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Re:Ask HN: What is it like to run a VPN as a business? by hazz99 on Sunday October 07, 2018 @11:38AM (#18161073)
Yeah this is my issue. I'm not too worried about it being a successful business (more like a small side project), but I don't have the resources to fight any legal claims.
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Re:Ask HN: What is it like to run a VPN as a business? by kevin42 on Sunday October 07, 2018 @12:39PM (#18161405)
If you don't have any resources to fight the legal claims you should not do it. You won't last very long because you can be sure that there will be some legal claims, valid or not. Even a frivolous claim will take resources to defend.
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Re:Ask HN: What is it like to run a VPN as a business? by giancarlostoro on Sunday October 07, 2018 @08:42PM (#18163416)
Whatever you decide, do NOT run this under your own name. Create an LLC or similar. Do not risk your home and personal assets over a side project. It's better to lose the LLC which should only hold this service than to lose your own personal assets.
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Re:Ask HN: What is it like to run a VPN as a business? by emmanuel_1234 on Sunday October 07, 2018 @08:53PM (#18163460)
- Do not run it in the US.

- Do not sell the service in the country you run it.

- Really, do not run it in the US.

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Re:Ask HN: What is it like to run a VPN as a business? by hazz99 on Monday October 08, 2018 @04:08AM (#18165221)
What are good, non-US cloud providers? I only know of AWS/DO/Azure/Google - what are the go-to providers outside the states?
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Re:Ask HN: What is it like to run a VPN as a business? by gyaru on Monday October 08, 2018 @05:13AM (#18165636)
Hetzner or OVH in Europe.
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Re:Ask HN: What is it like to run a VPN as a business? by alliecat on Monday October 08, 2018 @09:43AM (#18167315)
Then you don't have the resources to run the business.

The technical side is pretty cheap compared to the legal manpower you need to protect your end users.

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