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Last year I made a little over $500k GROSS selling games on Amazon. This policy change is going to be a nightmare because fraud and bootlegging are rampant on their platform.

Small businesses and large ones too are being forced to become sharecroppers for Amazon if they want to stay in business.

Re:Why Should I Start a Startup? on Wednesday July 19, 2017 @04:48PM (#14807766)
At some point we have to stop using "the wife" as an excuse. I can't tell you how many times a friend has used "the wife" as an excuse for...

not starting a project, not finishing a project, not learning something new, not starting a lifestyle business, not investing, not changing their career, not leaving a sucky job

It's not the wife, it's you.

Ask HN: Which companies have the best api documentation?

Sooo, I just had to integrate with a pretty crappy api with even worse documentation.In order to be a good tech citizen, I'd like to offer some examples of companies that have gotten documentation "right" to the vendor I'm working with.Which companies have particularly great api's and accompanying documentation?Please reply with links and reasons ;)

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Re:Ask HN: What are your passive income sources? on Wednesday October 26, 2016 @03:27PM (#12799640)
Gross.
Re:Ask HN: What are your passive income sources? on Wednesday October 26, 2016 @02:42PM (#12799216)
I have a card game business that's aimed towards women, PoCs & the lgbtq community - groups who aren't traditionally served.

Every couple of weeks I ship product to an Amazon warehouse and do a bit of advertising on Facebook. It brings in around $40k/mo and 3-4x during the holiday season.