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by payne92 17y ago
If the CEO is not driving strategy and goals, then the company probably doesn't have the right CEO.
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by payne92 18y ago
Has anyone got this to fly? This looks like it would be a tough one to sell to most of the investors I know.
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by payne92 18y ago
I use BizFilings for a single-member (me) LLC incorporated in DE. I think it costs $200-400/year, mostly in DE fees. It's all Schedule C expenses, of course, against your income -- make sure keep good records. If you're doing an LLC and n
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by payne92 18y ago
Found the original article here: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/12166052...
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by payne92 18y ago
Anyone have a link / pointer to the journal article? It's a surprising conclusion (but hard to react without seeing the article). My anecdotal experience: most successful startups change strategy & business plans a few times. The ones
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by payne92 18y ago
No, the key is to threshold it so it only applies in the extreme cases. For example, let's say, bankruptcy only lets you discharge 100% of the first $1 trillion. After that, some combination of owners/officers/executives are responsible fo
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by payne92 18y ago
Good points. It probably doesn't make sense to allocate ALL of AIG's losses to shareholders, just enough to create some disincentive. Also, with this mechanism, the market would figure out over-leveraged companies with liability exposure an
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Not-so-crazy alternative to more finanacial regulation(blog.payne.org)
10 points by payne92 18y ago|20 comments
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by payne92 18y ago
Not sure if it's a reboot for newer consoles, but it's definitely the replacement for the Nintendo DS, PSP, etc.
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by payne92 18y ago
I don't know your idea, but I think "simultaneous invention" is quite common. Smart people looking at the same data and same context frequently reach similar conclusions. In my experience, I've found this is a more common explanation for y
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by payne92 18y ago
I've never had trouble getting health insurance as an individual/family -- you just have to be willing/able to pay the premiums. It sometimes helps to incorporate as a small business, but that's easy to do and doesn't cost much. If you can
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by payne92 18y ago
Pownce wasn't different enough or better enough than Twitter for users to be willing to give up the critical mass of users that exists on Twitter. Plus, they were competing with a bunch of other companies trying to beat Twitter. How many Tw
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by payne92 18y ago
As an entrepreneur and investor, I think Obama's proposal solves a "problem" that doesn't really exist. First, long term cap gains tax rates are already quite low (relative to regular income), and I can't think of a single entrepreneurial o
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Rate my startup: FanSnap(fansnap.com)
7 points by payne92 18y ago|5 comments
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Being smart is no longer a barrier to entry(blog.payne.org)
5 points by payne92 18y ago|1 comments
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by payne92 19y ago
My point was a tax point not a "rights" point -- if you exercise (and are bullish and can afford to), then you have the advantage of getting the long term capital gains timer going which can be hugely advantageous. Stated differently, I've
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by payne92 19y ago
I'll concede that 'thin air' is probably an oversimplification, for the purposes of this essay. My point is that the company sells new shares up to the amount authorized, to raise money. In my experience, the authorized number of shares is