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seekingcharlie

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About seekingcharlie

Somewhere in the Med...

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    Comment #46368359

    Damn! I didn't know this, thank you!

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    Comment #43499066

    I don’t understand what you are asking. How are you going to live in Thailand without bringing income into Thailand? The quote from the revenue department is clear - you will need …

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    Comment #43391350

    An LLC is a pass-through entity, which means you don't pay corporate tax but you pay personal tax on all profits. With an LLC, you can't pay yourself with dividends like a normal c…

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    Comment #42068754

    They happened under Trump..

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    Comment #40509670

    Weight loss isn't linear though.. your weight varies daily by sodium, water intake, ovulation cycle (for women), etc.

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    Comment #37832577

    Why don't your designers use the product?

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    Comment #33862636

    Depending on what you need it for, Airtable might work?

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    Comment #33794261

    You can have a US co and still employ yourself legally in the UK. Check out remote.com et al.

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    Comment #33778492

    > biological men temporarily identifying as female That is a discussion of gender, not sex.

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    Comment #33185778

    The vast majority of domain names are .com - it’s a fair assumption to make, isn’t it?

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    Comment #32234156

    Move to Cyprus and work remotely. English-speaking, Mediterranean weather, no tax on dividends, and a pretty good expat/international scene.

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    Comment #31769851

    Deutsche Telekom’s OTC.

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    Comment #31431587

    Not a book but this is a good resource https://www.enterpriseready.io/#features

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    Comment #29820026

    I believe they are saying that if “success” is measured by the sale, then logically, a successful sale would be one where the founder gets back everything they put in plus more. In…

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    Comment #26646427

    I work for a German fintech who pays well and we're hiring. If you're interested, LMK where I can contact you

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    Comment #26056870

    We use a combination of Heap.io + Redash for writing queries/building custom dashboards of events from our database. We use Heap for the auto-tracking and the retroactive analysis.…

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    Comment #26049784

    You're a freelancer though.. why would you expect government support or benefits when you're not an employee? That's all part of risk in being self-employed and why you must charge…

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    Comment #25512165

    Is moving to Switzerland or Dublin an option? Or do what I did and find a remote job with a US company and endure the timezones.

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    Comment #25512096

    It's not illegal to work for one company. I assume you mean Scheinselbstständigkeit. I've been doing it for 6 years and an accountant here in Berlin handles all my taxes.

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    Comment #25512076

    My salary is $160k USD and I live in Berlin. I work remotely for an early-stage startup in SF. I still earn less than what I would if I was in SF but obviously it's amazing from a …

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    Comment #25236780

    Why don’t they want to hire contractors? That is what they have to do. You also need to be registered as a business (sole trader at least) in Canada. You don’t need to physically g…

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    Comment #25233822

    Considering the low taxes and inexpensive cost of living, it's probably not the worst idea in the world to keep your company there. It sounds like you personally should travel some…

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    Comment #24958247

    He wants to get into tech in general. This is a great idea though, thanks for suggesting it!

  24. story
    Ask HN: How can I help my 40 year old brother get into tech?

    My older brother has worked in retail his whole life, mostly in supermarkets. He's had a managerial role but the career path and salary has never been great and he's often worked g…

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    Comment #24820142

    As a UI/UX designer, I personally look to Dribbble for this. You can search for "Team" and see the designs. Most of the large, popular SaaS companies are active on there.