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Re:Show HN: Startup funding simulator by elevenones on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @01:41PM (#39121045)
I sold my biz for 16B then went back and deleted the funding rounds and founders. I made 16B. I like this.
Re:Show HN: Startup funding simulator by sdflhasjd on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @02:12PM (#39121420)
I somehow broke it, I got a $5 investment against a $998B valuation and then sold it for $199B to gain $1.9T of profit???

Edit: "You get $InfinityB" I think I won.

https://www.fundingsimulator.com/?data=EL%2BVcsg%3B%3BYou%2C...

Re:Show HN: Startup funding simulator by blackmesaind on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @02:42PM (#39121744)
Why don't we use this hack IRL?
Re:Show HN: Startup funding simulator by sdflhasjd on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @03:02PM (#39121947)
Probably the annoying taxman who takes 20% of your $infinity, which just so happens to also be $infinity.
Re:Show HN: Startup funding simulator by gtirloni on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @03:51PM (#39122475)
Your infinity is larger though so it's all good.
Re:Show HN: Startup funding simulator by blackmesaind on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @05:08PM (#39123230)
Not quite, anything subtracted from itself is zero. However, if you send me Infinity bitcoin, I will send you 10 Infinity bitcoin back (I am Expert Hacker).
Re:Show HN: Startup funding simulator by gtirloni on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @06:43PM (#39124213)
Re:Show HN: Startup funding simulator by lagadu on Thursday January 25, 2024 @01:32AM (#39126837)
No, not all infinites are the same. For example uncountable infinites are all larger than countable ones.
Re:Show HN: Startup funding simulator by blackmesaind on Thursday January 25, 2024 @10:31AM (#39130563)
Bah, you could never convince me aleph numbers are real!
Re:Show HN: Startup funding simulator by todd3834 on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @05:45PM (#39123626)
Reminds me of Hilbert’s paradox of the Grand Hotel

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilbert%27s_paradox_of_the_Gra...

Re:Show HN: Startup funding simulator by Aeolun on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @07:54PM (#39124796)
I think if someone takes 20% of your infinity you are still left with infinity?
Re:Show HN: Startup funding simulator by latency-guy2 on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @09:19PM (#39125487)
To be accurate, you're left with undefined. But not really, the taxer actually controls infinite, person paying the tax has to figure out how to divide their infinite up.
Re:Show HN: Startup funding simulator by zikero on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @01:42PM (#39121054)
pre-tax though
Re:Show HN: Startup funding simulator by baq on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @01:44PM (#39121077)
if you pay taxes you're winning

if you have to pay taxes but don't have cash to do it, you're losing. fix something

Re:Show HN: Startup funding simulator by withinboredom on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @05:03PM (#39123178)
Or hire better accountants. No, I’m not talking about the creative kind, but the kind that tell you “hey, your cash reserves are projected to be too low” kind.

If your accountants are telling you when it’s too late; you are losing. Hard.

Re:Show HN: Startup funding simulator by quickthrower2 on Thursday January 25, 2024 @10:10PM (#39138486)
Cashflow management, but that is mostly up to you. They can’t stop you living beyond your means just tell you what those means are. Another example (in countries that have it) is GST/VAT that you collect and pay the government later assuming you didn’t spend it!