Hacker Blogs
Work in progress: 82,651 of 181,233 sites checked so far, more every week · updated 2 Nov 2026Missing a blog? Tell us

Top all-time · #618

F

FreshBooks

Company blog · freshbooks.com/blogbusinessstartups

FreshBooks is the company blog at freshbooks.com, writing about business and startups. Since 2007, 100 different Hacker News readers have linked it 150 times, most often “TechCrunch is not a marketing plan”. No feed was found, so read it on the site itself.

No feed foundVisit the blog
150mentions?
100HN people?
2007–2025first – last linked?
Links on Hacker News per year · peak 26 in 2011

The best cloud based small business accounting software. Send invoices, track time, manage receipts, expenses, and accept credit cards. Free 30-day trial.

Most-linked posts?

  1. /
    13 people · 16 mentions · first linked 2008-02-14
  2. /
    11 people · 11 mentions · first linked 2008-09-27
  3. /
    8 people · 8 mentions · first linked 2008-11-28
  4. /careers/
    5 people · 8 mentions · first linked 2009-08-13
  5. /jobs/
    3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2013-10-01
  6. TechCrunch is not a marketing plan
    3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2009-01-28
  7. /ebooks/breaking-the-time-barrier
    3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2016-09-30
  8. Announcing a brand new FreshBooks
    3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2016-09-20
  9. The Best Invoice Payment Terms
    2 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2010-03-02
  10. FreshBooks moves from Online Invoicing to Cloud Accounting
    2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2012-08-21

What Hacker News says?

  1. bananaboy · 2017-12-24
    That's awesome, thanks! The Freshbooks co-founder wrote something similar once too: https://www.freshbooks.com/ebooks/breaking-the-time-barrier

    Comment linking /ebooks/breaking-the-time-barrier

    on “How I went from programming to consulting (2012)”
  2. davidcrow · 2008-08-27

    Submitted 7 Ways I've Almost Killed FreshBooks as a story · 51 points

    HN discussion
  3. yencabulator · 2025-06-05
    https://www.freshbooks.com/hub/taxes/duration-to-file-taxes > It takes an average American taxpayer 11-13 hours to prepare their taxes, according to the IRS.

    Comment linking /hub/taxes/duration-to-file-taxes

    on “IRS Direct File on GitHub”
  4. faramarz · 2010-08-27

    Submitted Why sharing your product roadmap is a bad idea as a story · 49 points

    HN discussion
  5. rahimnathwani · 2022-08-17
    "If you credit AP, you're increasing liability, if you credit AR, you're increasing assets." This is incorrect. If you credit AR, you're decreasing assets.[0] [0] https://www.freshbooks.com/hub/accounting/debit-and-credit#:... .

    Comment linking /hub/accounting/debit-and-credit

    on “Accounting For Developers, Part I”
  6. _pius · 2009-11-30

    Submitted Using FreshBooks for your web application’s billing as a story · 34 points

    HN discussion
  7. scardine · 2019-03-22
    The hardest part for me was learning how to spot good clients from bad clients. Reading the "Win without pitching" manifesto"[1] transformed my business (I'm not affiliated in any way). "Breaking the time barrier"[2] is also a good book I wish to have found earlier. [1] https://www.winwithoutpitching.com/the-manifesto/ [2] https://www.freshbooks.com/fbstaticprod-uploads/public-websi...

    Comment linking /fbstaticprod-uploads/public-website-assets/other/Breaking-the-Time-Barrier.pdf

    on “Ask HN: Resources/Steps for Becoming a Consultant?”
  8. oxwrist · 2012-08-21

    Submitted FreshBooks moves from Online Invoicing to Cloud Accounting as a story · 32 points

    HN discussion
  9. csomar · 2013-02-17
    I'm not sure about the current trends, but here is my list for 2012-2013 - Github ( http://github.com ) for Open Source and private source code control. - Bitbucket ( http://bitbucket.org ) mostly private source code management. - Linode ( http://linode.com ) Where I run my virtual servers. - Trello ( http://trello.com ) Manages all my projects - Basecamp ( http://basecamp.com ) some clients still use it. - Google A…

    Comment linking /

    on “Ask HN: Tools of the trade, 2013 edition”
  10. Nox · 2011-06-13

    Submitted FreshBooks welcomes Apple to the cloud as a story · 16 points

    HN discussion
  11. espeed · 2013-02-17
    Here's a few more to add to your list (not all SaaS)... --ANALYTICS Snowplow ( https://github.com/snowplow/snowplow ) Segment.io ( http://segment.io ) --CRM Close.io ( http://close.io ), Streak ( http://www.streak.com/ ) Base ( http://getbase.com ) --SALES ElasticSales ( https://elasticsales.com/ ) --CUSTOMER SERVICE Metaverse Mod Squad ( http://metaversemodsquad.com/ ) --DATA Factual ( http://www.factual.com/ ) --D…

    Comment linking /

    on “Ask HN: Tools of the trade, 2013 edition”
  12. mattculbreth · 2009-01-09

    Submitted FreshBooks: We’re open sourcing our iPhone time tracking app for MacWorld as a story · 13 points

    HN discussion
  13. 8ig8 · 2013-02-17
    FreshBooks ( http://www.freshbooks.com ) is fantastic for invoicing. That's the primary reason we use it, but it also tracks time, expenses and is moving towards a full accounting offering.

