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dusanbab

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About dusanbab

Co-founder at Playup.ai. Prev co-founder/CEO at Device Magic (acquired) and CPO at GoCanvas (acq).

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    Gross profit, operating profit or net profit? If you mean the latter please show us some examples of public cos with a 90% net profit margin. I don’t think there are many.

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    Comment #31503892

    A high school friend and I decided to try and port the .NET Compact Framework to Symbian OS, specifically Series 60. The company ( https://web.archive.org/web/20100112091803/http:/…

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    Comment #18313803

    Any particular area you’re interested in? Hacking on a side project right now with frequent flier miles and points.

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    Comment #18129295

    Unfortunately it went with it. There were some superficial talks about it winding up in the Symbian Foundation, but those didn’t materialize. And yes, it probably points to a major…

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    Comment #18123772

    Was the framework you mentioned in (1) a Microsoft project, or something else? As a matter of interest, what did you do on the CF team?

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    Comment #18123764

    Back in 2008/9 I was a co-founder at a company (Red Five Labs) that created a .NET Compact Framework runtime for Symbian OS (featured on most Nokia & Samsung smartphones at the tim…

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    Comment #14985883

    That wouldn't be an expense though, unless they wrote it down. Nitpicking, I know. What's $200MM after all ;)

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    Comment #12374783

    Actually, this may not be a visa, but rather parole, which is a very interesting way to do this indeed.

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    Comment #11935952

    I can recommend someone I've met a few times, but didn't end up pursuing an EB-5. Bear in mind that these projects are often not funded through traditional means and ergo are more …

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    Comment #11935946

    Do you have personal evidence of a good exit leading to an EB-1? You would think it would, but that category seems difficult for entrepreneurship/business.

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    Comment #11935937

    Ok so it's not just me then :) Yes, country of nationality does make a difference to DV lottery.

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    Comment #11935930

    I'm not saying it's all roses. I'm talking about risk/reward. I'm trying to compare it to the potential upside of any immigrant category. Entrepreneurs present some downside, but n…

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    Comment #11929525

    From personal experience I can say there are incorrect assumptions on both the EB-5 and L-1. Happy to share my experience - let me know how to PM you.

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    Comment #11929386

    EB-5 you can do for $500k plus transactional costs and probably shouldn't go into the business anyway. E2 absolutely agree it just feels like deferring the problem to a later date.…

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    Comment #11929362

    If you've studied O-1 recipients in non-business's categories, I think founders have it hard. I certainly know of some recipients in other industries and honestly the burden of pro…

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    Comment #11929172

    And what's the risk to the US if it isn't? Compared to the impact and risk of existing visa categories?

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    Comment #11928650

    Wouldn't you have been a good (great!) candidate for an O-1A or EB-1? Completely understand if you couldn't be bothered at this point though. What a loss for the US.

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    Comment #9842404

    Raleigh, NC | Onsite | Full Time | DevOps Engineer Device Magic's product helps teams collect information with their phones and tablets. Banks, breweries, engineers, truckers, mark…

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    Comment #7613155

    Direct ASIMO demo video link: http://condenastl3cdn.cust.footprint.net/videos/53501be36970...

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    Comment #7448787

    I guess there's a slight chance he didn't use any, but I find it hard to believe he didn't get a bit of help from HGH and "Vitamin-S" (steroids). Not that there is anything wrong w…