billhendricksjr

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2 former employees allege Intuit made millions knowingly processing fake refunds(krebsonsecurity.com)
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by billhendricksjr 12y ago
I found the UX to be horrible for the 5 minutes I used it.
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by billhendricksjr 12y ago
I'm sure there are lots of people like you, but I don't think you're the majority. And although you are not trying hard, presumably your accountant is on your behalf and you're paying him/her good $ to do so.
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by billhendricksjr 12y ago
Feeling disconnected from how one's taxes are spent is an excellent point.
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by billhendricksjr 12y ago
I know this is a bit OT, but the startup world has a fairly strong libertarian ethos, so I'm particularity interested in getting your feedback. Why do most Americans hate paying their taxes and go to such extreme measures to minimize t
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Why Do People Try So Hard to Avoid Paying Taxes?(common-form.com)
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by billhendricksjr 12y ago
Thinkpad T430s. It's a year old so I'm in the clear upon more detailed reading of the article. I usually do a clean install but when I bought this box it came installed with Win 7 and the discs I got were Win 8 only. Didn't c
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by billhendricksjr 12y ago
Great... I'm the last person in the startup world still using a PC, and it happens to be a Lenovo.
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by billhendricksjr 12y ago
We're running out first A/B price test. I'd love the feedback of this community. Obviously getting price dialed in is critical for any business, but it is even more so for us, a highly seasonal business with declining margins
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Which Price Will Win This A/B Test?(common-form.com)
10 points by billhendricksjr 12y ago|2 comments
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by billhendricksjr 12y ago
I just realized much of this article is behind the WSJ.com paywall. Here are some of the key points: - The Federal Bureau of Investigation has opened a probe to determine whether a computer data breach led to the filing of false tax returns
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FBI to Probe Fraudulent Tax Filings(wsj.com)
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by billhendricksjr 12y ago
Time to pivot!
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by billhendricksjr 12y ago
There are many. The top 14 are members of the Free File Alliance[0]. There are tens, if not hundreds more that do federal filing. Unfortunately many are cheap clones of TurboTax or re-skinned versions of Drake[1]. Disclosure - I'm the
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2015 SXSW Accelerator Finalists and Alternates(sxsw.com)
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Observations on the Austin Startup Scene with Jason Seats and Brett Hurt(lucky7.io)
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by billhendricksjr 12y ago
Thanks and nice work!
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by billhendricksjr 12y ago
Cool idea, clever roll out. How did you collect the pitches? I was surprised and flattered to see my company (Common Form) included.
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by billhendricksjr 12y ago
I worked at Sony from 2004 -2007. They're software engineering talent is far from top tier. A big part of the reason is their comp packages. Salaries are average, bonuses way below avg, and they don't give any equity incentives (e
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by billhendricksjr 12y ago
Just signed up for early access - "469,847 People ahead of you". Wow.
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“Specimen Box” is an experimental interface for tracking botnets(wired.com)
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by billhendricksjr 12y ago
Great suggestion, but it would be very difficult and time consuming to do, no? Sure there are great tools to build on (Solr, Lucene) but Google and Yahoo have 15-20 year head starts on anything Mozilla starts building now.
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by billhendricksjr 12y ago
Why? Being serious. If you know something's that bad for the environment, why continue to do it?
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by billhendricksjr 12y ago
Agree, nut punching not required for re-usable cups. I have yet to see someone actually use them, though, and I've seen a lot of Keurig machines.
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by billhendricksjr 12y ago
Agree this is a problem, but if I'm making a list of companies I empathize with for being victimized by shady business practices, Wal-Mart comes in dead last.
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by billhendricksjr 12y ago
And the NBA owned the New Orleans franchise for a few years.
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by billhendricksjr 12y ago
His social media team is getting busy!
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by billhendricksjr 12y ago
Disclosure: I am a founder of one of the companies.
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17 Cool New Startups That Will Change Your Life(buzzfeed.com)
4 points by billhendricksjr 12y ago|1 comments