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Ask HN: Does Async API service make sense?

I am the co-founder of a cyber fraud detection startup (beta soon). We plan to provide our API in an asynchronous mode, meaning that you can use the service anytime, but you don't get the results immediately. You would be able to poll for updates (API or web interface) or get the results by email.Does it make any sense to provide an asynchronous API? Any services that work in this...

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Re:Ask HN: What books an Entrepreneur should read? on Saturday January 21, 2012 @06:35PM (#3495032)
The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business - Josh Kaufman