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by saluki 9y ago
I recommend leaving the marketing page content the same for logged in users to view pricing, etc even if they are logged in. If they are logged in and they click signup or login most frameworks detect that and you can automatically send the
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by saluki 9y ago
Sorry to hear about your experience with upwork. Sounds like you might have still had PHP in your profile from years ago and when you said you don't do PHP development in the video chat that was enough to trigger a suspension. Honestly
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by saluki 9y ago
y, going from Laravel 4.2 to 5.0 can take some work but the upgrades since then have been quick and painless. I came from Rails to Laravel. It has a similar feel and in some ways is more fun to work with. Part of that is the great community
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by saluki 9y ago
SYS 64738
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by saluki 9y ago
Dude You are in your 30s. You aren't going to look old. If you're comfortable in cargo shorts and T-shirts wear them. That's my typical daily dress because that's what I like wearing. Cargo shorts, long sleeve T and keen
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by saluki 9y ago
y, you aren't really going to find a tool to build it for you. Depending on what it is you might be able to build an early version putting together a basic website and some existing tools and manual steps that you perform behind the sc
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by saluki 9y ago
Read, ready player one, this is where we are heading. You think people are glued to their phones now. Wait till they can wake up and put on their VR gear to go to work, school, concerts, visit other countries, lands, planets.
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by saluki 9y ago
y, don't use the online sites at least not the upwork style ones, it's a race to the bottom and usually the clients have unrealistic expectations. Your best projects are going to come through your network. So start talking to frie
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by saluki 9y ago
Because you are the product. They are selling you, your spending power and your data. Their business isn't to be ad free you are their business.
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Maybe you've been lucky so far working with good code. Most code is like this, it's semi-painful to work in. Once you have been working on it a while you'll be more used to it. I would spin it more like this. Hey if we refact
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by saluki 9y ago
Reading the recommended books and resources in the other responses are a great place to start. To really learn I recommend starting a small product or ebook and learn copywriting and sales on your own product. You will gain a wealth of know
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I just finished Ready Player One, it was a great read, super interesting story, If you like the 80s and Arcade Games it's a must read.
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by saluki 9y ago
One of my favorites was a friends project who named a feature Kamino that created CLONES of VMs.
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by saluki 9y ago
Actually this is pretty common, I use names from my favorite movies in code all the time. Star Wars, Harry Potter, etc. Especially when it fits the project or functionality.
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@DHH's Startup School Talk has your answer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CDXJ6bMkMY&feature=youtu.be... For a VC startup the odds are tiny for success and will most likely fail. Take the first jump and build a
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by saluki 9y ago
Sounds like they are going to go with an ICO, it sounds like they think that is the only choice, so it's most likely happening with or without you. I'm not sure I would rock the boat since you still care about your equity. I would
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Ask HN: Why do email lists get spam signups?
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LAUNCH
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I listen to music when coding to stay focused and keep up the tempo, stay motivated. I enjoy listening to music while driving, some new stuff, but mainly favorite songs that were a soundtrack to my high school and university days. It's
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If you're asked for SSN/Tax ID for W9 and/or affiliate revenue you can obtain an EIN number over the web and use that instead of SSN. (website can only be used during normal business hours for some reason.)
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y, you're going to have problems getting viable projects on Upwork. The best projects with reasonable pay will come from your own network, people you know. So focus on networking following up with old contacts/making new ones. Rea
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by saluki 9y ago
Check this out . . . if you haven't already. I think this could help. https://zenfounder.com/services/solopreneur/ Congratulations! It's tough being a solopreneur. One thing that helps me get started is
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by saluki 9y ago
Start taking walks to break up your work day. Relaxing and read a book in the evening. Try getting more sleep for a week or two to recharge. Find/Restart a hobby, guitar, video games. Try something new, hiking, camping, backpacking are
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by saluki 9y ago
Reach out to your network/friends, find someone in your target market that can be an early adopter. If you don't have anyone in your close network you can start reaching out by email to distant connections you might have or try to
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by saluki 9y ago
I recommend a goal of creating a product and/or SaaS. Listen to this for inspiration: @DHH Start Up School Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CDXJ6bMkMY Great advice here: StartUpsForTheRestOfUs.com Listen to the a
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by saluki 9y ago
Laravel documentation is excellent. They spend a lot of time on the documentation.
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by saluki 9y ago
Dude 2FA straight up sucks! Undercover Boss Star Killer Base Edition https://youtu.be/FaOSCASqLsE?t=3m48s 2FA is a weak link, it's been proven it's easy to social engineer access to your phone account/number.
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by saluki 9y ago
"The moon is an alien spaceship." - Hollow Moon Theory
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You'll probably naturally gravitate to a niche whether it's projects in a framework you are familiar with or 'developing and scaling marketplaces' that you mentioned. You'll tend to move toward doing what projects p
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by saluki 9y ago
y, there have been some WordPress plugins adding mining javascript to sites recently.

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