philiphodgen

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by philiphodgen 16y ago
Before you do anything, go talk to the bank you want to do business with. I formed 2 companies in Delaware for gentlemen living in the Caribbean and getting accounts opened was a nontrivial task. Can be done, but line it up first. Same thin
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by philiphodgen 16y ago
There are any number of service companies which will do the routine filings for you. But what you are contemplating is a step fraught with tax landmines. Don't do anything until you have ironed the tax problems out. An "international comp
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by philiphodgen 16y ago
If you are a business, you have an accountant. If you have an accountant, use a tool that the accountant can handle. They all know Quickbooks. Use the PC version or the Online version. The Mac version is shit and my business is all-Mac so I
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by philiphodgen 16y ago
Google Docs spreadsheets as a replacement to a wiki (discarded Sharepoint and even PBWiki as too much tool getting in the way). Daylite for projects, calendar, contacts, etc. Dumb file storage on the network for documents. It's the least ba
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by philiphodgen 16y ago
SF needs a new tax because there are - remarkably - still some businesses in San Francisco. </sarcasm>
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by philiphodgen 16y ago
Design your ideal business operation setup then reverse intothe tax constraints. That is a much more efficient process at your stage. Pretend paperwork and taxes don't exist for your Investors. You will manage that later. Tax and paperwork
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by philiphodgen 16y ago
All typos in the above can be blamed on Steve Jobs. He made this phone.
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by philiphodgen 16y ago
I can't tell you about YC's preferences. And they come before everything I'm about to tell you, because when Mama's happy, everybody's happy (for certain financial values of Mama). The comment about the business advantages of a corporation