Paid
Web and SaaS
invoicing api
SHOW HN2015
How HN took it
4 positive, 13 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 4 critical, out of 22 comments about the project. Thread score +0.01.
Design: 0 for, 2 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Clean, quick-to-start API docs
From 1 comment
I really like the clean API docs, well done! Did you build it on your own or is that some REST doc framework? The only thing I was missing from the API (maybe those are there but…
xrstf on HN
Works well for invoicing customers
From 1 comment
We (nomadbits.com) have been using it and everything has been great so far. We help companies with APIs improve their developer onboarding process, which means we invoice both…
joncalhoun on HN
Objections
Too simple compared to real invoicing; lacks EDI and hard cases
From 2 comments
It's just an invoicing program. There are lots of those. Intuit's is widely used. Oracle is also in that business. There's "Anytime Collect", "Zencash", "Esker", "Celtrino". and…
Animats on HN"Paid is a simple API" and you are comparing to Oracle? "Paid is a simple API" but yet you "Many large companies require EDI"? "It's just an invoicing program." aka "Instagram is…
sleepyhead on HN
Pivot from a failed YC startup; team credibility unclear
From 2 comments
It should be noted that this is a pivot of a failed YC startup: http://blog.shoptheorem.com/post/109312542795/an-end-and-a-beginning
minimaxir on HNThere's no About page or any context to the team and qualifications for running a high-responsibility service, so this is the only information available about the quality of the…
minimaxir on HN
Hero laptop photo is distorted
From 2 comments
Does the laptop in the splash photo bother anyone else? It looks like they photoshopped the keyboard to be much shorter. Look how tall the screen is, then imagine you folded that…
cannikin on HNThe whole image is being stretched vertically in CSS ("background-size: 104% 160%;"). You can see the same distortion on the man's arm, the phone, and the pencil holder.…
clogston on HN
Requests
Multiple currency support
From 1 comment
Is there support for multiple currencies? Could I use this from Australia to invoice clients in multiple currencies (e.g. USD, AUD, CAD GBP)?
lostsock on HN
Direct Xero integration rather than Zapier
From 1 comment
Could you integrate it with Xero? (Rather than relying on Zapier)
marquis on HN
Security page
From 1 comment
I don't see a "security" page. Did I miss it?
rpedela on HN
Questions
How it compares to Xero
From 1 comment
How does this compare with something like Xero?
marquis on HN
What stack was used and how endpoints were built
From 1 comment
I'm curious, on the technical side, what stack/technologies have you used? Also, did you scaffold the typical crud endpoints or manually wrote them, for each resource? I'm trying…
deluvas on HN
Alternatives named
Intuit invoicing, Oracle, Anytime Collect, Zencash, Esker
From 1 comment
It's just an invoicing program. There are lots of those. Intuit's is widely used. Oracle is also in that business. There's "Anytime Collect", "Zencash", "Esker", "Celtrino". and…
Animats on HN
Xero
From 1 comment
How does this compare with something like Xero?
marquis on HN
Freshbooks
From 1 comment
"Any new system should have EDI interchange with at least all Fortune 1000 companies." See Freshbooks. They also started as a dead-simple invoicing system. I think without EDI.…
yarone on HN