16:[[38613170,{"by":"simonebrunozzi","descendants":36,"id":38613170,"kids":[38614003,38613940,38616095,38613702,38613638,38613597,38613860,38613681,38614294,38619098,38620181,38630527,38613437],"score":102,"time":1702393909,"title":"Walk and Talk","type":"story","url":"https://sive.rs/wt"}],[37869760,{"by":"georgehill","descendants":320,"id":37869760,"kids":[37870099,37870383,37870057,37870409,37870275,37870143,37870005,37870210,37870950,37870256,37870009,37870142,37870638,37875662,37870288,37870721,37873194,37870893,37870164,37870542,37870128,37879556,37871206,37870039,37871976,37871172,37870303,37871814,37870468,37870719,37871827,37870290,37870106,37872273,37872355,37882041,37870034,37870482,37870624,37875934,37870328,37870799,37871442,37870095,37870321,37872415,37871775,37870545,37870887,37870762,37870196,37870914,37872560,37870456,37873056,37870512,37877061,37870844,37870153,37870645,37870270,37870891,37877497,37870040],"score":632,"time":1697199497,"title":"Why you shouldn't join Y Combinator","type":"story","url":"https://newsletter.smallbets.co/p/why-you-shouldnt-join-y-combinator"}],[37454724,{"by":"grvdrm","descendants":10,"id":37454724,"kids":[37454988,37454932,37455555,37456141],"score":3,"text":"$17","time":1694343808,"title":"Ask HN: Should I take a pay cut for a different job in same startup?","type":"story"}],[37411623,{"by":"andrewstuart","descendants":3,"id":37411623,"kids":[37411687,37411662,37411642],"score":1,"time":1694035868,"title":"Ask HN: Why has Wolfram Alpha, “Math Coprocessor of AI” not been acquired yet?","type":"story"}],[37379355,{"by":"t0x3e8","descendants":3,"id":37379355,"kids":[37379471,37379871,37379629],"score":2,"text":"Hello HackerNews,

Our company is drowning in meetings , and we're looking for insights to reduce this overload. Have any of you successfully tackled this issue in your organizations? We're intrigued by Spotify's approach of canceling all meetings with more then two attendees, and rebooking only when necessary. What strategies, tools, or initiatives have worked for you?

Share your experiences and tips on managing meetings effectively!

Thanks,","time":1693826098,"title":"Ask HN: Reducing Meeting Overload","type":"story"}],[37357006,{"by":"quickthrower2","descendants":4,"id":37357006,"kids":[37357651,37357281,37357326],"score":2,"text":"I notice that both impromptu and planned Zoom (etc.) meetings are so good that if recorded they would make a great asset for people who didn’t attend and might be relevant for years after. I wonder if this is something other companies are doing and how they go about it. Do you find it valuable? If you are doing this well how do you manage it?

Are you just using the cloud upload from Zoom, or something more sophisticated?","time":1693608899,"title":"Ask HN: Does your team/company keep meeting recordings for future use?","type":"story"}],[37321083,{"by":"71a54xd","descendants":9,"id":37321083,"kids":[37321314,37321376,37321142],"score":1,"text":"I have 4yoe at startups and one faang and spent the past year (yr 5) working as a technical product manager. I think my multiple 2yr stints has made me un-hireable even as someone who isn't necessarily a "junior" engineer anymore.

For some reason I thought this would broaden my options however, the startup I was working for went under in early 2023. I've been getting by on contracting work for a friend's startup however it's just not enough.

I've made it to the final round of three TPM interviews but none converted.

Feels like I'm starting to lose hope, considering just driving a UPS truck or getting an electricians license. To call this a low point is an under statement.

Curious if anyone here has advice?","time":1693399076,"title":"Ask HN: Been Unemployed for 5mo. what should I do next?","type":"story"}],[37248568,{"by":"oracardo","descendants":4,"id":37248568,"kids":[37248687,37248684,37248704,37249374],"score":3,"text":"My teams are undergoing a big pivot and aren't happy with all of the decisions. Do you have tips, books, blogs, podcasts with guidance on how folks have navigated the trade-offs in this space? Every decision and team is slightly different so hoping for general advice, ty! :)","time":1692883988,"title":"Ask HN: How do you land unpopular changes with your eng teams?","type":"story"}],[37248517,{"by":"lars_francke","descendants":2,"id":37248517,"kids":[37250375,37248630],"score":1,"text":"$18","time":1692883717,"title":"Ask HN: Does a standard for unified Task Management across services exist?","type":"story"}],[37248279,{"by":"cbenjumea","descendants":4,"id":37248279,"kids":[37248705,37248340],"score":1,"text":"Hi! :)

