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Does anyone have any good suggestions of affordable decent Windows Server hosting with 32GB+ RAM? All the obvious hosts charge a ridiculous amount and can't seem to keep up with the demand either. Perhaps I'm being…

I'm trying to get an idea of what to expect in terms and salary and stock for a CTO/Co-founder position at a startup. This is a startup that has raised money and working towards series A and is earning some revenue…

I recently moved to the area and thought I'd check HN to see if anyone is part of (or running) an interesting startup here? I'm a developer who just sold my software business and I'm looking for something awesome to…

Seems to be getting quite popular to receive gifts (mugs, posters etc.) on employee anniversaries or birthdays now, particularly in startups. Wondering how many people here get gifts from their employers? What kind of…

Yesterday I received an abusive email from a well known founder (most people on HN would know them) after they discovered a new product of mine and decided they didn't like it. Not only is this person WAY ahead of me in…

Hi guys, A lot of my best ideas tend to fall into the "marketplace" category and therefore hit the main problem of marketplaces. That is, buyers have no interest in using the marketplace with no sellers, and sellers…

I'll be free in Manhattan (near 24th & 5th ave) from 11.30am Friday while my wife is on interviews. Just wondering if anyone on here fancies meeting up, talking tech, start-ups and whatever else? I guess also I'll be…

I'm looking for suggestions for an in-depth Javascript book. I worked with C++ for over 10 years feel like I have a deep understanding of the language, something I'd also like to achieve with Javascript. I've been using…

I've come to an interesting point in my career and would appreciate peoples opinions on what I should do next. I've been a professional software engineer for 12 years now, the last few years and positions considered…

Hi guys, I wrote an ebook about creating Wordpress plugins a couple of weeks ago and sales haven't been great. I've followed the usual advice of social media, creating a landing page, telling everyone I know, but so far…

I spent the last year developing a web application in my spare time and now I'm ready to market and sell it. Of course, I realize I've done things completely the wrong way around and have no idea if there's even a…

I'm wondering what people use to create really nice looking web app screenshots? Especially those that are usually shown on landing pages, embedded in a laptop/ipad image to look realistic. I'm assuming those aren't…

I've been building a web application at home for a few months now and having a programmers design skills (i.e. none) means that while it works well, it doesn't look that great. The design itself is using the standard…

I've recently moved to the US from the UK and a few weeks ago put my resume out there looking for programming work. So far I've had 3 interviews with some of the 'bigger' names around and all 3 came as quite a shock.…

If you were in the situation that you had 3 months where all your regular expenses were taken care of and you didn't have to work AND you had $1000 to spend on your project/business, what would you do?

I want an awesome job. Don't we all? I've been programming now for 11 years and have plenty of experience in many fields, languages and technologies. Right now, I can also afford to be very picky when it comes to…

I was browsing through Angel List earlier and noticed that most tech startups seem to have a certain 'style' for their logo. I'm looking for a logo design for my own startup and would love to know where you guys would…

A friend of mine has offered me a 30% share in his business to come in as the technical partner and develop and improve the product. He's been running the business solely for the last 4 years though only the last 2 has…