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by fbliss 13y ago
Thanks for weighing in, Ben. I built it for the ideal user, I have a second one that is a luke-warm lead in the pipeline but currently getting screwed by a vendor who shall remain nameless. The problem is, these sub-par vendors have been a
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Ask HN: I'm sick of watching junk software outsell mine.
16 points by fbliss 13y ago|35 comments
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by fbliss 13y ago
Good for you and your brass nuts, man. However, I think what you risked underscores the reason why small miners will never be profitable - small risk, small reward. Big risk big reward. Those with capital to invest will leverage, those wi
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by fbliss 13y ago
We do, again, this is a seed investment rather than a major capital investment. The immediate plan is to fund the rest of the development to get the platform to beta. The initial cost is fairly small (<$10,000) since a good portion of
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Ask HN: Unexpected Seed Investment Offer (Angels/VCs/Entrepreneurs)
2 points by fbliss 13y ago|2 comments
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by fbliss 15y ago
Great, then I'll get it! Thanks!
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by fbliss 15y ago
Well, that's why I asked the question in the first place, here, and I haven't been disappointed with the excellent advice and points from others.
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by fbliss 15y ago
I'll come back with details and probably a follow-up question in a couple weeks after our discussion about the long-term opportunity. I haven't had any offer yet, only an invitation to consider joining them since they have secured funding.
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by fbliss 15y ago
Thank you, I should note that these are preliminary talks and there are some missing bits of info on my end - they have approached me to do this, but we haven't talked details yet, so a follow up with probably come out of the discussion we
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by fbliss 15y ago
I don't fully understand the cliff concept, if you could enlighten me? Thanks!
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by fbliss 15y ago
The position begins with contract CTO work and then a discussion about equity.
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by fbliss 15y ago
Corrected the grammar, thanks. ;)
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What should I ask for when negotiating a CTO position in a funded start up?
39 points by fbliss 15y ago|35 comments