Every blog post that took off on Hacker News, ranked by the votes of its best submission. 187 posts.
Marketo filed for IPO. They have $60m in revenues and a nice growth rate; unfortunately they're *losing* $35m/year. Why do SaaS business fall into the trap of being forever unprofitable, and what is the secret to the ones who overcome this trap?
Non-technical founders often want to start businesses that rely heavily on a technical co-founder they dont have. I have an idea for these founders, try a service-first business instead.
WTF is getting old, our generation wonders. I think ageism runs deep, especially among the tech set who assume older people must be Luddites and by extension lower life forms. I’m not joking, I know people who feel this way – and when was the last time you had a conversation with tech with someone over 50?
Two months ago, I launched a [regex tester](/). W...
programming, philosophy, history, internet, startups
Shopify has raised $100 million in Series C funding from OMERS Ventures and Insight Venture Partners to ou
Message from a Jedi to a Young Padawan When I graduated and was considering pursuing startups, an alum from my fraternity gave me some advi...
All companies that grow really big do so in only one way: people recommend the product or service to other people. What this means is that if you want to be a great company some day, you have to...
It’s been 6 months now since I moved from Amsterdam to Asia to work remotely. I chose Thailand for its low-cost of living and safety. Since my visa will run ou…
Spinning your wheels for today? Here are some mini-projects to get you started.
I started blaster.fm in late 2010 with only a vague idea of what I wanted to do with it. Over the next two years …
