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Ask HN: do US banks allow access to their backend for me to automate payout?
6 points by rush-tea 13y ago|11 comments
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by rush-tea 13y ago
I asked the bank rep about if they open up their backend API for payout processing. Most came back to me with '??'. lol. what exactly should I ask them? Do banks have their API open for us to do payout? oh yeah, from my investigation, I f
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Ask HN: what US bank do you usually use for your startup?
6 points by rush-tea 13y ago|4 comments
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by rush-tea 13y ago
SEEKING FREELANCER - Web designer and/or content writer Looking for a web designer to help design my web project. I am looking for a web designer first than a front end developer. So I prefer designers who can code than developers who can
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by rush-tea 13y ago
at this point, since I am just starting up, I would think speed of implementation takes priority since the site needs to be out there as soon as possible. I would think that if the startup does not fail, then probably re do it again to get
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Ask HN: Stripe or Braintree for payment gateway?
2 points by rush-tea 13y ago|7 comments
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by rush-tea 13y ago
I thought airbnb also posted a fake CL ad stating that a room is available, then when someone contacts the ad, then it says that the renter also posted at airbnb and redirect users to airbnb as well?
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by rush-tea 13y ago
My definition spamming is by market your product to untargeted audience. for path example, it's clearly the contacts in your address book is untargeted people as they have no interests in Path. As for airbnb, this is more like junk emails,
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Ask HN: Is Spamming the only way to get users?
7 points by rush-tea 13y ago|12 comments
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by rush-tea 13y ago
hiring different developers to build different parts and then you join them together is risky in a sense that the code is not uniform across all parts, therefore it can be one part is efficient, one part is not. hiring one developer to buil
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by rush-tea 13y ago
I am also in the same stage as you. At first, i m thinking of shared web host such as godaddy or 1and1, and then watch the traffic daily. If it spikes to the point that you need a VPS, then you upgrade immediately. Not sure if this way wo
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by rush-tea 13y ago
wire transfer usually pays about ~$35 per transaction. So if 3% paypal fee is greater than wire transfer, then use wire, if not, paypal is your only choice. if you are able to save the money then do a lump sum, you can even save more vs w
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by rush-tea 13y ago
there are only two alternatives, paypal and stripe? no other payment gateway?
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by rush-tea 13y ago
good to know. It gives extra motivation that rejection is just part of the game. :) Thanks for the info
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by rush-tea 13y ago
payfirma looks OK, but they charge many overhead fees to start (i.e startup fee $230, monthly fee $30) while their swipe fee is 1.99-2.99% + 25c. I wonder what is the criteria that differ the % from 1.99 - 2.99%? paypal and stripe do not c
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Ask HN: need recommendation on payment solution / gateway
1 points by rush-tea 13y ago|5 comments
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by rush-tea 14y ago
1. great app GUI design 2. marketing on the reservation list - as what human behavior, the things that you can not have, that's what make it most desirable. Invite list / reservation list is a perfect example. Think of gmail back then whe
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by rush-tea 14y ago
anyone?
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by rush-tea 14y ago
SEEKING FREELANCER - remote or CA I am currently bootstrapping my project, and I am in need of a front end developer / web designer. Preferably someone who is eager to get his/her feet wet in the industry or a current grad who is looking t
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by rush-tea 14y ago
I was in the same shoe as you. As other says, you have to state clearly what you want, for example, if there is a similar website already exist and you want to build something that is 90% the same, then say, I want to build a marketplace l
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Ask HN: any good books or resources to read about how to start a startup?
1 points by rush-tea 14y ago|1 comments
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by rush-tea 14y ago
This move would be similar to Sanjay Jha moving from Qualcomm COO to Motorola Mobility CEO. Look at what happened now. Sanjay Jha not only got a nice compensation package from Motorola Mobility but also a great deal from leaving the CEO a
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Ask HN: how can you monetize when your app is built on top of yelp API?
4 points by rush-tea 14y ago|1 comments
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Ask HN: does an auto checkin violate privacy act if the user grants it?
1 points by rush-tea 14y ago|0 comments
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by rush-tea 14y ago
Like what everyone is saying, Yelp review system is very easy to game. Just create a one off profile, and hype the business. Yelp algorithm only allows good reviews getting posted while the bad ones are buried. Why? Because good reviews g
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by rush-tea 14y ago
Thank you. I was thinking of copy and paste from some sites that I have seen so far. But Mz post said otherwise. This is exactly my concern. Mz post states that his disclaimer is used by legal permission. Now to me, this seems to contrad
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by rush-tea 14y ago
Thank you for your opinion. No, I don't have legal issue, yet, with my startup, but I am within weeks to go beta launch and curious about term of use, privacy statement. I notice each startup has these on their products (whether it's webs
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Ask HN: how do you deal with legal stuff when you are bootstraping?
11 points by rush-tea 14y ago|12 comments
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by rush-tea 15y ago
i love 1and1 as well
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by rush-tea 15y ago
SEEKING FREELANCER - California or Remote I am looking for a backend engineer with extensive php/mysql experience to fine tune and improve features on my site. If you are interested, please email me at rush.tea AT gmail DOT com

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