SkyAndSand

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   by SkyAndSand 4y ago

   Really, you'd think VCs would prefer California over Delaware? At least YC specifically prefers Delaware: > Why is it that we try to advise all companies, no matter who or where, that Delaware C Corp is the right thing to do? src:
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   by SkyAndSand 4y ago

   While you can quickly set up the legal entity, getting a tax number can take months ( https://www.selbststaendig.de/wissen/steuernummer-beantragen ). The last time we set up a company in Germany it took more than 6 wee
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   by SkyAndSand 4y ago

   .. and you are personally liable for anything damages caused by the business.
4. 64.▲
   by SkyAndSand 4y ago

   I should clarify that the goal is not tax optimization but rather being able to focus on getting product market fit instead of spending time "managing" the company.
5. 65.▲
   by SkyAndSand 4y ago

   If you simply register a "Gewerbe" you are personally liable for any damages the business incurs.
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   by SkyAndSand 4y ago

   As someone who also has fought a lot with the German bureaucracy, I'd tend to use another jurisdiction in the future as well. I'd be more than interested in hearing your opinions about what the best jurisdiction for internationall
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   Ask HN: What is the best jurisdiction for internationally distributed teams?

   192 points by SkyAndSand 4y ago|203 comments
8. 68.▲
   by SkyAndSand 4y ago

   Any plans for supporting ruby as well? It seems that there is an OpenWhisk runtime for that.
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   by SkyAndSand 4y ago

   So that means that there is a vendor lock in and I can't just move over to say IBM Cloud Functions (despite both being based on OpenWhisk)?
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    by SkyAndSand 4y ago

    I'd be more that interested in that as well because I couldn't find any info about the stack in the docs.