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I can build enterprise software but I can't charge for it

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Re: I can build enterprise software but I can't charge for it

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Post by dclowd9901 »

echend wrote: post #32
KomoD wrote: post #25

> Go ahead. Talk to the avatar for 2 minutes. Ask it anything in English. Watch how it responds in real-time with synchronized lip movements and natural conversation. There's nothing. > The product works. You just tested it. I didn't, there's nothing to try.

You're absolutely right, and I apologize for the confusion. The demo is a single-session system (designed for hotel lobby kiosks where one person uses it at a time). If someone else is talking to the avatar when you visit, you won't see a QR code. Here's a direct link you can try: https://ps.neoclerks.com:8451/player.html?ss=f2ee51d8-2ea3-4... If that's busy too, I'm happy to schedule a 15-min private demo. Email: Ec…

Not trying to "gotcha" here, but are you using AI to converse?

Re: I can build enterprise software but I can't charge for it

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Post by [deleted] »

echend wrote: post #27
ivraatiems wrote: post #21

I am not a lawyer or diplomat or expert on trade, but I can make some general observations from an American/Western perspective: First, the sanctions on Iran are such that any partnership with an Iranian person for business reasons is effectively impossible in the West, without the resources of a multi-million or billion-dollar company to circumvent them. The author says "I am not looking for anyone to bypass sanctio…

Thank you for this thoughtful response. You're raising legitimate concerns I may not fully understand. Let me clarify my understanding (and please correct me if I'm wrong): My assumption was that a structure like this would be legal: - Partner in US/UK registers their own company - Opens Stripe under their company name - Hires me as a remote contractor (like any distributed team) - I hold equity as a foreign sharehol…

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Re: I can build enterprise software but I can't charge for it

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Post by bawolff »

zacksiri wrote: post #47

I feel for this guy, I really do. I see comments like "is this a request to bypass sanctions" OR "he's iranian" Let's remind ourselves of the following: - First understand that he didn't choose to be born and raised in Iran. - Second people grow up have families become attached to where they're born it's not easy to just 'pick up and leave' moving to a new country is expensive and extremely difficult especially from…

That might all be true, but it doesn't change the reality of the situation.

Through no fault of his own, he's in a shitty situation. Failing to acknowledge that helps nobody.

Re: I can build enterprise software but I can't charge for it

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Post by pixl97 »

echend wrote: post #22
syspec wrote: post #5

Me: I built this insane 3D multilingual AI avatar platform with real-time conversation, full enterprise stack, 47 languages, and Unreal Engine You: Can bypass US Treasury sanctions and open a Stripe account

Ha, fair. Yeah, the skills mismatch is real. I can build distributed systems with 4-server architecture, but I can't open a Stripe account. That's literally the post. "I'm good at X, terrible at Y (geography), need someone who has Y." If you know anyone who's great at sales but wishes they had a technical co-founder, send them my way :)

Are you even allowed to have github or Gmail accounts? From my understanding those are US companies and not allowed to provide any services to Iranian nationals.

Re: I can build enterprise software but I can't charge for it

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Post by zacksiri »

bawolff wrote: post #63
zacksiri wrote: post #47

I feel for this guy, I really do. I see comments like "is this a request to bypass sanctions" OR "he's iranian" Let's remind ourselves of the following: - First understand that he didn't choose to be born and raised in Iran. - Second people grow up have families become attached to where they're born it's not easy to just 'pick up and leave' moving to a new country is expensive and extremely difficult especially from…

That might all be true, but it doesn't change the reality of the situation. Through no fault of his own, he's in a shitty situation. Failing to acknowledge that helps nobody.

No one is failing to acknowledge that he's in a shitty situation. That's precisely the point of my post. It also doesn't mean he cannot be helped.

Re: I can build enterprise software but I can't charge for it

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Post by Aurornis »

zacksiri wrote: post #47

I feel for this guy, I really do. I see comments like "is this a request to bypass sanctions" OR "he's iranian" Let's remind ourselves of the following: - First understand that he didn't choose to be born and raised in Iran. - Second people grow up have families become attached to where they're born it's not easy to just 'pick up and leave' moving to a new country is expensive and extremely difficult especially from…

Having empathy for people is good.

Letting that empathy lead you into violating international sanctions to funnel money to a sanctioned country is decidedly not a good idea.

Requesting that other people sign up for Stripe accounts and send you the money in violation of sanctions is bad. The other person risks extreme legal consequences including prison sentences for deliberately and openly violating sanctions.

The comments are a warning to anyone who might feel compelled to do what is being asked, without realizing the specific request is a serious legal matter that can come with prison terms measured in decades.

> I see comments like "is this a request to bypass sanctions"

Did you read the Gist he posted? It was a direct request for someone to help him bypass sanctions.

Re: I can build enterprise software but I can't charge for it

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Post by dangus »

Aurornis wrote: post #58
rubyn00bie wrote: post #48

I see a lot of negativity in this thread and I’m not sure why… There are a LOT of folks who prowl HN and some of them obviously have incredible access to resources and connections to figure out a way to accomplish if they were so inclined. Yes there are obvious hurdles for people in “the west,” but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible. I think the most obvious question is, would the OP relocate to another country if the…

> I see a lot of negativity in this thread and I’m not sure why… Because it's a request for someone to violate sanctions for them. They are specifically asking for someone to set up Stripe, take on the legal risk of violating international sanctions, and forward the money to them. > Yes there are obvious hurdles for people in “the west,” but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible. The "it" that is being requested is not a…

And it’s an obvious social engineering scam.

Urgency, pleading for empathy, having the most destitute-sounding story of all time.

Did he really lose all his life savings to this project? How do we know that?

Re: I can build enterprise software but I can't charge for it

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Post by ankit_mishra »

OP's account was made an hour ago and comments from it are suspiciously fast (and unnecessarily verbose).

https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=echend

This is an obvious scam, I don't know why I wasted this time double checking.

Makes me sad that this it the top HN post. Also got me thinking if the technique is so effective here (among more-than-average-scam aware community), I don't want to imagine the success rate on other social media.

Re: I can build enterprise software but I can't charge for it

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Post by dclowd9901 »

nickphx wrote: post #18

Do people actually want such a service? What part of interacting with a touch screen displaying an animated character, high end or luxury?

I think OP is sitting on some other product here that he hasn't figured out yet. It definitely isn't in the high-end luxury retail space, but it might be in B2C, think Home assistant or something akin.
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