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What you described actually sounds really useful, but probably not for the hobbyist. For people with just hobby projects, yeah, it's probably overkill. I definitely agree, though. …

Our startup is getting ready to launch, and I'm looking for an "easy" way to monitor our usage of the various cloud services that our product is built on. Specifically, I'd ideally…

That's a fair point, but it's so far down the road that for the foreseeable future it won't be a problem (at least for us). We're not under VC-backed pressure to grow at some unsus…

As the co-founder of an on-demand service company [1], I have to agree partly with the core argument about trust, but disagree with its conclusion about the model's viability. It i…

Hey, HN! Long-time fan, infrequent contributor here. I posted this a while back, but since I didn't get much traction I believe it's fair game to re-post. My co-founder and I are e…

Thanks so much for your well thought-out response! I think your perspective is one that many people share, though fortunately for us, not everyone does! My co-founder is a CPA with…

Link for ease of access: https://www.taxaroo.com

Hey all, We just launched our on-demand tax preparation platform, Taxaroo (https://www.taxaroo.com) last month. We have over a hundred CPAs signed up, we've gotten great positive f…

Yeah, they actually rebranded it as TurboTax Personal Pro before they discontinued it. It just shut down before this current tax season. We're picking up where they left off, with …

That's awesome! We're excited to have you giving it a try. Thanks for the feedback. I absolutely agree regarding the ranking/rating system. We've really just recently launched, so …

I've used TurboTax the past few years, and completely echo the sentiment expressed by others regarding the hidden charges that get tacked on when starting with a "free" return. Tur…

I'm sorry to come in with a blatant promo, but we've just done exactly what you described! https://www.taxaroo.com . We can match you with a preparer from anywhere in the country, …

Hey, thanks for the suggestion! Unfortunately, since we're U.S. based we weren't comfortable branching outside the U.S. just yet (since we aren't sure of the laws in other countrie…

Hey! We do based on state. When you receive a quote, it includes all states you've lived or work. We then match you with preparers who indicate that they can handle returns for tho…

Hey, HN! Long-time fan, infrequent contributor here. My co-founder and I are excited to share with you our startup - Taxaroo. At the risk of sounding cheesy, think of Taxaroo as "U…

I completely agree, and I'm 22. The fact that I check HN several times a day should speak to my interest in technology. I would say this has nothing to do with age, just a certain …

I found that this article could easily have been written about my University, from which I graduated about a year ago. I wanted to do a startup-esque project for my Senior Design c…

Would be interesting, but "not available in [my] territory" (USA)

I wouldn't necessarily say that. I find it interesting that some segment of the internet finds this site useful, or it wouldn't have existed for as long as it has. Perhaps a small …

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