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Framework Benchmarks Round 9

TechEmpower

For Round 9, Peak Hosting has provided a high-performance environment equipped with 10-gigabit Ethernet at one of their data centers. An extra special thanks to Peak Hosting for providing a no-joking-around, no-holds-barred, genuine server environment. It has been a treat to see these servers set massive new records.

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Framework Benchmarks

TechEmpower

Application performance can be directly mapped to hosting dollars, and for a start-up company in its infancy, hosting costs can be a pain point. This machine is responsible for hosting the web application exclusively. We used two machines for all tests, configured in the following roles: Application Server.

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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower

Video and Audio Are you hosting your own video, or can we use a third-party host like YouTube or Vimeo? Hosting What hosting requirements does your application have? Do you have any existing hosting relationships? Gamification/Scoring Does your application include any kind of scoring and/or gamification?

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Airbnb S-1 (Part 1): So How Profitable Is This Thing Really?

View from Seed

Airbnb convinced travelers to part with 100% of their booking cost up front and then they pay out the required amount to hosts when the stay actually occurs. Additionally Airbnb charges both sides of the booking (guest & host) a separate service fee.

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iGMS – Comprehensive Vacation Rental Software To Boost Your Business

YoungUpstarts

Professional vacation rental owners, busy property managers, and hardworking short-term rental hosts are never short of things to do. The platform is designed to help hosts streamline operations, manage their properties, and make the most of their vacation rental property portfolio. Pros of iGMS Vacation Rental Software.

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6 Reasons Why More Is Not Better In Your Next Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

In fact, there are a host of reasons why a non-focused startup business is more likely to struggle for survival, lose market and investor attention, and miss out on the opportunity to capitalize on their scope: Time to market is tied to the size of your offering.

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5 Stages Of The Market Lifecycle Gate Startup Success

Startup Professionals Musings

Once Uber made the ride-hailing market hot, a whole host of competitors have jumped in with immediate high valuations, with or without traction, including Ola, Careem, Taxify, and many others you never heard of. Investors are rushing to offer ridiculous valuations, even to pre-revenue startups, to keep from missing out.