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by adambenayoun 10y ago
Some context is needed. That specific email was a scam email sent to the investment team and Sean (partner @ 500) jokingly replied to it playing along with the scammer.
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Top Open-Source Frameworks for WordPress Plugin and Theme Developers (with Stats)(includewp.com)
16 points by adambenayoun 10y ago|0 comments
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Plays Well with Others(500hats.com)
2 points by adambenayoun 11y ago|0 comments
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by adambenayoun 11y ago
zer00eyz - knowing the fine folks behind MyPermissions. Yes, it might attract them some PR but the offer is real and their love for privacy is real.
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People like Aran Khanna should be celebrated(blog.mypermissions.com)
13 points by adambenayoun 11y ago|2 comments
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by adambenayoun 12y ago
I love it when founders will only take what they need and not automatically adjust their salaries to each other even when their life circumstances are different.
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by adambenayoun 12y ago
I'm Israeli too - I applaud and support the Gazan startup economy. I know this is the only hope to build a solid bridge between the Israeli and Gazan community. I wish both sides could be more vocal.
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by adambenayoun 12y ago
If you liked this interview - make sure to check the other podcasts we recorded: http://www.binpress.com/blog/category/podcast/
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by adambenayoun 12y ago
That's a legit question and I don't know the answer. However how is it different from hiring someone and letting him go after a month if you think he's not a good fit? The mention of a month of bootcamp or "orientation&q
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by adambenayoun 12y ago
Moving across continents to work for a company which you're not sure it'll work well with them is a too big risk to take to be honest. I'm a founder of a startup and I would only move someone across the continents after worki
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[Podcast] Canonical's Mark Shuttleworth discusses the future of unbuntu(binpress.com)
6 points by adambenayoun 12y ago|1 comments
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by adambenayoun 12y ago
Sorry! Pricing is not yet available in Mountain View. Any plan on making this available in Mountain View?
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by adambenayoun 12y ago
That makes sense
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by adambenayoun 12y ago
I always wondered why there's a no photography rule. Is it because of copyright or because it's a sacred site? (Although the mere fact that we're watching a 360 photo on the site means that it's probably copyright).
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by adambenayoun 12y ago
Funny - I just got back from Rome 2 days ago and was in the Vatican - imagine the surprise when I saw this on top of of Hacker News. The experience of being in the sistine chapel is nice but a bit spoiled by the fact that there are hundreds
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by adambenayoun 12y ago
Someone tried to make it clear to everyone that it is the second attempt. At least we're dealing with someone who wants to be honest about the fact he attempted to repost it twice.
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by adambenayoun 12y ago
Binpress ( http://www.binpress.com ), Mountain View, CA. Onsite or remote We are the marketplace for free and commercial open-source. We provide a platform for developers to build sustainable businesses from working on and releasi
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by adambenayoun 12y ago
How can I get in contact with you? Alternatively reach out to me (email is in profile)
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by adambenayoun 12y ago
Hello Newbie co-founder. You MUST consult with a lawyer asap since getting advice on a forum online is not legal advice. Close your browser and call one NOW! However if you read below that line - you're on your own :) -----------------
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by adambenayoun 12y ago
This is actually right. One of the first thing you do when you incorporate a company is create and sign on a TAA - Technology assignment agreement. Without that agreement the technical co-founder own the code and no sane investors will put
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by adambenayoun 12y ago
This. What I find help with it is give them as much information as possible and be there to answer any question they may have. If you're giving away generous stock option grants you want to make sure they are as educated as possible ab
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by adambenayoun 12y ago
I am a bit disappointed no one actually addressed* an issue that every founder has to deal with when raising series A: the option pool (it's true most start with a small option pool long before series A but the friction start during se
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by adambenayoun 12y ago
Ditto. What makes me excited about their model is that this is working across several cafes in a neighborhood.
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by adambenayoun 12y ago
I own 3 espresso machines and have access to 5 no matter where I am (Splitting my time between Tel Aviv and the bay area) and I still drink coffee outside.
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by adambenayoun 12y ago
I'm a huge espresso lover - made sure to have an espresso machine everywhere I spend more than a few hours (office x 2, apartment x 2) and I still find myself buying coffee when I'm outside. I've used them while in Israel (an
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by adambenayoun 12y ago
pmarca only highlighted a practice that he thinks is unethical. Lure a startup into accepting a term sheet at a crazy high valuation and get them into a no-shop clause. Once they break off with other investors, renegotiate the terms on the
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by adambenayoun 13y ago
With that same logic in mind - we could say that anyone working at amazon AWS or Rackspace (or any other hosting companies) could gain access to your application. The thing is we trust these companies to have processes in place so that thei
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Bitcoin community doubts satoshi nakamoto identity(cryptocoinsnews.com)
1 points by adambenayoun 13y ago|0 comments
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by adambenayoun 13y ago
Binpress (500Startups '13) - http://www.binpress.com/jobs - Mountain View, CA Binpress provides a platform for developers to build profitable businesses from working on their open-source projects in the same mold as My
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by adambenayoun 13y ago
Hey Anurag - this is ok, we stuck with you mainly because you were (and still are) disrupting an industry led by heartless cyborg and you guys were doing something good. I could understand why you didn't have any good prevention tools

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