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Does anyone else think that this camera taking pictures based on who you spend the most time with could be really depressing? "How come there are no photos of my kids and a whole a…

Hey guys - I'm one of the co-founders of Forecasteroid. This is my first ever web application, so would love any and all feedback. My background is in finance, self-taught programm…

I think this point could open the door to a more interesting conversation if we take pot out of the equation. I do agree that we need to legalize pot, and I can see how for some pe…

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Tough to look at stats like these. A great reminder how lucky most of us on HN are to earn a living behind a keyboard. Was anyone else surprised that employment in the military isn…

I'm in Vancouver, BC but happy to set up a call. Currently working on a prelaunch fintech startup, always great to hear from people interested in the field.

Here in Vancouver, BC, it seems to be treated as being de facto legal. You can walk into a dispensary, make an appointment with their in-house naturopath and claim to have any of a…

Thanks Rahim, Right now we're using Excel to gather the initial data, but we're working on building it out so that all of the data gathering happens in our web app. We're working o…

HN, I've founded www.investable.io creating a web app for small businesses who need a financial/operational forecast for the purpose of pitching to investors. Right now I just have…

Thanks for some excellent insights here - much appreciated. At a high level - our concept is to create a prescriptive tool for bottom-up forecasting (i.e. building up from metrics …

+1 for Practical Object-Oriented Design in Ruby. I'm admittedly a relative novice (my background is in finance, but I've been learning to program through books and online resources…

SEEKING WORK - Vancouver, BC or Remote My name is James and I've been a freelancer in the area of financial forecasting for 1 year. I have an MBA in financial management from a top…

For both goals (back pain and breathing exercises) I'd highly recommend the book "Becoming a Supple Leopard" by Dr. Kelly Starrett. http://www.roguefitness.com/becoming-a-supple-le…

Do any of you guys find forecasting a useful part of your business? Do investors usually impose requirements on tracking certain metrics vs what you said in your plan over time? I'…