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zinghaboi

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    Ask HN: Does live chat support really increase conversions?

    We run a little e-commerce store and we tried a free live chat software for a month. We saw quite a few chat sessions during the month and we thought we did a decent job. Providing…

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    Comment #11071184

    I was just having a chat with a few people in a few Indian villages which got connected to internet in last 1-2 years. A few of my observations: 1. They think FB/Whatsapp is NOT in…

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    Comment #10816606

    Why isn't facebook running this programme in USA? There are 50 million Americans without internet. Although 50 million is not as big as 600 million Indians without internet, it is …

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    Comment #10791370

    Things like lobbying are illegal in India.

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    Comment #10791360

    I figured out that people bond with other people better by engaging in 'wasteful activities'. I figured out the importance of "fitting in". It is funny but I couldn't realize it in…

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    Comment #10785553

    Full unrestricted WSJ article: https://www.google.com/webhp?#q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wsj.com%2Fa...

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    Comment #10785426

    Reaching out to poor people is a poor propaganda excuse to make sure the regulator doesn't come after them. Free Basics is being advertised in metropolitan areas, not poor villages…

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    Comment #10784020

    > I think you underestimate people's intelligence. More so, if they only want to use Facebook, or don't want to use anything else enough to pay for it, what's the problem? Would pe…

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    Comment #10783165

    Is he really a VP at Facebook or just a troll?!

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    Comment #10783098

    Facebook rather spend that money on Billboards, advertising "Free Basics". Facebook should come clear on what it is gaining from "Free Basics" instead of acting as an angelic, non-…

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    Comment #10783013

    I hope this turns into a more permanent decision. Indians need to keep sending emails to TRAI. Indian government should be worried about handing over private details of Indians to …

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    Comment #10777293

    Lets look at two extremes. ->India without net neutrality: Everyone has free Facebook. "Free basics" didn't help in advancing electrification of the country but it did provide free…

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    Comment #10777232

    I think their "free basics" is geared towards people who already have internet. They are not exactly going to remote villages and electrifying them. Imagine how hard it would be fo…

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    Comment #10758096

    Americans need to be much more worried about corruption than India. At least it is illegal in India.

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    Comment #8013782

    I actually enjoyed reading the description for pricing plans.

  16. story
    Ask HN: Should I worry about the low number of authorized shares in startup?

    I did something stupid with my incorporation and our delaware c-corp has only about 3000 authorized shares of common stock. I hear that startups should have at least 10,000,000. My…

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    Comment #7959021

    Thanks for your suggestions. So should I ask the attorney who did a $1000 worth of legal work to act as our banking address? We don't formally have a law firm which represents us. …

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    Ask HN: Can somebody help us with banking for our startup?

    As a founder outside USA, I have had a tonne of trouble getting a bank account in the US. I finally manage to convince one to open an account with my ID details. But they won't let…