anonymois

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   by anonymois 14y ago

   This is useful, thank you. Starting a separate company to go after some of these market opportunities is a good idea; and one that I've thought about as well. I should have made it more clear that I wasn't trying to negotiate for them to gi
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   Ask HN: Negotiating for ownership in a client's company

   13 points by anonymois 14y ago|2 comments
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   by anonymois 15y ago

   I'm not worried about licensing costs at the moment, thanks to BizSpark. My product isn't in an industry that Microsoft seems very interested in, nor do I feel like it'd be wise to have the only potential acquirer be Microsoft (which is why
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   Ask HN: Is it a mistake to base my company on the MSFT stack?

   6 points by anonymois 15y ago|10 comments
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   by anonymois 16y ago

   I am currently not under any form of NDA or noncompete. My plans aren't dependent on them at all; but I do feel this may end up being a valuable sales channel. However, you do make a good point about having clarity regarding ownership on pr
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   Ask HN: What should I try to negotiate?

   7 points by anonymois 16y ago|6 comments
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   by anonymois 16y ago

   Ah, the rise of the armchair computer scientist. Gentlemen, we have truly arrived.
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   by anonymois 16y ago

   We had to do this recently as well. You have to get rid of him. A poor performer in your staff will drag down morale and destroy productivity. Keeping him on will send the message that you don't care about performance. It is acceptable for