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    Comment #7491985

    I don't know if I agree. 10x seems to be the common theme a lot of people quote but I've never personally seen a statement that says this is an established standard (which books ar…

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    Comment #7491681

    Take my advice with a huge grain of salt. Also, the below advice is base entirely on the assumption you live in the US. I do not know how other countries operate so I can't comment…

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    Comment #7478929

    You can always try a site like flippa.com. As for the valuation, it's probably a bit optimistic but I guess it never hurts to see what someone might be willing to pay. But my perso…

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    Comment #7476931

    It seems a lot of responses here were they didn't know they could scroll. I'm in the opposite camp. Didn't notice there was a play option and just scrolled :/

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    Comment #7445245

    Execution is everything. An idea evolved and the seed of the idea may be the same but the end result will almost always be different. The peer is a dick for such a move but it's no…

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    Comment #7445220

    Founders and employees get common stock. Investors will get preferred stock. This is not something you'd get to choose for joining

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    Comment #7439009

    I wish I could downvote. Instead of linking to source, it is linked to some useless 3rd party site the OP runs that doesn't even go direct to article and on mobile, the link doesn'…

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    Comment #7426886

    Those are not the reasons I use Foursquare, HN, or Reddit (can't speak for others)

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    Comment #7403523

    CA is an at-will employment state. She can be let go without a reason and it would be insanely difficult to prove discrimination occurred as a result

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    Comment #7359418

    Your latter argument is incorrect. Let's say there are 200 shares issued. Let's say you are a solo founder and own 100 percent of the company. Investor comes in and wants 20%. You …

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    Comment #7332989

    Thanks so much! Truly appreciate it.

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    Ask HN: Can I please get an invite to Atom if anyone else has one?

    My email is trueneverland over at gmail.com. Thanks

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    Comment #7317819

    If anyone can spare one, I'd love to have one, thanks.

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    Comment #7250750

    I can't speak for your situation specifically but it was announced in advance that they would be switching to paid plans only. As a result, I personally did have time to backup my …

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    Comment #7240914

    Currently: Dynadot Formerly: Godaddy, Namecheap, Gandi, Fabulous, and Google (which does eNom and Godaddy) Weren't happy with the former so I kept going till I found one I did like…

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    Comment #7237117

    It's interesting but it feels like every year for what feels like more than a decade, some student is building either a craigslist for campus, a campus chat board, a campus event s…

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    Comment #7215657

    Are you net negative or net positive when you say "barely cover the costs to host it" or just about break even. What is the stack?

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    Comment #7194814

    I'm in the same boat here as shellab. If pricing is difficult to find or not available, I generally won't try the service

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    Comment #7167812

    Set bookmark on Chrome or Safari browser

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    Comment #7165383

    Isolated, quiet, spacious, large desk with plenty of surface area, comfortable chair, good size monitor, desk lamp for lighting, and complete silence.

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    Comment #7160764

    Speak to your children in your native language and English to each other since you don't share a mutual language. It hasn't prevented my children from learning. Alternatively expos…

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    Comment #7160018

    No. There are a lot of things I care about in a registrar but it being a non-profit is not one of those things. I care how it handles my domains, policy and all that jazz, particul…

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    Comment #7159902

    I use Flickr