    Comment linking /

    on “Ask HN: Tools of the trade, 2013 edition”
  14. catone · 2009-01-28

    Submitted TechCrunch is not a marketing plan as a story · 12 points

    HN discussion
  15. hannele · 2016-03-01
    FreshBooks | Toronto, ON | ONSITE FreshBooks is cloud accounting for small & medium businesses that don't want to learn accounting. Pretty simple :) We support invoicing, automatic expense import from your bank account, and a variety of online payment options. We're hiring for a variety of roles including Project Manager, Mobile Developer, regular old web developer, QA, Scrum Master, Designer, and Support. See here…

    Comment linking /jobs

    on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2016)”
  16. insight · 2011-02-20

    Submitted The 7 things that almost killed Freshbooks as a story · 9 points

    HN discussion
  17. 3pt14159 · 2013-10-01
    Toronto Upverter: Python https://upverter.com/careers/ FreshBooks (Tell them Zach sent you and we can split the $3k): Python, Mobile http://www.freshbooks.com/jobs/ ShopLocket: Rails, https://www.shoplocket.com/jobs Shopify: Rails, Frontend, Marketing, http://www.shopify.ca/careers Checkout51: Data Science, PHP, Android, http://checkout51.com/ EventMobi: All sorts of stuff, http://www.eventmobi.com/about/careers/

    Comment linking /jobs/

    on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2013)”
  18. 8ig8 · 2014-07-23

    Submitted An open letter from FreshBooks founder Mike McDerment as a story · 7 points

    HN discussion
  19. jamjam · 2011-06-01
    Toronto, Canada FreshBooks is the leading online invoicing and billing app for small and medium businesses. Jobs: http://www.freshbooks.com/careers/ Email careers@freshbooks.com.

    Comment linking /careers/

    on “Ask HN: Who is Hiring? (June 2011)”
  20. sunir · 2010-08-25

    Submitted Why do you need integrations to sell your software? as a story · 6 points

    HN discussion
  21. minichate · 2014-11-01
    FreshBooks - Toronto, Canada - Software Developer (Full Stack) http://www.freshbooks.com/jobs/ FreshBooks is seeking skilled full stack developers who have experience with web application frameworks and JavaScript frameworks as well as client-side performance optimization. With us, you will help build brand new features and update existing ones in our consumer-facing cloud accounting application. We build a product…

    Comment linking /jobs/

    on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2014)”
  22. 3pt14159 · 2010-03-02

    Submitted The Best Invoice Payment Terms as a story · 6 points

    HN discussion
  23. atom-morgan · 2015-01-18
    This post is a condensed version of an already short book I recently read - Breaking the Time Barrier [1]. I recommend reading both. Like the author of this post says, calculating the value you're adding with your work is the only true way to accurately price yourself. It may not be as easy to do as someone who works in sales but it's worth your time to do so. Shortly after reading BtTB, I had a new contract opportu…

    Comment linking /breaking-the-time-barrier

    on “Salary negotiations for techies (2011)”
  24. Mike_McDerment · 2011-03-02

    Submitted Ever wonder if discounts work for SAAS apps? as a story · 5 points

    HN discussion
  25. sunir · 2010-07-01
    One way to do this relatively quickly. Create a Formstack sign up form which creates recurring FreshBooks invoices. Use FreshBooks and Authorize.net to manage the recurring payments. If you don't want the hassle of using Authorize.net, just use PayPal, but the invoice has to be manually paid every month. http://www.freshbooks.com/blog/2010/06/30/create-recurring-i... Cheers, Sunir, FreshBooks

    Comment linking /blog/2010/06/30/create-recurring-invoices-with-formstack/

    on “Hacker Monthly #2 is out”
  26. joshuacc · 2011-01-14

    Submitted Tips for Running a Book Club at your Workplace (continuing education) as a story · 4 points

    HN discussion
  27. mark_story · 2011-12-02
    Toronto, On. Canada. Full time. Freshbooks is hiring a Build Engineer, developers, and QA Analysts. http://www.freshbooks.com/careers/

    Comment linking /careers/

    on “Ask HN: Who is Hiring? (December 2011)”
  28. 3pt14159 · 2009-06-08

    Submitted Milestones to reach before raising venture capital as a story · 4 points

    HN discussion
  29. purephase · 2011-08-01
    I know FreshBooks is hiring: http://www.freshbooks.com/careers/ They usually post in these threads.

    Comment linking /careers/

    on “Ask HN: Who is Hiring? (August 2011)”
  30. chrisacky · 2014-07-24

    Submitted FreshBooks Raises $30M as a story · 3 points

    HN discussion

Search all of HN for freshbooks.com

Linked by the same people?