karimatiyeh

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Capital One Acquires Paribus (YC S15)(techcrunch.com)
5 points by karimatiyeh 10y ago|0 comments
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Paribus is hiring engineers in NYC
1 points by karimatiyeh 10y ago
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by karimatiyeh 11y ago
We don't sell user data and we make money by taking a cut of the savings we're able to claim on behalf of our users. It aligns our incentives and keeps us focused on maximizing the savings our users get. We started building Paribu
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by karimatiyeh 11y ago
Hah ;) I love that you caught on on this quickly. Shoot me an email and I can go into more detail on how we do this. We handle all the communication on your behalf and have a couple of tricks up our sleeves.
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by karimatiyeh 11y ago
Fair point. That's why we make our business model extremely clear. We're out there to help users claim the money they're owed and keep 25% in the process. We're not out there to sell user data. Also, you can set up a sec
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by karimatiyeh 11y ago
Hey HN! Karim here (cofounder/CTO at Paribus). Happy to discuss any questions you might have about how it works or why we're building this
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by karimatiyeh 11y ago
Great seeing Paribus on HN! I really appreciate the feedback. This is definitely the biggest challenge that we're facing but we hope that as the user base grows we will gain legitimacy and convince people that we're out there to d
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by karimatiyeh 12y ago
A comical yet accurate take on why A4 is the best paper size : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb9EsAD2jGQ . You'll enjoy this. The tone is great as well.