dusanbab

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by dusanbab 3y ago
Gross profit, operating profit or net profit? If you mean the latter please show us some examples of public cos with a 90% net profit margin. I don’t think there are many.
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by dusanbab 4y ago
A high school friend and I decided to try and port the .NET Compact Framework to Symbian OS, specifically Series 60. The company ( https://web.archive.org/web/20100112091803/http://www.redfiv... ) was base
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by dusanbab 8y ago
Any particular area you’re interested in? Hacking on a side project right now with frequent flier miles and points.
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by dusanbab 8y ago
Unfortunately it went with it. There were some superficial talks about it winding up in the Symbian Foundation, but those didn’t materialize. And yes, it probably points to a major problem with a small company developing critical framework
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by dusanbab 8y ago
Was the framework you mentioned in (1) a Microsoft project, or something else? As a matter of interest, what did you do on the CF team?
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by dusanbab 8y ago
Back in 2008/9 I was a co-founder at a company (Red Five Labs) that created a .NET Compact Framework runtime for Symbian OS (featured on most Nokia & Samsung smartphones at the time). We got to a .NET CF 2.0 level of compatibility.
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by dusanbab 9y ago
That wouldn't be an expense though, unless they wrote it down. Nitpicking, I know. What's $200MM after all ;)
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by dusanbab 10y ago
Actually, this may not be a visa, but rather parole, which is a very interesting way to do this indeed.
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Finally a startup visa proposal that doesn't need Congress(recode.net)
3 points by dusanbab 10y ago|1 comments
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by dusanbab 10y ago
I can recommend someone I've met a few times, but didn't end up pursuing an EB-5. Bear in mind that these projects are often not funded through traditional means and ergo are more risky.
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by dusanbab 10y ago
Do you have personal evidence of a good exit leading to an EB-1? You would think it would, but that category seems difficult for entrepreneurship/business.
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by dusanbab 10y ago
Ok so it's not just me then :) Yes, country of nationality does make a difference to DV lottery.
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by dusanbab 10y ago
I'm not saying it's all roses. I'm talking about risk/reward. I'm trying to compare it to the potential upside of any immigrant category. Entrepreneurs present some downside, but no more than any other visa/imm
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by dusanbab 10y ago
From personal experience I can say there are incorrect assumptions on both the EB-5 and L-1. Happy to share my experience - let me know how to PM you.
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by dusanbab 10y ago
EB-5 you can do for $500k plus transactional costs and probably shouldn't go into the business anyway. E2 absolutely agree it just feels like deferring the problem to a later date. A lot of exposure for not as much in return. I think t
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by dusanbab 10y ago
If you've studied O-1 recipients in non-business's categories, I think founders have it hard. I certainly know of some recipients in other industries and honestly the burden of proof was just not as difficult.
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by dusanbab 10y ago
And what's the risk to the US if it isn't? Compared to the impact and risk of existing visa categories?
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by dusanbab 10y ago
Wouldn't you have been a good (great!) candidate for an O-1A or EB-1? Completely understand if you couldn't be bothered at this point though. What a loss for the US.
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by dusanbab 11y ago
Raleigh, NC | Onsite | Full Time | DevOps Engineer Device Magic's product helps teams collect information with their phones and tablets. Banks, breweries, engineers, truckers, market researchers, charities and tattoo parlors use us eve
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by dusanbab 12y ago
Direct ASIMO demo video link: http://condenastl3cdn.cust.footprint.net/videos/53501be36970...
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Amazing robotic dexterity from Honda's ASIMO(wired.com)
2 points by dusanbab 12y ago|1 comments
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by dusanbab 13y ago
I guess there's a slight chance he didn't use any, but I find it hard to believe he didn't get a bit of help from HGH and "Vitamin-S" (steroids). Not that there is anything wrong with that, but the article feels lop
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by dusanbab 13y ago
I think the frustration with the various state differences is less interesting, to be honest. That's part of what makes the US great IMO - states have to compete with each other as people and businesses can vote with their feet. The di
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by dusanbab 13y ago
Regarding your second point, why should he delegate that critical task to someone he hasn't worked with extensively before? Why should he prove someone else couldn't do that job? They probably could, but he can do it better and
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by dusanbab 13y ago
Sorry to hear L-1 was unsuccessful for you. Care to share what the eventual denial reason was?
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by dusanbab 13y ago
We seem to have exactly the same thing going on in Johannesburg, South Africa. Cops / Metro police stop people all the time and start an inquisition about how much a person has been drinking etc, threatening a breathylzer, jail etc. Of
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by dusanbab 13y ago
Brilliant and succinctly put!
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by dusanbab 14y ago
Why can't you use a US iTunes account? How is that illegal? It may well be a violation of the Apple/iTunes TOS but that is different to being illegal .
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by dusanbab 14y ago
laughinghan, I don't buy your physical / virtual goods distinction. Your argument is inconsistent - if you were prepared to shoplift the same movie from a store I wouldn't agree with your ethics, but you would at least be acting consistentl
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by dusanbab 15y ago
Regarding your edit - I can't understand why anyone doing a startup wouldn't want to be based in the US! Better executive talent, great engineering talent (but perhaps expensive given demand), plenty of VCs, angels etc & importantly,

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