dmabram

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by dmabram 3y ago
If you think the heavy work is solely in the back-end, I'd encourage you to go ahead and try to build and release a front-end. We would happily use yours if it were good. We built the Ottehr front-end after building "the proprie
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by dmabram 4y ago
"We don't like crypto for the sake of crypto—it's just the only viable way to create a new currency." Really? The only viable way? It's like they've never heard of a bank. Banks accept deposits in USD. They
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by dmabram 4y ago
They required documentation (for example, the credit card statements), so a call wasn't enough, I could mail or fax. But I did call them multiple times when trying to resolve, which was also a hassle. It's absurd that fax was th
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by dmabram 4y ago
California is unusually aggressive compared to other states. We had an employee with a home address in California who never set foot in California during the period he worked for us. We paid his withholding correctly to CA. Received a si
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Ask HN: YC Pro Rata Side Letter
1 points by dmabram 5y ago|0 comments
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by dmabram 5y ago
There are multiple means of contacting a competitor, you don't even have to identify yourself or your business. You can have someone else do it on your behalf. All they have to say is "I know a company being sued by troll X over
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by dmabram 5y ago
Probably because you haven't dealt with many lawyers :-). Yes, there's a huge difference. The advice is geared towards finding a lawyer who can achieve an optimal outcome at lowest cost. Any competent IP attorney can accept the
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by dmabram 5y ago
I've been through similar situations. The "find a lawyer" comments are less than helpful, since you probably don't know where to begin and most lawyers will happily take your money without necessarily having an expedien
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by dmabram 12y ago
The great irony of Sam's bet is that, win or lose, the terms themselves prove a bubble mentality. Every one of the terms is focused on valuation, with no mention of revenue, much less profit or cash flow. In the short term the valuati
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by dmabram 12y ago
We do a lot of AWS work, so it is interesting to see the poor AWS performance. Any theories as to why it might be?
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by dmabram 12y ago
Is it possible to apply as a team, or only as an individual?
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by dmabram 13y ago
You're right, Buffett does include dollars, euros, yen and gold as not having intrinsic value. In addition to the link above where Buffett warns against gold as an investment, he also frequently warns against the hidden danger (compou