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Re:IndieHackers.com acquired by Stripe by markdown on Tuesday April 11, 2017 @04:53PM (#14092333)
Isn't UK incorporating a breeze? I'm sure I heard it can be all done online.
Re:IndieHackers.com acquired by Stripe by mariusandra on Tuesday April 11, 2017 @05:04PM (#14092425)
From my experience you can do everything online + post, except for the bank account. However the reality might have changed in the 3 years which have elapsed. There might be some new bank that lets you get away with it online.

However, the UK is moving in a strange direction as well. For a decent EU option, look at Estonia. Get a digital ID card from one of their embassies and you can use that with your computer to open a company and manage everything digitally.

Re:IndieHackers.com acquired by Stripe by cjrp on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @07:28AM (#14096630)
>There might be some new bank that lets you get away with it online.

Yep, https://www.tide.co (even MetroBank which I used was all online and only took a few days.

Re:IndieHackers.com acquired by Stripe by justinclift on Tuesday April 11, 2017 @05:47PM (#14092803)
Yeah, that was an option until Brexit happened.

My co-conspirator :) is based in Germany, so setting something up there might be the better idea.

Haven't researched that at all (yet), as we're still focused on getting the foundational tech working decently first (progressing fairly well, it's mostly grunt work).

But, keeping an eye open meanwhile... :)

Re:IndieHackers.com acquired by Stripe by nebulon on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @05:15AM (#14096005)
Hi, we have setup our company (UG) https://cloudron.io a bit over a year ago in Germany and used https://www.firma.de which was a breeze. They do all the heavy lifting preparing documents. Then you just have to show up physically at the bank and notary office to sign on the dates firma.de is telling you.
Re:IndieHackers.com acquired by Stripe by justinclift on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @06:31AM (#14096344)
Thanks, I'll check them out when we're at the stage of investigating the right place to setup. :)
Re:IndieHackers.com acquired by Stripe by BillinghamJ on Tuesday April 11, 2017 @05:02PM (#14092413)
Yep. For the most basic setup, it takes 5-10 mins and costs around £5