that my product is aimed at. I also targeted relevant english speaking countries. I have tried quite a few different styl

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