Winterflow3r

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by Winterflow3r 5y ago
Thanks for the input! Can I ask you, how you monetized your keto app? Not even remotely in the same space but curious about different models for monetizing consumer tech.
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Ask HN: How did you know when to call it quits and shut down your startup?
7 points by Winterflow3r 5y ago|8 comments
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Is Reddit going all in on Web3?
33 points by Winterflow3r 5y ago|32 comments
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by Winterflow3r 5y ago
https://lipcolourmatch.com - a niche search engine built with a simple Flask app + SQLite (yes, I do still suck at frontend development, but it has a niche userbase that finds it moderately useful)
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by Winterflow3r 5y ago
Even though I feel very very fortunate to work in tech, I'm starting to feel more and more of this energy as I stare down the barrel of endless whiteboarding and leetcode style interviews :( Won't name the company, but during my l
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Ask HN: Best stack for ML blog with lots of code snippets, formulae and graphs?
3 points by Winterflow3r 5y ago|1 comments
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by Winterflow3r 5y ago
This is a very long shot, but I am looking for a marketing or design focused co-founder who has experience building social platforms or social shopping apps to help launch a new "Polyvore for makeup" with a few twists based on an
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by Winterflow3r 5y ago
I was a late bloomer in the latter (like very late due to being overweight for most of my teens and early 20s) and I don't have any big wisdom to share except don't lowet your standards and let people treat you like crap just beca
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by Winterflow3r 5y ago
I did a pros/cons analysis and figured out that it would be my best bet since I knew the language at a around a B2/C1 level and there was no other EU country that spoke English (my preferred language). However, I severely underes
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by Winterflow3r 5y ago
Not a UK citizen and Brexit has effectively made moving back much much harder than it was before when you had automatic right of residence based on being an EU citizen.
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by Winterflow3r 5y ago
I did and I regret it deeply. I was working remotely even pre-covid times and I decided to leave London (where housing was becoming a nightmare) to move to Sweden. I have never been this deeply lonely in my entire life. I love the nature, I
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by Winterflow3r 5y ago
I would recommend Ahrefs blogs. I was able to grow from close to 0 monthly visitors to close to 20k monthly in about a year just by fixing low hanging fruit. Still not much but also not nothing.
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by Winterflow3r 5y ago
Hmmm weird - not sure how that happened but also can't edit link anymore :(
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Why can't Europe build a Clubhouse?(sifted-wp-prod-canary-admin.herokuapp.com)
2 points by Winterflow3r 5y ago|3 comments
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Ask HN: Why hasn't Europe produced a significant social media tech company?
3 points by Winterflow3r 5y ago|2 comments
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by Winterflow3r 5y ago
Built it and they won't come unless you get serious about marketing.
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by Winterflow3r 5y ago
I compartmentalise. At work, I am satisfied by solving problems (with or without code) - this gives me some level of intrinsic satisfaction (internal value) even though it might not have a lot of external value (in the traditional "sav
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by Winterflow3r 5y ago
> I am Swedish and have made significantly more in tech than the author. So has many of my friends. If you're comfortable with sharing, was it through a company exit or IPO?
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by Winterflow3r 5y ago
I would try two things: 1) Where do people that have use for your app hang-out or post about the problem that your app solves? Are there any online forums or subreddits or facebook groups where your target audience is? If so, I would join t
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by Winterflow3r 5y ago
Some things I've found helpful (I run a niche search engine and curation platform): 1) Find niche subreddits where people that are your target audience hang out, observe communities, help people out, participate in the discussion, if s
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by Winterflow3r 5y ago
Try and increase side project revenue so its ramen-profitable or at least hosting profitable
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by Winterflow3r 5y ago
Go to a nice coffee shop, get a gingerbread latte and sit by a window, watch people walking by and write (or hope a cute guy comes to talk to me ;D)
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by Winterflow3r 5y ago
I haven't left yet but I am currently considering medschool. I recently moved to a lower COL location so I would be able to afford the inevitable drop in income but thus far I've been afraid to make the jump. I also need to get my
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by Winterflow3r 5y ago
Thank you!
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by Winterflow3r 5y ago
Would it be ok to email you to find out more?
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by Winterflow3r 5y ago
TinyML - running ML models on devices with severely limited power supplies
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by Winterflow3r 5y ago
Wow that's some perseverance I am soon in the fourth year of working on my project and finally starting to see some revenue but I am constantly asking myself if it's worth it.
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by Winterflow3r 5y ago
Hey! Is there a full list of EU countries you are incorporated in? Looking through Greenhouse, I can see at least Ireland and the Netherlands but wondering if there are others. Thanks in advance!
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by Winterflow3r 5y ago
> Germans are not big into casual acquaintances, but once you're in that first circle, it's easier to get through to the second one as well. Someone explained to me that this is the case in Sweden as well, but during covid (eve
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by Winterflow3r 5y ago
Hej! I was a contractor in the UK before I moved to Stockholm (also severe lack of social life which is why I need to get out asap) and I'm curious, was your comp the same in the EU as an IT consultant as US employment with stock? Beca

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