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by xster 16y ago
You guys fired people based on daily figures? Must be excellent for morale
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by xster 16y ago
The idea is solid and although I'm not completely sold yet, it's definitely worth more exploring. But my question is, why is this article written by an intern?>?!?!?!?
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by xster 16y ago
I believe taxes are due to be done today, so likely, I'm not asking the accountant for more work than that already done. I first asked 2 months ago which he sort of brushed off. Since I was serious that I need to see it before working, it h
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Hard to produce financial statement of the startup?
1 points by xster 16y ago|3 comments
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by xster 16y ago
Expectations of having employees stay until 7:30 when they're payed to stay until 5... how did we get there?
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by xster 16y ago
Thanks for the info. The "acculturation" part was particularly enlightening
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How employable is a startup partner with no corporate experience
2 points by xster 16y ago|3 comments
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by xster 16y ago
In terms of tax, I believe I can be offered "founder's shares", ie shares that have no value (from the taxman's perspective) that vests over a period. Therefore, my income tax for receiving stocks should be minimal. Canada has a 750k tax ex
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by xster 16y ago
Thanks for the support, I just wanted to make sure I'm not stepping out of the line and being weird to think that his deal is weird.
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by xster 16y ago
Thanks for the link, looks quite informative
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Is sweat equity worth less than cash?
9 points by xster 16y ago|9 comments
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by xster 16y ago
lol, the brown video is actually well done
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by xster 16y ago
what would happen if half of the train needs to disembark at the same time?
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by xster 16y ago
+10 points for HN I don't agree with a lot of points of view here but I'm so glad it's happening here on HN rather than on Digg or something. Almost everyone who expresses their political views have been in China or does business in China r
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by xster 16y ago
Nice point. I made a comment about economics on the same thread, that Chinese statesmen 2500 years ago recognized that first economic improvements have to take place before moral enlightenment and the protection of individual rights. Mainla
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by xster 16y ago
I agree with your focus on the legal system. It is indeed shit in China. But when it comes to the solution, I'm not sure I can propose a better path than that already followed by China. That is, a progressive economic reform, a very limited
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by xster 17y ago
lol, isn't the idea of the ring humbleness and humility in face of their roles and responsibilities?
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by xster 17y ago
misleading title?
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by xster 17y ago
confessions of an economic hitman
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by xster 17y ago
Here's why I don't like MacPort. If I compile a much needed new library by hand, installing a program that depends on it shouldn't cause MacPort to download and recompile EVERYTHING by itself again instead of using what's already there in A
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by xster 17y ago
why? do languages now need subtitles?
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by xster 17y ago
zero context? typically western
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by xster 17y ago
about time, should have been a feature 5 years ago
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by xster 17y ago
I don't quite see how the warmongering of guardian managed to get on hacker news
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by xster 17y ago
Would you care to elaborate more about why fractional reserve banking isn't the primary satire of the article? Because the more I read, the more I frown at your lack of distinction between the bond selling government and the money printing
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by xster 17y ago
I just started playing with it on Mac and now I'm wondering why does GUI exist. Here goes my final...