mrkmcknz

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   by mrkmcknz 13y ago

   I guess it probably made sense financially in that the private market believed in Tesla enough to provide a better rate than the original loan.
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   by mrkmcknz 13y ago

   Didn't Tesla repay this loan back with another loan: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/15/us-tesla-stock-idU... I'm not a market economics kind of guy but I don't see how this is any kind of special achievement. Surely any other car
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   by mrkmcknz 13y ago

   I second that. As a lone founder with a technical background, I suck at sales.
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   Disney Gives Electronic Arts Exclusive Rights to Star Wars Games(wired.com)

   1 points by mrkmcknz 13y ago|0 comments
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   by mrkmcknz 13y ago

   Tesla also recruited Henrik Fisker from Aston Martin. Those who don't know of Fisker, he went on to found his own company after a couple of years at Tesla( http://www.fiskerautomotive.com/ ). Looks like Aston Martin have some serious talent
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   by mrkmcknz 13y ago

   Duplicate: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5083172
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   by mrkmcknz 13y ago

   with OReilly can't you just enter the ISBN and get the book for $4.99? edit: This is through registering your(already purchased) print books and then purchasing the corresponding e-book.
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   by mrkmcknz 13y ago

   I bank with Nationwide who are supposed to be a building society. In my experience they're in every way just like a bank.
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   by mrkmcknz 13y ago

   I can't believe banks scored as high as 7%
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    by mrkmcknz 13y ago

    I thought I had it bad with 3mb/s, perhaps that's because one mile down the road fiber means speeds of 120mb/s for roundabout the same price.
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    The wannabe start-up mafia(mrkmcknz.quora.com)

    1 points by mrkmcknz 13y ago|0 comments
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    by mrkmcknz 14y ago

    Does anyone have detailed knowledge of startups in this space? I know of Lambda labs but I personally haven't use their solution post Face.com.
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    by mrkmcknz 14y ago

    I want to be able to get behind Bitcoin I really do. I just don't understand the purpose it serves. As an asset class it's far too volatile even for someone who plays naked options. Imagine putting $10,000 into an asset class that swings 20
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    by mrkmcknz 14y ago

    I'm the founder of a stealth startup that focused on email first as a key part of our product. Swombat was one of my early adopters ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5280289 ). Hopefully I'll be launching as a Show HN sometime next mon
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    by mrkmcknz 14y ago

    I usually just put a Michael Nyman playlist on and turn my headphones up to a level where I can't hear anything over than an explosion. Personally works for me. But, ideally anything I can listen to for a couple of hours without feeling the
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    by mrkmcknz 14y ago

    The relationship between macro-economics on the startup funding/acquisition market. Most of that data should publicly be available for you to consume and play with.
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    by mrkmcknz 14y ago

    It's interesting to see my younger cousins who are around 10-12 not actually showing any interest in Facebook. They're by far the most connected any generation has ever been at that age. They use a mix of communication applications and medi
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    by mrkmcknz 14y ago

    Public companies don't just 'pivot' like your average start-up.
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    by mrkmcknz 14y ago

    I use Tornado for standard CRUD apps. Why not Django or Flask? Because I have a boilerplate Tornado repo sitting there for the majority of CRUD apps. Use what ever you're most productive in as a developer and nothing else matters. Productiv
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    by mrkmcknz 14y ago

    Would you be kind enough to email me a copy. username at gmail
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    by mrkmcknz 14y ago

    Any idea on a timeframe for full UK launch? Stripe is a service I'd love to use, however I'm not yet at a stage(small revenues) where it would be worth bothering you to be part of the 'closed beta'.
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    by mrkmcknz 14y ago

    We all make comments (whether it be online or in person) that are somewhat knee-jerk and perhaps true representations of what we're really thinking. Some people do that more than others and some people don't care about the context in which
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    by mrkmcknz 14y ago

    As opposed to discussing an article it seems that normality amongst HN is to now debate the choice of title.
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    by mrkmcknz 14y ago

    Newcastle is a great city to take a startup from napkin to reality. It wont take much to open the door of any business or investor and the community is generally welcoming (Kind of un-British) in some respects.It's also beautiful city and h
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    by mrkmcknz 14y ago

    If you have to wear a name badge, chances are no one actually cares what your name is.
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    by mrkmcknz 14y ago

    So I sell a simple SaaS service and asked my accountant one question. Do I charge VAT. Here is his reply: " Vat rules You need to identify B2B and B2C UK, EC and outside EC customers. A vat registration number is usually accepted as eviden
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    by mrkmcknz 14y ago

    I can't believe that you "flagged" the post because you believe an account was created specifically for this submission. If the community doesn't feel the story is anything worth reading I'm sure it will slip from the face of HN before you
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    by mrkmcknz 14y ago

    Has this actually ever happened to anyone?
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    by mrkmcknz 14y ago

    From what I can see ZPCM isn't a public company it trades on what is referred to as the pink sheets. It has no revenue or business activity meaning it was probably once a public company or had the intention of becoming one.
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    Great source for some hacker gifts (under $100)(quora.com)

    1 points by mrkmcknz 14y ago|0 comments