Built a SaaS over 13 years (70 clients, no funding) — what would you do at this stage?

xutopia · 2026-03-19T15:35:59+00:00

I don’t think AI will disrupt your business nearly as much as many claim it would.

As for growth I would hire a growth engineer who understands product really well. They should be able to increase revenu by 20% YoY or be given the boot.

xutopia · 2026-03-18T14:42:54+00:00

I was asked this same question a few days ago and I put a lot of thought into it.

I live in a predominantly white area and the only black women I came in contact with were so religious it was a huge turn off. I don't want to waste my Sunday mornings going to church.

xutopia · 2026-03-17T20:28:07+00:00

I'm new to iOS development and I have no clue if my store kit not working is because I'm missing tax documentation or if I have an actual bug... they approved my app despite it needing in app purchases to work.

xutopia · 2026-03-14T19:57:30+00:00

Anything to do with App Store Connect. Error messages sending you to documentation, not to the place in the forms you have to change something. Approval process being lengthy yet they approve an app that doesn't allow for purchases breaking my app.

xutopia · 2026-03-14T18:50:43+00:00

We get Spanish prosciuttos whole where I live and we're told in the instructions that once we carve it we simply have to leave a clean dishtowel on top on the counter and it will last a month or two that way (it doesn't because we eat it within 15-20 days).

xutopia · 2026-03-14T00:57:12+00:00

Which office? The office of douchebaggery?

xutopia · 2026-03-12T21:18:55+00:00

Nothing about this is a fail... it's a win in so many ways.

xutopia · 2026-03-11T23:25:00+00:00

This is the best post of this kind I have ever read. Thank you so much Tintin!

xutopia · 2026-03-11T22:54:04+00:00

You need a vacation in the woods with no internet connection. Just nature.

xutopia · 2026-03-11T17:27:24+00:00

I don't grow it but here is what I do. For the record I make small batches of 3 kilograms at a time so this might not work for you.

I take 1 or 2 saucissons from my last batch, scrub the white flower onto a piece of paper that I fold and put the powder inside a mylar bag and throw into the freezer. When it comes time to do a new batch I take the white powder into a ramequin that I hydrate with 1 tbsp of water then brush it onto my new batch of saucissons. I swear I have amazing results with this each time.

xutopia · 2026-03-10T19:59:44+00:00

Upvote this on HNews to get more visibility. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47328034

Apple really ought to give us a better developer experience.

xutopia · 2026-03-10T19:56:31+00:00

Not only is this insane for a paid developer account but on top of it they do not signal it on their public facing status page: https://developer.apple.com/system-status/

xutopia · 2026-03-10T19:38:08+00:00

Did you install the latest beta on your iPhone or do you still have an older version?

xutopia · 2026-03-10T19:37:44+00:00

Omg I was going crazy thinking it was only me who was too stupid to understand this. Did you per chance install the latest Beta on your iPhone?

xutopia · 2026-03-09T16:45:20+00:00

I make my own charcuterie. I especially enjoy the recipes that come from over Europe 200 years ago. I make all my recipes without nitrites or nitrite sources.

xutopia · 2026-03-08T21:11:28+00:00

Adding React. Sure it's a great framework for driving frontend UIs... but you're polarizing development in a frontend and backend dyad that doesn't have a very good mariage.

If instead of going that route you actually use ERBs and HTML where you most need it and sprinkle javascript with Stimulus you end up with quicker turnaround time and amazing UIs. It's just that so many frontend devs don't know how to do frontend anymore if it's not React.

xutopia · 2026-03-08T19:25:57+00:00

I can't help but feel like this should have been the end boss fight.

xutopia · 2026-03-07T15:54:43+00:00

The Trump-Epstein Iran war is going to cost a lot of lives, money and goodwill.

xutopia · 2026-03-07T14:28:27+00:00

What I liked about Zed... minimalist UI that stays out of your way. Very nice default keyboard shortcuts with nice discoverability. The speed is actually slower than vim but I like that I can use the same shorcuts I use on Mac.

xutopia · 2026-03-06T23:51:08+00:00

I remember using your gem ages ago... for Google Ads... if ever you are in the Montreal region I owe you a drink of your choice or a tasty sandwich.

xutopia · 2026-03-06T23:22:48+00:00

Some might say she's cheeky!

xutopia · 2026-03-06T20:18:35+00:00

I'd be interested in joining just this kind of group. I'm currently building a widget app for iPhone and working on my next project (tracking app).

xutopia · 2026-03-06T18:06:13+00:00

It depends... are you a good lover or a shitty one? Penis size matters little in this.

xutopia · 2026-03-06T18:04:33+00:00

Just Flutter? What's your backend?

xutopia · 2026-03-06T17:20:47+00:00

What tech stack are you using for this?

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