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Hey guys, For those of you who have experience building a Gmail plugin, I have an idea but I'm not sure how to begin? I've noticed some extensions offered on the Chrome Store, Streak and Rapportive but do they attempt…

For all of you who have side projects or ever had side projects, did you ever charge for them and if you did, how did you provide technical support outside your day job? I'm trying to build a Saas but I'm wondering how…

Hi, Thanks to the community for inspiring me. It's my first time trying to build something commercial. I'm developing a web service for real estate agents to create a listings page with a few simple click.…

Hi everyone, So I've created a landing page and in the process of building my web application for real estate agents. I'd like to speak with my customers. Am I allowed to email everyone I find on Google and gather…

Hey guys, How many of you know what Profile Engine is? I did a Google search on my name and found that a Facebook account that I deleted many months ago has been index on Profile Engine. They say that I need to claim…

Hi guys, I'm starting a new project and am wondering what are the pros and cons of each framework over the other? Thanks!

Hi guys, For those of you have SAAS-businesses, what do you use to provide analytics for your users? Do you build on-top of Google analytics or Mixpanel or is there some sort of service that I can hook into? Thanks!

Hi guys, I recently tried to canvas that market by creating a launch page on Launch Rock. So far I have 66 pageviews and 5 people have provided their email (7.58% conversion rate). I'm wondering if I should follow…

For those of you who have experience becoming employee #1, what are the most important things to look out for when deciding to join? I'm particularly worried about delays in compensation and insolvency but are these…

Hi Hacker News community, Let me say that I truly enjoy all the wonderful comments you've made to this community and it's been a great source of inspiration for me. tldr; #1 Can't find a really good finance related idea…

Hi guys, So I created an iPhone app for memorizing the Japanese Hiragana. Essentially, at the moment, it's a very basic flashcard app. You look at the alphabet, double-tap and it flips to reveal the "English"…

Hey guys, Firstly, just wanted to say thank you all for the inspiration in the Hacker News community. I'm proud to say that it's the #1 place where I visit on the web apart from email. I've finally decided to try my…

Forgive me if this question has already been asked. It seems like a lot of advice is geared towards building something for customers. I'm curious if anyone has any experience with a B2B startup? Particularly, how would…

Hi all, I see there are quite a few openings at startups available in the States. I would love to work for a startup (eventually I'd like to roll my own too) but I'm in sort of a financial situation. I'm currently the…

Hi HN peeps! HN's been an amazing place and over the past couple of months, I've learnt so much from you guys. Anyway, I'm interested in starting a web service. I'd like to start a company but I'm uncertain about the…