mcarvin

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by mcarvin 14y ago
Ian, thanks for the feedback. We do a lot of user testing and the problems you are experiencing are new to us. We pay $30 for a user test session, can you email me at info at smartasset dot com, so we can get something lined up. Thank yo
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SmartAsset (YCS12) Raises Money to Provide Financial Advice(techcrunch.com)
14 points by mcarvin 14y ago|4 comments
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by mcarvin 14y ago
We should have thought of this. We will get this incorporated, until then: without funding you simply need to multiply the exit value by your starting % ownership less dilution from employees (good approximation).
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Startup Economics(smartasset.com)
58 points by mcarvin 14y ago|13 comments
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by mcarvin 14y ago
signed up and eagerly anticipating release. would drive enormous efficiencies in our business.
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by mcarvin 14y ago
thanks for the note. can you email us at info at smartasset dot com with the inputs you used?
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by mcarvin 14y ago
Thanks for the heads up. Will see what we can do!
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by mcarvin 14y ago
on the back-end we are: > ensuring our users qualify for mortgages based on the zipcode and financial profile > further seeing if they qualify for any government programs > running their taxes on a federal, state and local le
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by mcarvin 14y ago
Will never get tired of hearing that. Obviously have an enormous amount of work to do but thanks.
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by mcarvin 14y ago
Wow, thanks for that. Will definitely look into it.
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SmartAsset (YC S12) Raises Money to Disrupt Financial Advice(techcrunch.com)
41 points by mcarvin 14y ago|17 comments
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by mcarvin 14y ago
Our infographic represents the universe of publicly available information, I sincerely do not believe a more factual account of what either candidate has said is possible. The only alternative would be take guesses as to how the candidates
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by mcarvin 14y ago
Hi, we do actually take into account dependents (towards the top right of the page). Mostly for ease of use, we do make some simplifying assumptions that are noted at the bottom of the page under "methodology". For a more detailed breakdo
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by mcarvin 14y ago
Our company's mission is to make more of the data you see helpful. This infographic is an expression of that mission. We are apolitical and simply want you to be able to interact with data that is otherwise available in a format that is eas
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by mcarvin 14y ago
Understood. As there is no reliable way to guess at who would be affected and how (ie what income levels, with dependents / or without) - we believe the most accurate way to portray the plan is with what Romney has stated publicly and the
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by mcarvin 14y ago
Repeated from below: The key assumption in Obama's infographic is that "Romney eliminates all tax benefits, except those for savings and investment". To the best of our knowledge, Romney has only indicated that he will cut the expanded ref
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by mcarvin 14y ago
Yes. The key assumption in Obama's infographic is that "Romney eliminates all tax benefits, except those for savings and investment". To the best of our knowledge, Romney has only indicated that he will cut the expanded refundability of th
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Election Infographic: Compare Your Income Tax Burden under Romney & Obama(smartasset.com)
46 points by mcarvin 14y ago|63 comments
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by mcarvin 14y ago
Awesome work guys.
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by mcarvin 14y ago
demo is very cool. love anything that can make pattern recognition in large datasets this much easier.
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by mcarvin 14y ago
game changer. will you let vc's work for you after you crowd out their market?
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by mcarvin 14y ago
Hi, looks like we need to make our assumptions clearer. We assume an approximate 6% cost on selling a home (changes regionally). You will be able to flex your ROI shortly. Not sure I understand the point about 4% vs 4.65%. If you see a r
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by mcarvin 14y ago
Awesome feedback, definitely feels like the direction we're heading (greater user flexibility) is one that resonates with you and others. The only note I'd make is that you can currently change the home value on the buy vs rent tab (it is b
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by mcarvin 14y ago
Hope this helps. When Apple says their 2015 forecast for sales is $200B (made that up) that is not a number that is PV'd (because that is 2015 number). Similarly when we are modeling your income going forward those are not numbers that sh
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by mcarvin 14y ago
we're working on giving users the flexibility to change these assumptions. Obviously viewpoints differ and we want you to be able to make the best decision based on your view. That said, all default or base case values are what we conside
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by mcarvin 14y ago
Awesome feedback, definitely feels like the direction we're heading (greater user flexibility) is one that resonates with you and others. The only note I'd make is that you can currently change the home value on the buy vs rent tab (it is b
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by mcarvin 14y ago
Ian, we'll take a look at your specific financial profile. I can say, that in each year, calculating your net wealth is the sum of over 90 line items (ie not simply income + home equity - expenses etc). In the future you'll be able to chan
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by mcarvin 14y ago
Thanks for attaching the link. We do generate referral fee from leads (we receive the same fee regardless of the lender so we maintain financial neutrality) but we're much more concerned with getting the user experience right (ie the seco
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by mcarvin 14y ago
Hit us up on olark and we can go over your numbers.
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by mcarvin 14y ago
thanks, you're not the first to raise that point. we'll give that some further thought.

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