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albahk

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About albahk

Living in Hong Kong. Part-time programming and business development for a few property-related sites. Always up for a beer.

email: @ gmail.com

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    - Corporate Real estate / Office leasing, book: “The Essential Guide to Corporate Real Estate” http://www.corenetglobal.org/mycorenetglobal/tcontent.aspx?I... Startups/Companies lo…

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    Comment #16917423

    WeWork (or any flexible space provider like Regus etc) provides a way for companies to avoid large ($) and long fixed lease commitments by taking shorter term flexible commitments,…

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    Comment #14985942

    Free OpenStreetMap Data extracts (be kind, it is a rushed POC at the moment) http://propdata.io I have created a free site containing extracts from OpenStreetMap data. Unlike the m…

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    Comment #13010505

    Some legitimate use cases: - Single page property websites/subdomains created by brokers (www.123mainstreet.com) - parked domain landing pages

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    Comment #10150338

    Wanted to say I am having this exact problem right now. I ended up solving it using Campaign Monitor and zapier to get signups into Highrise CRM. I will look at using your system n…

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    Comment #10090820

    If you want high-impact stuff, why not go to Singapore and get involved with one of the many #fintech incubators or accelerators. Some large banks like DBS and insurers like AIA/Me…

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    Comment #6634483

    http://www.88-gong.com http://www.startupshk.com/ http://www.hkcocoon.org/en/index.aspx http://hkcommons.com http://jobs.webwednesday.asia

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    Ask HN: Building tech stack for a dozen Realtor franchises - advice please

    I have been asked by a trusted contact to implement a complete technology solution for over 15 real estate agency franchises he is acquiring. They all run on their own ad-hoc syste…

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    Comment #5925881

    I think the US is overplaying their influence on HK. People in HK regularly protest (on the street, even) against Beijing's apparent interference in local politics or social matter…

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    Comment #5918653

    If HK's poor air quality is caused by locally-produced pollution why does the air quality in HK significantly improve during Mainland Chinese National Holidays (when factories in S…

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    Comment #5872256

    If Thailand is an option I would go for The Library at Koh Samui. http://www.thelibrary.co.th/ Just out of the way enough to avoid the drunk losers passed out on the beach at paton…

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    Comment #5473085

    Just clicked your link and went to a domain placeholder page - I think you are missing a "b" from dribbble.

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    Comment #4772334

    I travelled to Jakarta quite a few times over the past year and was surprised to see literally thousands of people hitching on the main roads of the CBD. Turns out they are 'Jockey…

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    Ask HN: Should I build a Chinese clone of About.me | Flavors.me?

    I purchased a domain name 12 years ago that you could say is as good or even better than about.me but in Chinese (pinyin) and its the .com . My original plan was to do something li…

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    Comment #4757824

    I planned my departure in my head for a long long time but never got any traction with side-projects - which is understandable in hindsight. Then one day I got sat down with the bo…

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    Comment #4757788

    I applied for a job back in my old industry and now working there. I have a wife and 2.5 year old daughter so in the grand scheme of things it was the only real thing I could do. I…

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    Comment #4757693

    Thanks for the comment - glad I can contribute something in my ultra niche of knowledge and experience.

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    Comment #4741786

    Coming from a commercial real-estate consultant (as opposed to a programmer/startup guru) these are the things many companies would do well to consider when doing office fitout. - …