flying_colours

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by flying_colours 4y ago
OMG thanks so so much! This is a super rich list! Thanks so much again! Agreed totally on getting a contract done. Lawyer maybe necessary, but for now, we're explicity writing down scenarios and possibilities, who owns what, what happe
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by flying_colours 4y ago
Ye - it seems like it won't work out for us oh well.
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by flying_colours 4y ago
Oh well! It feels like the partnership / relationship is very one sided.
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by flying_colours 4y ago
Ye I did share some of the code - it's not fully functioning yet. I have now unshared the stuff temporarily until we lock in a contract.
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Ask HN: How to protect against non competes?
6 points by flying_colours 4y ago|9 comments
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by flying_colours 4y ago
PS to everyone - thanks to everyone here! Someone asked me for help today, and following a plethora of suggestions, I SUCCESSFULLY asked them for payment!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I feel so accomplished!! I started asking THEM questions about their p
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by flying_colours 4y ago
I guess I just wanted to thank the people who replied :)) But I do agree I have issues - as you said I've replied yes yes yes I'll try oh well :(
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by flying_colours 4y ago
Ye I do know I'm extremely agreeable. I did watch Peterson's video on training to be more disagreeable.
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by flying_colours 4y ago
Yikes I guess thats one approach lolL!!
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by flying_colours 4y ago
Oh mm never actually considered this!
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by flying_colours 4y ago
PS thanks so much to everyone here! I'm the type to respond to everyone's replies so apologies if I didn't - again thanks so much for all the wonderful help!
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by flying_colours 4y ago
Yee!! I have some "good" friends who truly value the stuff I've helped them with so I'm grateful to them!! Hope you're still friends with the motorspots guy :) He sounds like a good guy :)
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by flying_colours 4y ago
Oh hey I watch his Youtube vids!!
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by flying_colours 4y ago
Oh yes good point on the reciprocity points!!!
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by flying_colours 4y ago
YESS! I'll deflect next time as well!! Hmmm the issue though is sometimes even I don't know who to ask. Most of my helps are like for software coding stuff
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by flying_colours 4y ago
OOOO ok ok I'll try asking upfront. The issue is when more complex stuff comes along - like say they wanted me to edit their company codebase etc. Yee I need to learn to refuse :( Oh well learning for me :(
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by flying_colours 4y ago
Thanks!!!!!!!! Yee I don't wanna change myself too much - I just can't bring myself to doing it - but I'm trying!!!! But ye will consider more expert help as well :))) Thanks will do!! I'll keep people posted!!!
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by flying_colours 4y ago
THanks!!!!!!!! Yeee I love helping people - I like the suggestion on charging for profits - I definitely need to try that out next time :)) I'll probably write up a contract with explicit mentions of profits. On mentoring - ye I have s
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by flying_colours 4y ago
I agree on filtering people out. Most I try to teach, but really just want the end product, and that's not nice. I'll try next time on filtering thanks!
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by flying_colours 4y ago
Thanks :)) Yee definitely will seek some help :)))
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by flying_colours 4y ago
True I'll consider therapy :)) Nah definitely the latter - my parents and siblings keep telling me about my situations since it happened already like 20 times.
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by flying_colours 4y ago
Yee I won't burn bridges :)) I still act normally around them :)) Ye parents maybe? Nahh doubt it. My siblings are like totally opposite to me. True - I need to take take a good hard look at my life. Oh thanks!!!!!!
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by flying_colours 4y ago
True I agree since I didn't charge, they don't value it oh well :(( I like the asking them more Qs point! I'm gonna try this next time!!!!! I'll keep my mouth tight lipped on solutions (if I can!!!) Ok ok agreed on the s
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by flying_colours 4y ago
I'll defs watch them!! Thanks!! Hmm I just need to learn to be "smooth" in the transition from project chatting to talking about fees
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by flying_colours 4y ago
Hmmm I was thinking of maybe "So, do you currently have a budget?" then chat away
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by flying_colours 4y ago
Yee wwas thinking about monthyl recurring models not sure yet though how I can "lock them in" the issue is I can't "delete" the code :(
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by flying_colours 4y ago
Oh nahhh thats fine - I do the basic things for free. But I get asked complex things eg: 1. make this algorithm in my code more efficient and faster 2. build an entire artificial intelligence solution for their own startup
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by flying_colours 4y ago
I LIKE that as well!!! Essetially turn the question on its head and ask them instead!!! I'll have to make it not sound sarcastic though. Ye I'll factor in travel next time
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by flying_colours 4y ago
loll!!
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by flying_colours 4y ago
Agreed on payment structures - I'll get it setup ASAP as an easy doc.

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