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Offer HN: Help on Incorporation

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Re: Offer HN: Help on Incorporation

#21

What is the offer mentioned in the item title. 'Offer HN'. Sorry to be negative but I'm not sure a podcast counts as an offer. Disclaimer: Haven't listened to the whole podcast. Not based in the US so not interested in US specific law knowledge.

I'm offering help on incorporations, the podcast is just a way for people to have an idea of what the process is like and an understanding of why to incorporate.

Most people feel obligated to incorporate to have a "real business" when it's usually unnecessary. If you still have questions after listening to the podcast, I'm offer my help to answer those questions and to provide further guidance in the process.

Re: Offer HN: Help on Incorporation

#22
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Earlier quoted context omitted.

You know, I honestly didn't even consider trademarks as a question for some reason. But, I think that's an awesome point that I can't believe I overlooked, so thanks for pointing out a huge oversight on my part. I think trademarks have their place, but it's something that's really only useful when you're a larger competitor in your industry. Ex: The crocodile or american alligator is a keystone species that allows an…

The term tweet has become a dictionary term at this point Technically, the word 'tweet' has been in dictionaries since long before Twitter came along...

> Technically, the word 'tweet' has been in dictionaries since long before Twitter came along...

The word "windows "was in dictionaries long before Microsoft, yet Microsoft has a trademark on "Windows" when used in certain circumstances.

Re: Offer HN: Help on Incorporation

#23

Any chance for a transcript?

It's way too long for an HN comment, so I put it here: http://pastebin.ca/2033868

This is more like a summary or a set of lecture notes than a proper transcript, but I thought it might be useful to someone else. Camz is free to make any use of this he wants to, including commercial use, given that I derived it from his talk.

I did a lot of editing and I hope this is easier to read. That includes getting rid of the swearing, which so many people complained about. I tried to stay true to the original, but I also rewrote a few parts for clarity, removed parts where he repeated himself and moved a few things around to better organize his ideas.

Also, in one part, he was talking about business plans and business models, and said one when he meant the other, so I corrected that.

Finally, I added some headings so you can find the part of the talk you want and see how the talk was organized.

Edit: Made a fixed version where I spell his name correctly (King -> Keng).

Re: Offer HN: Help on Incorporation

#24
post #12

Any chance for a transcript?

Sorry, I'd have to hire a virtual assistant in order to provide a transcript. I'd like to keep the content free, so I won't be providing transcripts unless someone is willing to volunteer their time or cover that cost. Thanks!

You can use the one I posed above. It's not exactly a transcript, but you can post it on your website, edit it to suit you or just ignore it.

Edit: I just realized that I misspelled your name. I'd like to blame the spellchecker, but it might have been me. Sorry!

Re: Offer HN: Help on Incorporation

#25

I found that the constant stream of "hell", "freaking", "dumbass", "crap" distracted from the content. I appreciate the sentiment behind them, but I'd hope you can find a way to make your points without such language. (Side note: A lawyer once told me that he would "never use language on a website which he wouldn't use in court" -- I think this is probably a good guideline to follow.)

Also, as far as expressiveness goes, swear words are pretty inarticulate, blunt instruments. There is almost always more accurate, effective language to express you sentiments.
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