throwaway184827

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   by throwaway184827 9y ago

   Good eye. Fun fact: I quit my job there, built these Android apps and started growing my SaaS, then got this job to help further fund my stuff on the side. I wasn’t expecting this job to be so boring (the job description sounded fun), or to
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   Ask HN: Can you get away with not working?

   69 points by throwaway184827 9y ago|86 comments
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   by throwaway184827 9y ago

   I previously interviewed with Aha! and was almost immediately turned away because I wasn't (and I quote!) "coding since I was 13" and because I didn't have a CS degree. I ended the interview early because he seemed to ha
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   by throwaway184827 9y ago

   Thanks a lot for the advice. I will dig into your comment more later on this week.
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   by throwaway184827 9y ago

   I would need ~100 customers to cover expenses. The site is still pre-launch, so I don't know how much it costs to get a paying customer.
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   Ask HN: Should I quit my FT job and focus on startup before it's making money?

   5 points by throwaway184827 9y ago|5 comments
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   by throwaway184827 9y ago

   Reading this thread has made me feel a whole lot better about myself. Been struggling with burnout and have been working on side projects a good 50% of the time while I overestimate projects to give me larger buffers. I just don't give