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Re:Ask HN: Can I sell a SaaS service without a company? by dejv on Sunday January 11, 2015 @01:24PM (#8870686)
I don't know much about Portugal, but every country I seen so far have something called sole proprietor type of business: it is usually single guy doing some work and filling taxes by himself.
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Re:Ask HN: Can I sell a SaaS service without a company? by X4lldux on Sunday January 11, 2015 @01:31PM (#8870728)
Too much trouble - go Bitcoin.
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Re:Ask HN: Can I sell a SaaS service without a company? by jarofgreen on Sunday January 11, 2015 @02:44PM (#8870996)
I don't know about Portugal, but in the UK one of the big reasons to start a company is to get limited liability. If someone successfully sues your company, that's bad - but if you don't have a company then they'll sue you and take all your possessions, like your house - much much worse. Bitcoin does absolutely nothing to avoid that scenario. (IANAL etc).
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Re:Ask HN: Can I sell a SaaS service without a company? by bart42_0 on Sunday January 11, 2015 @03:46PM (#8871229)
I am wondering about Spain, but I assume the liability aspect is the same in all european countries?
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Re:Ask HN: Can I sell a SaaS service without a company? by walshemj on Sunday January 11, 2015 @04:01PM (#8871292)
no each European country has its own laws and even EU directives can vary widely as to how they are applied compare TUPE in the UK and Spain
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Re:Ask HN: Can I sell a SaaS service without a company? by nightcracker on Sunday January 11, 2015 @06:01PM (#8871685)
What makes you think that?
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Re:Ask HN: Can I sell a SaaS service without a company? by danmaz74 on Sunday January 11, 2015 @01:41PM (#8870778)
Using bitcoin will only have the effect of restricting the OP's potential number of customers, with no effect whatsoever on the OP's liability if the laws of the country are violated.
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