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Show HN: Countmeup – Simple counter to watch yourself earn money in real time

https://www.countmeup.com/

Purpose - Fun lightweight counter that shows how much money you've earned in real time. Might be motivational to keep in the background while you work away.Background - ~3 day project for non-technical person wanting to explore using AI. Stack is next.js/typescript/css, uses vercel & github to deploy. Last time seriously coding was a decade ago. Cursor/AI-assistance was a joy to build with...

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This is really great!

Ask HN: Best way to collect recurring payments from customers?

I'm developing websites for clients and it would be significantly cheaper for clients to bundle sites onto one server (and restrict/regulate FTP accounts) rather than purchasing separate instances of hosting for each client. The never need all the resources anyway... This might be as simple as a service.What's the best way to collect recurring payments from customers/clients?What do you use?

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Re:Ask HN: Best way to do a screenshare with 50 people? on Wednesday April 20, 2011 @08:02PM (#2468914)
Webinar

i.e. gotowebinar.com, they have a free trial

Re:We'd pay, they'd sell; how come this hasn't been monetized? on Monday December 13, 2010 @03:21PM (#2001838)
My big question/looking for suggestions is how to address this issue? People would definitely pay for this kind of service, and (I would imagine) authors would love to earn some revenue.

Is it because of language barriers? Outdated "legacy" practices?

What are practical solutions? I can't even imagine what a good way to monetize this would be (grooveshark style?)

if link is tl;dr: read below

Manga Artist Park Jin-Hwan Speaking: [...] But I saw 'the breaker' uploaded on a foreign website. It's being uploaded with only a few days delay. What's more surprising is that everything has been translated (even these notes from myself). So, I'm now speaking to that group. Please stop... Why are you selling and profit off our work? If you have any conscience, shouldn't you have emailed... Or written an apology, or shown some show of support for us? All our works that are on your site are up there without our permission. So please stop. Take them down before it becomes a bigger problem!!

#From the scanlation group We'd like to respond to this as follows:

To Park Jin-Hwan, We greatly appreciate the work and effort required by you to bring this great manwha to us, and we apologize if our actions have caused you offence. We would like to clarify that we actually make no profit from your work. We do this in our free time for fun, and we have always bought your books. We, like countless thousands of other people from around the world, love your work, and always look forward with anticipation to the next chapter. We would love to continue doing work on this series, and hope that we can work out an arrangement with yourself towards this purpose. If you would like to contact us, [...]

Re:Ask HN: Examples of great concept pitches? Advice? on Tuesday November 09, 2010 @07:38PM (#1888654)
Good stuff. Thanks!
Re:Ask HN: Examples of great concept pitches? Advice? on Tuesday November 09, 2010 @07:36PM (#1888649)
While I certainly understand the merits of having a prototype, the competition is structured to focus on concepts (we don't have a lot of time to prepare).

If we were to build a prototype we would want it to be really awesome, which isn't too realistic right now.

Ask HN: Examples of great concept pitches? Advice?

I'm making a pitch for a concept competition in two days. Working on the presentation now. Are there any good examples of concept pitches that I can learn from?Background: it's a college competition with $40,000 at the end. We're very excited to be in the semi-final round and at the stage where we actually get to present (in person) our idea.

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Ask HN: Startups/Businesses in China? What worked, what didn't?

I'm writing a research paper and need some personal experiences, anecdotes, opinions.The topic is conducting business in China, especially for Americans working or starting a company in China, what things worked for you? What didn't?What sort of business practices are unique to China? Cultural influences? Barriers to entry for foreign (i.e. American) businesses looking to expand into China?What...

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Look at what they've done. A portfolio, a (completed) project, a (completed) website can say a lot about their attitude and approach to things.

I'd say for someone to really fit your bill (talented/ambitious), they would have to have some tangible deliverable accomplishments somewhere. Not just talk, grades, etc.

Look for what they've done in their community. If they're young (i.e. from college) those that excel at communication are usually pretty engaged in the community and have held some leadership positions. Resident Life? Coaching? TA?

Re:Ask HN: Hosting in China on Thursday July 15, 2010 @10:16AM (#1517858)
As a student studying abroad in Shanghai right now, I have to say that I'm pleasantly surprised by the speed at which the sites I host at slicehost.com load. Granted, when I ssh in to manage the stack it lags quite a bit, but it seems you'll probably be developing from the US side.

In summary, I think that any good US hosting service probably has reliable speeds in China too.

On a different tangent, I'm currently writing a research paper on differences between US and Chinese business practices. If you could answer some questions, or me to someone that'd be great! [email protected]