matnewton

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by matnewton 11y ago
Absolutely. Just that I've been renting rooms for years and the most I have yet paid while single - admittedly, I can be stingy - is 300 euros a month, in Berlin, all bills included. I've lived in 8 countries too, so this is not a
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by matnewton 11y ago
Part of the reason for this is that most banks, due to the Patriot Act, require a physical presence in order to fulfill their interpretation of their Know Your Customer duties. Am curious to see how Stripe plans to get around this as the pr
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by matnewton 11y ago
Small thing - pay attention to that advice, it really aint a pretty time to come.
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by matnewton 11y ago
Above market rate? As someone who has vigorously engaged in this process for literally years (due to the needs of myself and also my friends), the best I have ever seen is $800, which is the service I ended up using. Do you have any example
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by matnewton 11y ago
These chain of thought leads to one of the most common startup ideas ever to cross VC desks - the ability to gift experiences online. (Interestingly, a Google search that I just ran for 'gift experiences' returned almost exclusive
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by matnewton 11y ago
That's an interesting question - if you read the stories of how Edward Snowden's story came to light, you'll find that his main issue with Glenn Greenwald was to get the guy to use technology properly. Hopefully out of the ma
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by matnewton 11y ago
Roam.co is relevant - a friend works there and the concept is simple: 'A single $ 1,600 lease that gives you month-to-month access to incredible co-living spaces and local communities around the world.' The idea is to open co-livi