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Ask HN: Sales guy compensation

I have a small SASS business.My friend called me the other day and said that he found a client for me. It is a 30 people company, so I'm going to make about $300 / month, which is more than I have from all the other clients (I only got started, okay?)The thing is that he wants a 20% cut from the profits. And I don't have to worry about a thing — he will negotiate and he will handle the...

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Ask HN: Found a major vuln in competitor's software. What now?

Hi everybody,Let's assume that I have a web app, and I have a competitor, with very similar product. I found a major vulnerability in their software and I can destroy all of their data.Usually, if I find something like this in someone's software I would write him an e-mail, because I am a nice person. This is a good thing to do, right?But in this case I just don't know what to do. I don't want...

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