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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11456060 It was a fun distraction on a Friday...

A shorter and cheaper version of this would be to create an emotional connection between your users and your product. You need to become a user and figure out if you feel accomplis…

Hi, there's no real solutions out there to meet a co-founder so what do you guys think about old fashion style meetups? We all get together in one place and chat. How many people a…

What is the most powerful and free chatbot API (or platform) out there? The goal is to chat about various topics.

This app is indeed the complete opposite of what you're looking for. The FrenchMeter is not meant to teach French. It focuses on the spoken aspect of the language, unlike most of t…

The accuracy is better if you maintain the same distance from the mic when you try several times in a row. If the distance is significantly different between 2 tries then you might…

For people who're blocked via proxy, just go on the app store and search for FrenchMeter.

Yep, reality sounds like an nightmare. Thanks for re-clarifying :)

Interesting article. You can turn a small business into a corporate any time. So indeed, you can start small and grow from there. Going the VC route is more about having a huge sup…

if they're already profitable (original co-founders) then I'd say you might be offered %5. Could go up to %10 if they think you can help double/triple that profit. If it's only to …

What is that specific thing you've learned as an interviewer? A sign, a trick, something you know will lead to a successful hire almost every time. I can start: When a candidate an…

retaining earnings is a solution. And you're right I didn't mention it. Another solution is less taxes which sounds more reasonable to me. As I said at the beginning of this thread…

We're saying the exact same thing. "Income passes through the members" = members pay income taxes = federal + states + self employment tax = +%50 if your income is $1 million. You …

Transform these %50 taxes (money you're giving away for free) into time. You're now working %50 of the time for free while you could spend more time with your family, kids, friends…

Welcome to my life. Where you're at right now is where I was not a while ago. So it's too early for me to tell you it's awesome just quit and go on your own... Though, I've worked …

I went over these options when I incorporated. Nevada, Delaware and Wyoming. Unfortunately, I'm the only member of my LLC and my office is my house. For a software company selling …

I do. But a police officer gets taxed. A fireman gets taxed too (a lot in my opinion). What are they subscribed to? Themselves? How about using big corporate money to pay for that?…

Regarding your last point, assuming you'd be an employee with a steady income of one million dollars per year. I believe you'd be a CEO in a large corporate or you'd have a very ge…

If you make $900k/y and you're fine losing $378000 then we need a flexible system. Where people like you you'd be working %42 of their time for free, while people like me would cho…

Sure.. what if you're an LLC making apps (single owner). How do you re-invest your million dollars into your business? Your business consists on a laptop and yourself. That's all y…

I'd push the logic even further. How about taking away $100k from someone who's making $250k per year? If you reach $250k/y you're supposed to make a statement. Someone who studied…