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by MortenK 14y ago
An API is still an application programming interface right? What kind of distributon / business development are we talking about here? And how can it possibly be conducted through an API?
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by MortenK 14y ago
I think OP is just making a general call for people to be a bit more humble. Fueled by this particular case where a guy declares himself to be awesome, because he wrote a blog post every day for a year, and self-published 3 PDF's.
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by MortenK 15y ago
Recruiting can be a problem in these kinds of destinations, and so can employee retention. It will probably be hard if you need access to a large talent pool of highly talented and self directing people.
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by MortenK 15y ago
I only had the company incorporated in the BVI. We had a small sales office in London, and I was personally living in Russia at that time. The reason I setup in BVI, was because it was reasonably easy, and because no annual reporting of acc
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by MortenK 15y ago
I've had a company incorporated in Hong Kong (HK) while living in Thailand, and a company incorporated in the British virgin isles (BVI) while living in Russia. These were both very small software development shops around 5 employees. The c
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by MortenK 15y ago
"FYI, unless you're willing to live like a bum Thailand isn't a cheap place to live." This is only if you live in Bangkok or maybe Hua Hin. Most other places will have you live exceedingly well for 1000 USD pr. Month all included. Cars thou
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by MortenK 15y ago
Because it's just that impressive
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by MortenK 15y ago
Except for the op?
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by MortenK 15y ago
Realistically, an outfit like the iKamasutra guys can't take on Apple in a legal skirmish.
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by MortenK 15y ago
The life cycle is definitely much shorter compared to average enterprise software, but it's never just been "ship and you are done". Even before the internet, patches and updates were distributed on game magazine cd's and support telephone
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by MortenK 15y ago
I agree with this, though it is not a popular opinion. There are many issues with the site. You have to read the entire site to find whatever you are looking for. Under news is listed news, then courses, then more news. While visual design
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by MortenK 15y ago
This is not a baseline of any sorts, it's a list of tools and techniques preferred by the author. While a personal list of preferred tech is fine, it's by no means a standard established baseline, without knowledge of which you'll "feel mor
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by MortenK 15y ago
Maybe distill that into: Seedlauncher is crowdfunding for small, local businesses. That actually sounds like a really good idea. Why not just do this without waiting for yc?
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by MortenK 15y ago
"I prefer private offices I guess, but open plan are okay too"
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by MortenK 15y ago
Nice, baseless condescension there at the end.
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by MortenK 15y ago
The PM might also be the Product Manager. In that case they would indeed be taking those decisions.
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by MortenK 15y ago
Don't be. Coding at age 10/5/2/whatever is usually copying straight off books, and/or devising the most simple and crude software. It's no indicator of future ability, and frankly it usually is mentioned as a form of adolescent chest thumbi
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by MortenK 15y ago
Hackernews have just jumped the shark.
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by MortenK 15y ago
No problem
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by MortenK 15y ago
So you got an education both in finance and aerospace engineering before landing a 6 figure derivatives trading job at 19?
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by MortenK 15y ago
Good luck with it. It's a very nice site, and interesting project.
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by MortenK 15y ago
To an inexperienced computer user, that help screen would be beyond incomprehensible.
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by MortenK 15y ago
All articles on this site is submitted by users. Read the fucking FAQ.
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by MortenK 15y ago
Try also "strawman", "ad hominem" and "to be fair".
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by MortenK 15y ago
You believe the system in the US was designed to collapse?
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by MortenK 15y ago
You should try to contact him directly. Just posting a comment on a Reddit AMA, especially one as popular as this, probably won't make anything happen.
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by MortenK 15y ago
Self-diagnosing psychological disorders is a VERY bad idea.
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by MortenK 15y ago
While a bit simplistic in the description of how much you can lock down scope with an initial requirements document, the main point, which is to get paid for an initial analysis and design phase, is incredibly important for small consulting
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by MortenK 15y ago
Get the book "Code complete", it has a large section dedicated to this problem.
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by MortenK 15y ago
The problem is that obviously some people have not been aware of the issue. Tesla has (supposedly) only given very vague warnings in the instruction manual, without much emphasis and with no clear description of the consequences of reaching

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