tmarman

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by tmarman 17y ago
Absolutely. Before I started listening to him on TWiT, I used to just think he was incredibly dumb. He's not - and he knows EXACTRLY what he's doing. He's a MASTER at creating controversy and posting "maybe true, but definitely inflammatory
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Interview with Don Charlton of The Resumator (AL'09, FI + TechStars Partner)(nextburgh.com)
2 points by tmarman 17y ago|0 comments
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Peer Validation and the Silicon Valley Echo-Chamber(nextburgh.com)
2 points by tmarman 17y ago|0 comments
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The Importance of Location in a Tough Fundraising Environment(nextburgh.com)
1 points by tmarman 17y ago|0 comments
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Beyond the Valley: More on the Impact of Location on Building a Tech Business(nextburgh.com)
1 points by tmarman 17y ago|0 comments
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Entrepreneur discusses the difference between ambiguity and risk(slashstar.com)
6 points by tmarman 18y ago|1 comments
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The Crash-Test Solution: Using Physics to predict economic downturns(slashstar.com)
2 points by tmarman 18y ago|0 comments
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Haystacks: The real reason behind the Facebook TOS changes(slashstar.com)
4 points by tmarman 18y ago|0 comments
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by tmarman 18y ago
Damn, i would have loved to make it but I'm still recovering from surgery. Maybe next time... Do any of you guys go to the NY Tech Meetup? Or other good local meetups?
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A Revenue Stream is not a Business Model(slashstar.com)
1 points by tmarman 18y ago|0 comments
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Dissecting Yammer: Building for the Enterprise(slashstar.com)
1 points by tmarman 18y ago|0 comments
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Don't Be Too Quick To Cheer On FCC On Its Net Neutrality Response(techdirt.com)
1 points by tmarman 18y ago|0 comments
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by tmarman 18y ago
Yes, I think you're right on that distinction, and I guess I sort of internalized that. As Seth discusses to in the linked article, things don't become "iconic" without at least being "good enough" in that category - so if you're saying you
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You don't change the world with a marginally better mousetrap(slashstar.com)
2 points by tmarman 18y ago|5 comments
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Revisiting (and rethinking) the Twitter "Pay to Listen" business model (slashstar.com)
2 points by tmarman 18y ago|0 comments
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by tmarman 18y ago
I think you were both saying the same thing. C-corp is taxed on its profits, and then employees are taxed on their wages. S-Corps and LLCs are pass-through entities where the profits are "passed along" to the individual owners, so you only
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by tmarman 18y ago
The problem that I mentioned in my comment with this is that Nevada's body of precedent is not nearly as well-established as Delaware's, so you're going to pay to litigate otherwise settled issues in Delaware. Often, even if the other state
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by tmarman 18y ago
Some excellent discussion above. There are really two decisions to be made here - the choice of entity and the choice of state. Delaware is the choice for two big reasons: it is generally considered one of the most "founder/board friendly"
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by tmarman 18y ago
I live in Brooklyn myself, but Williamsburg isn't terrible convenient. It's equally inconvenient for people coming from UES/UWS and NJ. It would be best if we picked something equally accessible to everyone - in my experience Union Square W
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by tmarman 18y ago
And I should point out the title was maybe a little over the top... the article doesn't really say you shouldn't start a company in SV, i.e., that you should move away... just that there are compelling reasons to consider not moving to SV t
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by tmarman 18y ago
Maybe that's part of the problem... the echo chamber of people building things that don't have a clear market, or it's "just technology" and not a business by itself.
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by tmarman 18y ago
There are plenty of venture-backed companies based in NYC, including many that weren't funded by the many NYC-based VC firms and many by first-time entrepreneurs. E.g., Meetup.com was backed by DFJ in Menlo.
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Why you shouldn't start a tech company in Silicon Valley(slashstar.com)
30 points by tmarman 18y ago|20 comments
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Google is "fast becoming just another company"(slashstar.com)
3 points by tmarman 18y ago|0 comments
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by tmarman 18y ago
The consultant/contractor would likely be to avoid payroll taxes/withholding/processing fees with TriNet etc - not to avoid giving equity. (And, technically, it's illegal to "pretend" someone is a contractor when they're not - but that's a
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by tmarman 18y ago
Good advice from ajross and pg. The fact that they don't have an option plan in place suggests that it's definitely very early stages. What level of funding do they have? Especially if you're that early, you should DEFINITELY be seeking equ
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Serial Entrepreneurs and High Valuations(slashstar.com)
2 points by tmarman 18y ago|0 comments
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Simultaneous Discovery and its impact on stealth mode(slashstar.com)
4 points by tmarman 18y ago|0 comments
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The challenge of scaling Twitter's follower model(slashstar.com)
1 points by tmarman 18y ago|0 comments
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by tmarman 18y ago
Yes! We have plenty of events in NYC outside of "Internet Week" as well. Check also check out http://alleyreporter.com or http://nyctechevents.com .

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