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lscott3 | 12 years ago | on: Hide this in your coworkers' JavaScript code tomorrow

Ha, this is pretty cool.

lscott3 | 12 years ago | on: DigitalOcean not destroying droplets securely, data is completely recoverable

I agree. I also think that the poster could have talked with a DO rep. before making this public. It seems like the intention was to "expose" DO. I could be wrong though.

lscott3 | 13 years ago | on: Request for Feedback on Business Idea (frostedblooms.com)

I agree collecting those precious emails will go a long way.

lscott3 | 13 years ago | on: Stack Overflow was down

good one!

lscott3 | 13 years ago | on: Ask HN: How to get free adwords coupon?

Yes! forgot about that one. Hosting services practically hand them out.

lscott3 | 13 years ago | on: Becoming My Own Boss

This is a great post. I've been down a similar path. Exhausting myself financially via my first attempt at business . Learned a ton, and realized that I needed time to get somethings in order and returned to working a 9-5 only to return to solo (for the most part) consulting and working on my product.

Good luck and keep us posted!

lscott3 | 13 years ago | on: Ask HN: How to get free adwords coupon?

There was a time where Google was sending them out by mail (they may still be doing this). I've also heard of people signing up and when Google gives them a call (Google usually gives you a phone call to see how everything is going with your new account) they strike a deal with the agent over the phone.

lscott3 | 13 years ago | on: Show HN: I wrote a utility for reading Xbox 360 HDDs

Man that link looks so suspicious! lol. At 13 though?! wow! thats pretty impressive.

lscott3 | 13 years ago | on: Show HN: I wrote a utility for reading Xbox 360 HDDs

+1 looks legit.

lscott3 | 13 years ago | on: Ink CSS Framework

I thought that too. I like some of the JS stuff they have though. Like the pagination and date picker.

lscott3 | 13 years ago | on: Ask HN: Solo startups? What have you built all on your own?

Nice! I am gonna check out the post now. It excites me to hear stories like yours - it installs a little hope in all of us :p.

lscott3 | 13 years ago | on: Ask HN: Solo startups? What have you built all on your own?

What catapulted (if anything) you to achieving so much success with tiny piano? Especially with getting to 6 million free downloads?

- Was it something that people naturally search for?

- What types of marketing/advertising did you do?

- Do any of the other apps help supplement income?

lscott3 | 13 years ago | on: Ask HN: Solo startups? What have you built all on your own?

haha that does sound a lil creepy!

lscott3 | 13 years ago | on: Ask HN: Would you hire a dropout?

I've yet to be asked for any type of degree (I don't have one) for places I've been hired for, consulted at and/or interviewed for. I've also seen people highly decorated with degrees and certificates that can barely get an interview. I think it all depends on the person, their attitude, their ability to connect with people and willingness to learn from others.

lscott3 | 13 years ago | on: Show HN: A faster, cleaner YouTube built on Angular.js and Foundation

I'm impressed! It loads super fast. Good work.

lscott3 | 13 years ago | on: Ask HN: Solo startups? What have you built all on your own?

Not sure if you've seen any of the stuff by patio11 but he's pretty much bootstrapping his companies (Bingo Card Creator & Appointment Reminder), consulting and info products and he seems to be doing pretty well for himself. He's pretty transparent about his numbers on BCC and has plenty tips for microISV's.

He blogs here: http://www.kalzumeus.com/

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I've just started to ramp up on doing a SaaS/blogging about the process. It can be pretty overwhelming if its your first go 'round.

lscott3 | 13 years ago | on: Ask HN: Solo startups? What have you built all on your own?

I have to say that site looks pretty good! I didn't really read it or get into it (other than what you've stated here) but at first glance it looks really well designed.

lscott3 | 13 years ago | on: Hacker news in your terminal

Pretty sweet!

lscott3 | 13 years ago | on: Why I Gave Up A Million Dollar Consultancy

True. Good point.

lscott3 | 13 years ago | on: Why I Gave Up A Million Dollar Consultancy

Those are some good numbers! It's key to have an open mind about learning new things to help improve your business or anything else for that matter.

I think what happens to most people following advice from others is that they are not "dumb enough" to go with it. They just look for reasons on why tactics can't work instead of really giving them a shot.