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by chrisduesing 12y ago
I think this was a terrible post, it was inaccurate on several points, and the ones it was not were largely things that are 'table stakes'. Complaining about being on the VC track coming out of an accelerator, or having a converti
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by chrisduesing 12y ago
I am an Excelerate Labs (now TS Chicago) grad whose company just did a 2.5M Series A. I consider the accelerator program to be an enormous component in my success. We still bug Troy and Steve on a weekly basis and they have never hesitated
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by chrisduesing 12y ago
What you are describing sounds more like the author's definition of homeschooling than unschooling. That said, he is teaching them the skills to run a farm, so at what point are you exposing children to something rather than instructin
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How a Pair of Jeans Could Save Our Plastic-Choked Oceans(wired.com)
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by chrisduesing 12y ago
I like the idea, but would love to see it taken a couple steps further. To me, the biggest issue with selling things online is dealing with the people who are interested in purchasing them. I have had less than stellar experiences with both
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by chrisduesing 12y ago
Assuming you probably want to make a decision before this service exists I wonder if you can't find an advocate. Someone who has been through the process of research, interviews and chose a surgeon themselves and completed the process.
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by chrisduesing 12y ago
I can't say when they started, but we've been using it for our marketplace for a little over 6 months and it has been capped the whole time.
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by chrisduesing 12y ago
Have you looked in to Balanced Payments? They enable ACH transactions at 1% + $.30 capped at $5.
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by chrisduesing 13y ago
Interesting ideas, I would like to add pressure sensitive stylus support to compete with the Wacom Cintiq Companion.
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by chrisduesing 13y ago
They have very pretty docs, but in the case of ACH their sample code and directions did not work. Luckily their dashboard uses their API and keeps logs, so I was able to reverse engineer the proper way to set up a customer and bank account.
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by chrisduesing 13y ago
It appears they use ACH for payments, but not debits (credit card only it appears). We run a marketplace with 5-6 figure transactions and use Balanced Payments. Their documentation is fairly terrible, but they cap ACH fees at $5, which is k
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by chrisduesing 13y ago
Organic, in the US, is regulated by the USDA and includes no genetically modified seeds and no use of chemical pesticides. If something has the green label it was tested and certified. Sometimes food manufacturers call out things like pest
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by chrisduesing 13y ago
I am assuming then that you are fairly dependent on your current salary level. Painting houses was one of the most satisfying jobs I have ever held. Perhaps lowering your monthly burn rate could open other opportunities outside your current
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by chrisduesing 13y ago
"It's so obviously superior to the Cadillac that a child could tell it's better." I won't argue that the 911 was a superior engineering feat, and probably driving experience, but presuming children aren't drivi
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by chrisduesing 13y ago
10 years?! You obviously aren't going to just push through. I would think about other roles you could move in to within your company (management, business development, sales, QA, sysadmin) as it is more likely that someone who knows yo
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by chrisduesing 13y ago
They are loud. Then again I am a programmer, so headphones can solve the only real downside for me. I don't have to make calls all day. But to more specifically address your offering a coworking space as a solution to meeting other peo
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by chrisduesing 13y ago
Guess I am still in holiday mode. I apologize to anyone who sent an email to that address that bounced. Try chris.duesing at mercariscompany.com instead.
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by chrisduesing 13y ago
Mercaris - Chicago, IL - Rails Developer Mercaris is a data service and trading platform for identity preserved (Organic, non-GMO) agricultural commodities (corn, wheat, soybeans, etc.). We are currently raising a series A after closing a s
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by chrisduesing 13y ago
Started crossfit 3x a week 2 months ago. I was a bit trepidatious given the horror stories online, but I had a few back and forth emails with the gym owner about my concerns and he was on the same page as me. I was also worried that since I
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by chrisduesing 13y ago
You are leaving out a couple of details. First, there is already unemployment, so there are already people not filling jobs. Second, this is a redistribution of tax money, so society is not getting poorer that way. As for people not filling
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by chrisduesing 13y ago
But what does it "do". What is causing these people to start engaging with me? (I signed up and am completely bewildered)
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by chrisduesing 13y ago
I did some looking in to this a while ago, can't vouch for any of them personally, but known accredited schools with BSCS or at least related fields: University of Illinois (BSCS) http://www.online.uillinois.edu/catalog
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by chrisduesing 13y ago
Wait, so simply by using Tor the government will install malware on your computer. How is that legal?
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by chrisduesing 13y ago
But if they are publishing each user's feed to RSS, then you don't need an app.net account to subscribe to more than 40 users. Or am I missing something?
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by chrisduesing 13y ago
Can someone clarify this for me. It seems like they are openly publishing to a number of formats, which presumably(?) don't require an app.net account to access. Does this mean that they are defacto turning it in to a pay to publish (r
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by chrisduesing 13y ago
There is a big gap between "all the ingredients are safe to eat" and "the ingredients comprise everything your body requires".
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by chrisduesing 13y ago
Out yourself. Show your boss this thread, ask for their help. Something is likely to change one way or another. You will either end up being monitored more closely, or fired. Either way you will have removed the giant cushion that being fas
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by chrisduesing 13y ago
Too many people are making the assumption that this is the new normal, or has something to do with the morals of a group of people. Instead, it is simply a market at work. Right now there are too few highly skilled programmers and too many
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by chrisduesing 13y ago
I might argue some of the finer points of your assertions, but in general I believe you are correct. The existing investor community in Chicago did not make their money in tech startups, and therefore are more apprehensive to invest pre-rev
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by chrisduesing 13y ago
There is some, but not a lot of overlap between the developer groups and startup groups. Come by 1871, it has become the nexus of the scene. I'd love to chat about what you see as ongoing challenges as a business owner. It has been a while

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