Ask HN: What product are you looking to buy online and can't find?
In Israel, where I live, it's hard to find most brands online
aharonovich
Dunning–Kruger effect
IBM killed viruses
Ask HN: I need a lawyer in the Netherlands?
We do micro-seed angel investing, we've just finished a 90K EUR round to a dutch company, I just need a local lawyer to fix some relevant papers. Just needs to be someone with any experience level in startups and convertible loans. Ideas?
Re:Ask HN: Why can't we talk to each other here?
on Friday May 06, 2016 @10:29AM (#11644215)
IMHO if someone hasn't added his contact information in their profile it would be safe to assume that they don't want to be contacted.
Ask HN: Who would you like to read interviewed, about marketing?
Who's your marketing superstar? What would you like to know about his technique?
Re:Ask HN: My side project is ramen-profitable. What do I do now?
on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @07:54PM (#11625179)
I'm an affiliate marketer. I would recommend that you either partner with an expert, or do the following yourself (that's what I would do if I was hired to monetize you)
1. Germany is a lean poc. You made your point. Move on to the real market- u.s.
2. Hire a cheap designer from fiverr/similar service.
3. Apply to all major related affiliate programs (eg amazon, cj etc)
4. Start making money.
5. Use profits to:
5.1 improve design
5.2 improve conversion
5.3 improve user value using a/b testing with different programs.
5.4 retarget your visitors with all said programs.
If you wish to speak to me further about this I'm at aharonovich@gmail
Best of luck
Re:Ask HN: Am I getting old?
on Sunday March 13, 2016 @06:33AM (#11277149)
IMHO it doesn't matter which is objectively better, which is more efficient.
If people would go ahead and use tablets then so should you, or you risk getting out of touch with your users and general society, much like my grandmother who has a hard time getting to the bank since she doesn't get e-banking and physical banks keep shutting down branches.
Ask HN: Would you eat insects?
After the cricket bars company raised significant capital I started thinking, why won't most people eat insects?
Re:MIT Mathematician confirms: Israeli 10th-grader discovers new geome...
on Sunday March 13, 2016 @05:47AM (#11277037)
In Israel, first grade is for 6 year olds, getting out of kindergarten and into elementry school, so if you want grade to age conversion just add 6, ie 10th grade = 16 yo
It's better to give some buyers 100% discount instead of a regular discount
Re:Ask HN: Where would you incorporate your European startup?
on Tuesday February 02, 2016 @08:02AM (#11019151)
Interesting!
Re:Ask HN: Where would you incorporate your European startup?
on Tuesday February 02, 2016 @07:56AM (#11019133)
True. Sadly, that's where I must incorporate.
Re:Ask HN: Where would you incorporate your European startup?
on Tuesday February 02, 2016 @07:54AM (#11019123)
AFAIK the extra taxes apply to your country of origin, not to Estonia.
Re:Ask HN: Where would you incorporate your European startup?
on Tuesday February 02, 2016 @04:53AM (#11018535)
Yes, Normal corporate tax planning, while maintaining the simplicity of doing business within the EU.
Re:Ask HN: Where would you incorporate your European startup?
on Tuesday February 02, 2016 @04:52AM (#11018530)
Why did you change your mind about Lisbon?
Re:Ask HN: Where would you incorporate your European startup?
on Tuesday February 02, 2016 @04:50AM (#11018526)
thanks!
Ask HN: Where would you incorporate your European startup?
Say you had to incorporate an Ecommerce startup that's based in Portugal, currently sells in Portugal and the Netherlands and plans to sell all over Europe? Main issue is tax planning.
Re:Amazon Hires Homeless Workers, and Everyone Ends Up Disappointed
on Thursday January 21, 2016 @07:02PM (#10949607)
Sadly I think that if a company supplied housing for temp employees the media would shout slavery.
Re:Amazon Hires Homeless Workers, and Everyone Ends Up Disappointed
on Thursday January 21, 2016 @06:57PM (#10949579)
Totally. Leave it to socialists to attack someone who had actually tried to help the poor.
The worst thing about homelessness is said to be that some people fall into poverty over bad luck, and if they would only get a break they can pull out. So that's what amazon did - have them a brake.
Even with a seasonal job, I'm sure some of them pulled themselves out of poverty.
Re:I thought all anti-vaxxers were idiots. Then I married one
on Thursday December 24, 2015 @06:59PM (#10789963)
But do you want to live with this person? If I hold an opinion that's so sub optimal and I hold it because of emotional reasons I'd like someone to shake me out of it, not pet me on the head and smile.
Re:I thought all anti-vaxxers were idiots. Then I married one
on Thursday December 24, 2015 @06:57PM (#10789959)
Feeding children in a specific way: costly and complicated.
Vaccinating your kids: just take them to where you're told. Free and easy. Even a monkey can do it.
Re:Ask HN: Alternative tips for quitting smoking?
on Sunday August 30, 2015 @03:40AM (#10142625)
Embarressingly enough- "the easy way", e- cigs, declaring it to myself four months ahead of time & lastly doing it on the first day of a two week vacation.
Re:Ask HN: Why is HN not mobile friendly yet?
on Sunday August 23, 2015 @07:05AM (#10105233)
there's (at least one) great app.
Re:Solar City Project To Come Online Just As Subsidies Are Cut
on Monday August 17, 2015 @02:31PM (#10075096)
Well, they did publish some guidance that shows they would manage to drive down costs by 2017 to be marginally profitable.
Re:Show HN: The platform used for the TechCrunch interview with Sam Al...
on Monday August 17, 2015 @12:55PM (#10074373)
Cool project, does it support RTL languages like Arabic or Hebrew?
Re:SolarCity didn’t invent solar panel, but it invented something more...
on Sunday August 02, 2015 @01:52AM (#9989913)
The amazing part of it imo is that no matter the industry, a high tech company with the high tech standards of IT, customer service and efficiency will win,
as long as it completes against classic industrial/commercial companies
Re:Ask HN: Would you buy Solar Bonds?
on Sunday May 03, 2015 @04:38AM (#9480509)
I agree, but counting issues (type 424B5) in Solarcity's SEC filings[1] I see >$150m in solar bonds, and that's excluding the $90 mio from SpaceX. I try to understand who is buying them and why, given all the good reasons you've just mentioned.
Ask HN: Would you buy Solar Bonds?
Solar Bonds[1], bonds issued by Solarcity, pay 2%-5% and can be purchased online, look very compelling. On the other hand they are super leveraged and have no asset backing them, they are truly naked and finance the most dangerous trench of the Solarcity business. [1]: https://solarbonds.solarcity.com/
Re:Tesla Energy
on Saturday May 02, 2015 @01:55PM (#9477889)
oh but think how much nicer the cable looks without the bulky box of the transformer.