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Founders often receive overly polite pitch deck critiques. Discover battle-tested strategies, including a tiered approach to VCs and leveraging peer networks, to get the brutally honest feedback needed for fundraising success.

Can 3 skilled developers build a quality MVP in 3 months? This analysis of a Hacker News discussion reveals key strategies for success, focusing on validation, scope, and execution.

An engineer at a failing startup weighs staying for short-term security against leaving immediately as colleagues depart. This analysis of a Hacker News discussion offers advice on job searching, workload management, and self-preservation.

Discover why US companies are increasingly restricting remote positions to 'US-only' talent, driven by complex legal hurdles, impactful tax changes like Section 174, national security concerns, and market factors.

A software engineer, burnt out by startup failures and a VC's privacy breach, questions their tech career. Hacker News discusses finding fulfilling SWE roles outside the hype, alternative paths, and coping strategies.

Discover how individuals are successfully monetizing their side projects, with examples ranging from blogs earning $1000/month to crypto trading bots. Learn about their strategies and challenges.

Founders of a new travel app face the 'tarpit idea' challenge in a saturated market. Discover key advice from a tech community on pivoting, monetization strategies, and the value of team collaboration.

A Hacker News discussion analyzes the 10-year outlook for tech employment, exploring LLM impacts, the future of junior vs. senior roles, and emerging opportunities in specialized and entrepreneurial software development.

Discover proven tactics from SaaS founders on how to get your first 100 to 500 users, from direct outreach and community engagement to product-led growth and content strategies.