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Re: Congratulations Patrick

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Post by po »

fookyong wrote: post #36
w1ntermute wrote: post #32

Are you staying in Japan, or moving back home? If you're staying, how did you pull that off (visa-wise) without a "regular" job?

there are two possibilities: 1) it's possible to self-sponsor as long as you can show a certain amount of income from part time work or, in Patrick's case, internet earnings. 2) your visa is not tied to your employer. you can get a 3 year visa, quit your job, then continue to work freelance for 3 years as long as you do all your tax etc correctly. then hopefully by the time you have to renew your visa you'll have a c…

3) Marry a Japanese person

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fookyong wrote: post #36
w1ntermute wrote: post #32

Are you staying in Japan, or moving back home? If you're staying, how did you pull that off (visa-wise) without a "regular" job?

there are two possibilities: 1) it's possible to self-sponsor as long as you can show a certain amount of income from part time work or, in Patrick's case, internet earnings. 2) your visa is not tied to your employer. you can get a 3 year visa, quit your job, then continue to work freelance for 3 years as long as you do all your tax etc correctly. then hopefully by the time you have to renew your visa you'll have a c…

How does self-sponsoring work? Are there any other requirements besides having enough income from somewhere? Can anyone do it?

Re: Congratulations Patrick

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Post by johnyzee »

Good luck, been following you since Business of Software and the launch of uISV on a Shoestring. I have always been curious about what you could do if you put your dedication and talent to work in a larger market.

By the way, I've made the same jump a couple of times, although only for a couple of months each time to get something off the ground. My biggest problem has always been lack of social and professional stimulation from the workplace once you go solo. If you got any pointers on how to deal with that I am all ears.

Re: Congratulations Patrick

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Post by rmc »

theBobMcCormick wrote: post #38
die_sekte wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think he wrote that he has amassed a big amount of experience, enough to write a book, but that he would rather spend his time writing actual software.

I wish he would write a book. I'd buy it in an instant!

You can read his blog, or see all the comments he makes on HN. That's what I've been doing, and it's quite insightful

Re: Congratulations Patrick

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Post by prakash »

jacquesm wrote: post #33

Of all the start-ups on HN, yours is the one that I easily admire the most. No funding, no bullshit, just endless iteration on perfecting a simple thing and minting that. It's the epitome of entrepreneurship, far more so than some 'feature' that gets funded and a quick exit. If you ever decide to do this on a larger scale I don't doubt that you'll be very successful, it's the attitude and the time put in that matter,…

well said. pinboard is another startup in the same vein.

Re: Congratulations Patrick

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Post by ngsayjoe »

First of all congrats Patrick. It's amazing to know you since your days at BoS. Unbelievable that within these few years, you have achieve tremendously not only with your BCC, but also your stardom in our web entrepreneur community. You're now a moderator @ Seobook and BoS, and a big celebrity here at Hackernews. All due to your unrelenting giving to the community by contributing useful posts!
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