My team and I are developing a product that we think potentially could go viral If more people knew about it. But we don't know where to start doing the marketing, especially with a tight budget as ours. Regarding your experience, what was the most effective thing that you did to achieve word of mouth for your products on an early stage? Thank you!","time":1692882241,"title":"Advice on making something go viral","type":"story"}],[37242545,{"by":"jordanpg","descendants":198,"id":37242545,"kids":[37252358,37252878,37243248,37243247,37252969,37242654,37243062,37242778,37252877,37242803,37243263,37252908,37246277,37242656,37243801,37243235,37253228,37245788,37242745,37252931,37242574,37253130,37252610,37252768,37242850,37242702,37253222,37253241,37253084,37254953,37253309,37242841,37243161,37243299,37253207,37242599,37253266,37243613,37243261,37243240,37242979,37243218,37243363,37253149,37253598,37253094,37243047,37253584,37243037,37243125,37252687],"score":81,"time":1692828838,"title":"Zoom CEO says employees can't be as innovative or get to know each other on Zoom","type":"story","url":"https://www.businessinsider.com/zoom-ceo-employees-return-to-office-2023-8"}],[37109347,{"by":"vince_liu","descendants":9,"id":37109347,"kids":[37116391,37109489,37109829],"score":4,"time":1691929955,"title":"Ask HN: Did you have a mentor when building your first startup and how was it?","type":"story"}],[37088792,{"by":"milanspeaks","descendants":19,"id":37088792,"kids":[37092490,37091907,37097326,37090544,37090220,37095171,37088883,37093560,37120759,37089269,37098256,37107598,37089637,37092935,37095245,37098881,37096607,37104918],"score":28,"text":"$19","time":1691762643,"title":"Ask HN: Stuck at $500 MRR and Seeking Distribution/Marketing Advice","type":"story"}],[36986533,{"by":"ingve","descendants":3,"id":36986533,"kids":[36987053,36986709,36987847],"score":2,"time":1691073221,"title":"Apple's Hidden Social Network","type":"story","url":"https://matt-rickard.com/apples-hidden-social-network"}],[36878685,{"by":"Brajeshwar","descendants":1,"id":36878685,"kids":[36879197],"score":3,"time":1690383160,"title":"Kleiner Perkins Announces $100M iFund for iPhone Applications (2008)","type":"story","url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20080309130745/https://techcrunch.com/2008/03/06/kleiner-perkins-anounces-100-millioin-ifund-for-iphone-applications/"}],[36736795,{"by":"secopssaas","descendants":87,"id":36736795,"kids":[36737639,36737450,36738396,36739140,36738981,36737421,36739584,36739639,36737182,36741346,36738947,36737580,36737563,36737429,36821973,36739671,36737077,36737458,36737169,36743441,36744996,36740237,36738312,36738813,36741126,36739851,36748728,36740546,36739823,36740082,36749738,36740041,36738119,36753407,36750533,36753061,36738641,36737419,36739101,36744510],"score":163,"text":"We are a small SaaS company with a recently launched product. Currently we have mostly smaller customers (50+ users is "large" for us at the moment).

We now have, somewhat unexpectedly this early, the interest of a large enterprise that wants a deal to onboard 5000+ users. The problem is that we have no idea how to price this, as we have not yet had time to scale up our pricing enough to gain the necessary experience.

Our current pricing model, for smaller customers, is a simple, linear $49 per-seat plan.

- How do pricing for enterprise SaaS usually work? \n- What kind of volume discounts are they expecting?\n- Should we offer a "flat" price for 1-3 year contract, or per-seat model?\n- How did you handle your first large-scale customers?

We honestly feel a bit thrown into the deep end here, and we don't want to miss this opportunity just because we are inexperienced.","time":1689429415,"title":"Ask HN: How to price your first enterprise customer?","type":"story"}],[36723032,{"by":"s-kiel","descendants":9,"id":36723032,"kids":[36749644,36723227,36723359,36723301,36723858],"score":2,"text":"Hi, people!

Since we're finishing another week, I'm feeling like starting a little debate here; when you're talking to someone, what do you prefer? Voice notes or texts?

Personally, I hate voice notes... I always receive them when I'm really busy or can't hear them.

So, what do you think?","time":1689338305,"title":"Voice Notes or Text Messages?","type":"story"}]]

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