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Moniker.com shuts down startup without warning

Posted by alexanderlabrie on Wednesday June 10, 2026 @12:05PM
from the self-post dept.

Moniker has shut down our website https://www.analog.com.ai without any warning. This stems from a WHOIS email update 15 days ago. Their system failed to send the verification email, and now that the domain is suspended, that email is unavailable.Their support is not helping, and our business has now been offline for 4 days and counting.Any help would be appreciated.

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Re:Gitlab: don't discuss politics at work on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @09:34PM (#21278150)
Re: everyone who commented, I said "shouldn't," not "isn't."
Re:Gitlab: don't discuss politics at work on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @04:29PM (#21275176)
Banning staff from talking politics at work shouldn't be allowed under the First Amendment.

Angel group charges fees to pitch, blocks me on LinkedIn when I say it's not OK

Posted by alexanderlabrie on Monday September 30, 2019 @02:23PM
from the self-post dept.

Just a reminder to all entrepreneurs out there to never, ever pay fees to pitch. Jason Calacanis said it best: https://calacanis.com/2009/10/09/why-startups-shouldnt-have-to-pay-to-pitch-angel-investors/. Additionally, any entrepreneur who accepts to pay a fee normalizes the practice, making it harder for those who are earlier in their startup journey.It's in investors' best interest to condemn...

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Re:A Solution for Loneliness: Get out and volunteer, research suggests on Tuesday May 21, 2019 @03:00PM (#19973605)
It's a sign of how people are on the Internet. I did more than 1000 hours of volunteering in high school and it's made me who I am today. Now I run a startup that uses AI to automatically create real-world social events between friends: research shows the best solution to loneliness is seeing people in person more often and volunteering is certainly one of the best ways.
Re:Bullshit I had to go through while organizing a software conference on Tuesday May 21, 2019 @02:24PM (#19973138)
Much closer to high school drama than illegality. OP will never obtain any judgment. I didn't think the HN community would so easily succumb to mob mentality due to a compelling narrative about a non-problem but I guess this is the Internet.
Re:Bullshit I had to go through while organizing a software conference on Tuesday May 21, 2019 @01:54PM (#19972733)
False: OP has not mentioned any financial consequences, only that he had to "give explanations to sponsors."
Re:Bullshit I had to go through while organizing a software conference on Tuesday May 21, 2019 @01:36PM (#19972487)
What's outlined in the article doesn't meet the burden of proof. There was a conflict and OP solipsistically experienced it as a big deal. Meanwhile, there's plenty of oppression and destitution in the world, but let's all focus on some low-level drama because it's more entertaining.
Re:Bullshit I had to go through while organizing a software conference on Tuesday May 21, 2019 @01:10PM (#19972138)
Small potatoes. I can't imagine legal action helping much. Move on from the unpleasant experience and help others who face greater injustices.
Re:Notice of Shutdown on Thursday March 01, 2018 @06:50PM (#16497497)
Spent a number of hours researching this yesterday and settled on http://www.concordnow.com/