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by cvinson 10y ago
Bandzoogle | Front end designer | REMOTE | $60k-$100k Bandzoogle builds tools that help bands succeed online. Our app powers tens of thousands of artist websites and helps them make a living by selling their music and growing their fan base
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by cvinson 10y ago
This is great info thanks. The firm's suggestion was "comply or be at serious risk" Because it adds a ton of filing overhead, it seems to be the most beneficial option for them . That's why I thought to post here. I&#x
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Ask HN: Remote US employees = tax nightmare?
14 points by cvinson 10y ago|12 comments
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by cvinson 10y ago
Aside from all the technical questions, don't underestimate the importance of knowing about the company you are applying to. I've hired several developers over the last 10 years, and by the final round, there are often candidates
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by cvinson 10y ago
I live here, and started the company here. It is massively difficult to move the company without incurring the ire of the tax authorities. Moving was my first response to this situation, but lawyers and accountants have advised against it
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by cvinson 10y ago
Very. We post multiple times a day on social media, create videos, do webinars, and long-form eBooks. Most of our staff are in the US, and don't speak french. Of our ~25,000 customers, 10 are in Quebec. As you can imagine, hiring a f
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by cvinson 10y ago
Try having a startup in Montreal. Our has been targeted by the language police, and is being forced to translate not just our front end, but our blog and social media presences. It doesn't matter that 0.01% of customers are in Quebec
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by cvinson 11y ago
Bandzoogle | REMOTE Bandzoogle builds tools that help bands succeed online. Our app powers tens of thousands of artist websites and helps them make a living by selling their music and growing their fan base. We've been “bootstrapped, p
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by cvinson 13y ago
Bandzoogle - UI/UX designer - REMOTE (or Montreal) We're looking for an experienced designer to take charge of the UI/UX of our app. Bandzoogle powers tens of thousands of artist websites, and help bands make a living by selling their music
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by cvinson 14y ago
Montreal (or REMOTE) Bandzoogle is looking for an experienced, well rounded Rails developer to join the our dev team. Our app powers tens of thousands of artist websites, and helps them make a living by selling their music and growing their
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by cvinson 14y ago
Bandzoogle - Montreal, QC or REMOTE Rails Developer At Bandzoogle, we build tools that help bands succeed online. Our app powers tens of thousands of artist websites, and helps them make a living by selling their music and growing their fa
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by cvinson 15y ago
As someone who has received >$5m offer that fell through, here's what I learned: 1) until the final documents are signed, don't consider any offer to be a done deal. There are many reasons for it to not happen at this stage. 2) Keep th
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by cvinson 15y ago
Anywhere (we're based in Montreal) Bandzoogle is hiring an Interaction Designer. We build tools that help musicians succeed online. Our app powers tens of thousands of artist websites and helps them make a living by selling their music and
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by cvinson 16y ago
Happened to me. Worse, competitors started copying my exact Adwords text and headlines as well. I was able to remove the ads that included our trademark fairly quickly by contacting Google. For the rest, you just have to start your own cam
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by cvinson 16y ago
Bandzoogle is looking for a remote Ruby on Rails developer. We build tools that help musicians succeed. Bandzoogle launched in 2003 with the idea that if we can help bands make money, they would sign up. It worked, and we've been profitab
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by cvinson 16y ago
Bandzoogle.com is hiring a full time Rails developer. We build tools that help bands succeed online. Unlike many music industry startups we’re stable (launched in 2003), profitable, and growing fast. More details and to apply: http://jobs
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by cvinson 16y ago
Sent!
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by cvinson 16y ago
I was just about to post on 37 Signals job board; we're looking for both freelance and full time rails developers. Our company makes CMS tools for entertainment markets. We've been around for 7 years, are stable and profitable. If you're
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by cvinson 16y ago
I run a music "startup" that is in the "extremely saturated" space he is describing. We're now 7 years old, have 10 employees and have been profitable since 2005 with no VC. There are many opportunities in the music startups, just as in ot
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by cvinson 16y ago
This is bad advice. It discourages only the people that do not find value in your app to eventually pay. I've been running a 30 day trial with my app since 2003, we've grown double digits every year.
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by cvinson 16y ago
As a musician with a startup in this space, so I know first had these numbers are skewed. First, a musician's online product isn't just their music -- merch sales like t-shirts make up a big part of their revenue stream. For our members it
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by cvinson 17y ago
1: Since 2004 2: No, didn't apply. (Sidenote: we're #29 in "Startup Ideas We'd Like to Fund" http://ycombinator.com/ideas.html ) 3: No, bootstrapped. 4: http://www.sitezoogle.com
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by cvinson 17y ago
this is really the big issue; translating sites are easy. Providing ongoing support in 5 languages, means having separate dedicated support teams. I'm interested to see how they handle this.
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by cvinson 17y ago
Thanks for all the responses. The quality of feedback you get from HN is really amazing.
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by cvinson 17y ago
Good idea, but unfortunately Sitezoogle isn't the product; our members just know our main website brands like Bandzoogle (that are protected by existing trademark).
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by cvinson 17y ago
Our company was launched in 2003, well before Google Sites. Since we also own the trademark for Bandzoogle, it isn't a stretch to change to Sitezoogle. My lawyer (who can't officially represent me) said that the trademark office looks mai
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by cvinson 17y ago
Well, it depends on the cost. It is our corporation's name, and we have printed promotional materials. The biggest issue is that we have thousands of members using our DNS servers that are using the domain. Changing it would require them
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Ask HN: Suggest an attorney? (Google is after us)
23 points by cvinson 17y ago|25 comments
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by cvinson 17y ago
I have a bit of experience here, as I run a website builder app for bands. I launched Bandzoogle.com in 2003, around the same time that MySpace came out. I thought we were dead; they were offering all the stuff we did (a guestbook, music p
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by cvinson 17y ago
I run a company that has been creating site builder products for 6 years now (sitezoogle.com). It is one of the toughest markets for a web app, in my opinion. On the dev side, there are very high requirements for each market. Take Realtors

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