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From 2/24/2012, 9:26:43 PM till now, @mooreds has achieved 29113 Karma Points with the contribution count of 8436.

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7 hours ago • Created a post

How to Enjoy the Moment

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2 days ago • Comments on a post

In somewhat the same situation. We need to sign docs electronically about 2x a year.

I use hellosign. Free for the first 3 docs you sign a month. WFM.

2 days ago • Comments on a post

Lots of discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29110444

Looking at the "SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA" from their S1 ( https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1720671/000119312521... ) it looks like licensing fees are growing faster than support revenue. The latter 6xed from 2019 to 2021, whereas the latter 4xed.

Their cost of support also didn't increase as fast as revenues (looks like it increased by 3.5x from 2019 to 2021), which is a positive.

So, in short, I think they're doing just fine. It's great to see another company succeed with OSS as a core part of the business model.

2 days ago • Comments on a post

Came here to say this.

You have the skills to consult. Pick an area that:

   * you feel is likely to grow
   * you like
   * you are good at
   * you feel is underserved
and start writing and speaking about that (even at a local meetup). After a month or two, reach out to former colleagues who might have the problem you want to solve and ask if they know anyone who does.

Hiring junior devs will give you the opportunity to mentor but may force you to wear your sales and/or PM hat more than you'd like. You can start down this path by subcontracting and see how it feels.

3 days ago • Comments on a post

I was curious why the author didn't call out the vast changes in access to:

  * stocks (given the cost and access changes over the last 50 years, let alone the last 10)
  * knowledge (just like with real estate, "knowledge" used to be far more siloed/protected)
  * diversification (the rise of the index funds and the portfolio theory that suggests them)

3 days ago • Comments on a post

I wrote a comment up here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29300115

tl;dr: when freelancing, you need to find ways to do 3 things:

   * find the work
   * do the work
   * get paid for the work
Usually the middle one is the easiest/most fun.

Easiest way to find the work is to work with folks you've worked with before, and build a business based on referral.

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