iamabraham

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by iamabraham 9y ago
There is a place in hell for people that recline in coach. The 2" of reclining doesn't help anyone's comfort that much. It's the difference between being "mostly miserable" and "pretty miserable", l
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by iamabraham 10y ago
Same. Replaced my MacBook with a Surface Book. Why? Tns of reasons, not the last of which being that the M processor I have is so underpowered that it's an embarrassment that the company offered it in a laptop. I can use two of Chrom
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by iamabraham 10y ago
Uh, AWS is absolutely known for being cheap. I'm in the hosting business as well and our AWS offerings are a fraction of the cost of other solutions, especially when you consider what you get.
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by iamabraham 10y ago
They haven't been a startup in really long time.
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by iamabraham 10y ago
The VAST majority of startups never make $37,000 in a year. I wouldn't be so quick to look down my nose at someone who has indeed been successful at taking "nothing" and making it into "something" and getting someo
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by iamabraham 10y ago
Agree completely. I'm primarily in sales and have owned businesses in the past. The number of web developers and designers I work with who have amazing talent and skill and absolutely no business acumen is staggering.
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by iamabraham 10y ago
I think putting your hopes and dreams on something like this - your own fortitude, determination, creativity, and aptitude - is EXACTLY what you should do.
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by iamabraham 10y ago
I think you're overstating the enormity of building a SaaS. "Support, billing, failed charges, churn, and thousands of other things" are easily managed when there is 1 customer. 2 customers is a little more difficult. 3 ev
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by iamabraham 10y ago
because not everyone has the ability to build a SaaS, I would encourage everyone to try and build something using the skills they do have and then fill in the rest later. I started WP Extra Care (www.wpextracare.com) because I love WordPres
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by iamabraham 10y ago
The value goes up - sometimes way up - if you have even one paying customer. It isn't a "minimum viable product at all." It's a non revenue generating website with no users which makes it a hobby, not a product.
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Ask HN: Email service where I can use multiple send accounts
2 points by iamabraham 10y ago|0 comments
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Show HN: Devzilla – Easy alternative to Upwork
3 points by iamabraham 10y ago|0 comments
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by iamabraham 10y ago
Of course it is a profound problem in a massive market with tons of financial and world-changing potential. So are things like commercial fire systems, utility-line inspection, and senior care. My snarky barb about the unsexiness of it com
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by iamabraham 10y ago
I think it's curious that there are four comments in two hours because this industry - like many ready for big change - are unsexy.
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by iamabraham 10y ago
"Anyone that says violence doesn't solve anything has never had their ass kicked" - My HS best friend's Dad teaching us about dealing with bullies circa 1991
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by iamabraham 10y ago
Regardless of how successful the app is, I applaud her (at any age) for making something that seeks to solve a real problem. It's refreshing to see this kind of thing come into existence - regardless of success.
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by iamabraham 13y ago
Sensational.
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by iamabraham 13y ago
It's the news-blog equivilant of "pivot."
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by iamabraham 13y ago
You're more like the rest of us then most will admit. Be strong. Take care of your family. Good luck.
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by iamabraham 13y ago
This is an excellent basic article but ignores some significant advantages available. For starters, "brokers" don't really exist in the way described. Many franchise and most independent distributors broker parts from each
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by iamabraham 13y ago
The problem was not that people like discounts more than low prices. It was that the company never got rid of discounts. They advertised new low prices and no discounts and then still had discount racks all over the store, leading custome