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sebandr

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About sebandr

Product guy, entrepreneur, curious mind, start-up advisor. Founder - BitFlx - mobile networks/ social and enterprise apps. Formerly on founding team at Miraveo - mobile wifi networking middleware play. My current passion, in addition to raising funds for my business start-up: create a pro bono, global healthcare consultation network for doctors in the US to assist their third world peers through smartphone services.

Recent public activity

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    Where is the rage! Where is the power of the internet to shame the authorities? These girls have voiced their yearning for freedom and real democracy and have been martyred for it.…

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    Comment #3819102

    Having done this myself (and mentored a few others), try developing product management skills - it'll force you to grow your business savvy, it'll force you to work with engineers …

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    Comment #3819070

    This is great - thanks much!

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    Comment #3819053

    Dump Chase - many banks will create an EIN for you - Wells Fargo does - and they do a pretty painless job of setting up a business account without all these hassles. I've used them…

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    Comment #3818988

    this one's easy - depending on your budget (I'm assuming you have almost none but one never knows): Advertise in travel magazines, hit up some of the travel agencies that cater to …

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    Comment #3818886

    Start by looking over the documentation on YC's site - a lot of great free legal docs and frameworks to use. Most of this would cost you a ton if you went to a lawyer directly. The…

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    Comment #3774762

    There's only two formats that succeed: briefcase size and pocket size, anything else better fit in one of those two otherwise it's a Betamax.

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    Comment #3774755

    yep - an identical lift. I'm sure NBC lawyers will be getting a hello call from the Apple guys soon. Though this isn't the first time NBC legal beagles screw up - years ago they re…

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    Comment #3753985

    Thank you - that's great advice - I've been a fan of this site for some years now - posting occasionally. I'm also painfully aware of a lot of people trying to sell services ( anno…

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    Ask HN: Do you want to see posts for start up gigs?

    Bootstrapping my third start up (Healthcare mobile s/w and IT) through offering myself as a start up consultant. Simple question, Do people want/need to see this here? I'm more tha…

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    Comment #2993336

    I'll be happy to- I'll do it today - and I assume you have contact info on the site.

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    Comment #2993255

    That's kinda cool actually - a support group for people thinking of a start up - given that more and more folks see this as a viable option (and probably the way the US will launch…

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    Comment #2993230

    Depending on what your business idea you should find folks that you mesh well with and who bring skills that you lack - you can't be everything to everyone so find experts that sha…

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    Comment #2993205

    True - but unless your extremely lucky or well connected the probability of success is super low. Throwing together and app to find a sandwich shop is one thing - building a viable…

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    Comment #2993127

    I'm 52 - a real dinosaur, but I've been hooked on startups since the late 80s - and with few exceptions have never stopped. The drag for me is that when I was 30 they said I was to…

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    Comment #2702676

    I'm in a start up that's developed techniques using UDP to allow someone to roam across wifi - in other words we have managed to reduce the tcp delays and time outs to provide cons…