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by loumf 11y ago
I would normally say that niche blogs are better off having members-only features, but worried that your sessions might be kids. If that's so, making sure you are very mobile-friendly and looking at app-install ad networks might be bet
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I prioritize my giving to local, small non-profits. I usually have a relationship with them beyond the check I write (I have volunteered or been a board member). If you are giving to big charities (because they match up with your values), t
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by loumf 11y ago
I'm sorry that happened. We had a bunch of vacations on our team back-to-back (I'm on iOS) and I think that we're just backlogged with the queue. Send me an email (contact info on my HN profile) and I will try to get it move
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This is the who wants to be hired thread. You want this one: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11012044
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by loumf 11y ago
Trello has engineering jobs on nearly all of our teams (iOS, Android, Server, Web, etc.) https://trello.com/jobs/ Most are REMOTE. The web position is NYC. iOS and Android use standard native tools, Web is 1 page app i
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Linked to inflation is a must, I would think. The CoL problem is currently "solved" in Unemployment and Social Security by tying it to past wages (which probably correlate with this). I think we do need to replicate that in som
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If you mean the visual "look", I would just buy a template or engage a designer (even 99 designs). This is for graphic design in the sense of layout, color, fonts, etc. If you mean UX in the sense of "how it works", lear
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by loumf 11y ago
Bob has 1%, so it's 37.5% of his stock that is not vested after 2.5 years. (0.375% of the company's stock) It's 25%/year with 4 year vesting (so 25 + 12.5 for the 1.5 years left)
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by loumf 11y ago
It's really a shame that this book gets a bad rap. It's mostly because of a chapter it used to have critiquing K&R (which I thought made a good point) and possibly the online persona of the author (again, I don't agree, b
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Just hosting a git repository is pretty trivial. If you want to also have a web-based interface, there's GitLab Community Edition: https://about.gitlab.com/downloads/ EDIT: to just have SSH access to git on a serv
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K&R is an easy read and it will give you the basics if you want to go further. Just realize that modern production C is different and don't copy-paste this code into real things (they are glossing over a lot of details -- especial
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The salary that is generally paid for your role in jobs you could get (with no equity)
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If you are getting paid market salary, then you are closer to an employee than a founder. If he is paying the salary from his pocket, then he's a founder and also an investor. Does he expect to be paid back or does he want equity from
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by loumf 11y ago
Market salary? If not, what % of market?
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Is anyone getting paid? Did anyone put in money? At this point, you should just be figuring out the founder split (not saving some). You will dilute evenly when you take investment and start an employee pool.
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I wrote code against ADP in the early nineties, but that was as a customer. Do they not offer a partner program?
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A lot of apps can't effectively be side-loaded and retain their features. Most of these problems stem from not having the real developer's certificates to sign the app with. For example, you can't get the source for an AppSto
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by loumf 11y ago
What features do you need? You might want to look at this: http://www.kinvey.com/blog/3652/the-evolving-enterprise-back... (the infographic on the blog) If you need to spin-up notifications support quickly, Parse
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by loumf 11y ago
I think the answer lies in where the project is in its customer-adoption lifecycle. - Is it a new idea with tons of growth potential, but unproven? - Do you have early adopters, but still trying to find the bigger markets? - Is it something
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by loumf 11y ago
I meant that the Republican Party leaders might think he's unqualified (to explain why they don't welcome him) His debate answer on the nuclear triad was just a bunch of gibberish. I think it was an indication of the attention he
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He just says whatever will get him attention so it's hard to say what his positions are. However, if elected, it would presumably be on a mandate to build a wall on the Mexican border (and deport 11m undocumented immigrants), "bea
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The rotten tomatoes website has good enough filtering which includes an "available on Netflix" option.
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He holds views far to the right of the Republican party. This is enough to explain why neither party would welcome him Even if he held mainstream Republican positions, the party might reject him on his tone and for not owing them anything.
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It could aid recruiting if they explain the value of this benefit. In the longer term it probably reduces retention of people that had to stay to keep options from expiring.
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Many companies are never profitable before exit. Stock is already this point system where we call the payouts dividends. Growth companies don't pay dividends and they wouldn't want to pay point-payouts either. If you want this, yo
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You do not have to pay AMT before exercise. The AMT income is on the difference between FMV and exercise cost. There are risks if you don't immediately liquidate enough to cover your tax bill.
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It would have to be (meaning the first step is income)
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You can do whatever you want. If your FMV is much higher than the strike, the bigger problem is the tax bill.
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As long as there's a contract behind it, it's just like any performance-based bonus. I've heard it called shadow-equity or phantom-equity. Note that if it ever paid out, you would pay income tax (not capital gains).
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by loumf 11y ago
It's better for a growth business to use profits to grow, not as compensation. Plans like you describe are what typical profit-sharing bonuses look like in more mature companies (or ones that aren't planning to ever exit). The eas

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