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Re:Show HN: Astra – Virtual Sub Accounts for your existing bank accounts
on Friday May 29, 2020 @10:36AM (#23350378)
Thanks for the feedback!
Our Virtual Accounts are the first step towards exactly that – we were thinking that virtual debit numbers tied to virtual accounts might make the most sense from a payment flow perspective. And that would allow you to do just what you described, provided the payment recipient takes debit vs ACH. Having virtual account/routing numbers would be a great extension of that capability too!
Re:Show HN: Astra – Virtual Sub Accounts for your existing bank accounts
on Thursday May 28, 2020 @04:04PM (#23341933)
Gotcha. IMHO, cash provides a number of functions where f(x) = security, privacy, or physical partitioning. And those are valuable!
For functions where f(x) is something one would want to program or automate in the digital realm of money, that's where we hope to add value to the experience of managing your finances.
Re:Show HN: Astra – Virtual Sub Accounts for your existing bank accounts
on Thursday May 28, 2020 @02:45PM (#23340849)
Curious, what's the reason? Security? Do you have all of your accounts at one bank?
Re:Show HN: Astra – Virtual Sub Accounts for your existing bank accounts
on Thursday May 28, 2020 @01:36PM (#23340068)
Hi Hackernews,
Gil here, co-founder at Astra. Would love to hear what you think about this new technical architecture for your bank accounts! With Virtual Sub Accounts, you can partition your cash or give your dollars purpose – and you can transfer funds to and from those virtual accounts with programmable routines.
Re:Why haven’t we arrived at the AWS Era for Fintech?
on Friday March 06, 2020 @09:12AM (#22503669)
Thanks for sharing my article here!
Over and over in conversations with other startup founders and VCs, we kept hearing the analogy of AWS for Fintech. I think it's a really interesting thought experiment, but I haven't seen a breakdown from a technology perspective. What's in place, and what's missing? So I did a write up using Cloud Computing as the framework.
Would love your input!
Re:Everything is Fintech, so now what?
on Thursday February 13, 2020 @12:12PM (#22319381)
Thanks for posting my article! Happy to answer any questions you all might have on our take for fintech and what's next.
Fast Tracking Your Engine for Growth with Bell Curve
Hi HNMy team just went through Bell Curve’s growth training program and I wrote an article describing our experience (and the results we achieved). We thought it might be a useful resource for any founder or startup with questions about growth, especially if you are already considering the program. Hope this helps! Happy to answer any questions.Here’s the article:...
Re:Show HN: Private banking tools for the rest of us
on Thursday December 20, 2018 @04:25PM (#18729263)
Thanks for the feedback. What would you expect to see? We are probably doing it but could do better at sharing that info.
Show HN: Private banking tools for the rest of us
I'm excited to share Automated "Sweep" Transfers are now available in the Astra app. "Sweeps" are typically only available via private banking – they automatically move any funds over a given threshold to another account so you can save more without overly affecting your cash balance. Astra is the first app to offer this advanced banking functionality to the everyday consumer! Would love any...
Re:Ask HN: What are some of the best documentaries you've seen?
on Friday September 28, 2018 @12:46PM (#18094816)
Style Wars "The Original Hip-hop Documentary"
http://www.stylewars.com/site/
Amazing, gritty portrait of NYC in the 80s.
Re:Stripe Is Now a $20B Company
on Wednesday September 26, 2018 @07:48PM (#18081209)
I agree that their API is great, but there's so much more to building a business - most of all perseverance. Many people can make a good or great API but very few can execute on the rest.
Re:Ask HN: Someone working on a Inbox (by Gmail) alternative?
on Thursday September 20, 2018 @05:31PM (#18035646)
You can set reminders for emails to come back to your inbox both at send and separately when reviewing email. It also has read receipts. And the hotkeys and shortcuts are super powerful. Worth the $ if you have to spend a lot of time in email for the efficiency increase alone.
Show HN: Astra – Automated savings and bank transfers
Hi Hacker News, Gil and Sam here, co-founders of Astra (https://astra.finance). Astra is mission control for your money and our new iOS app helps you achieve your personal savings goals — automatically.We built Astra because we were frustrated by the lack of smart tools out there to help manage our cash flow. Maintaining a complicated spreadsheet to manage our finances month to month and pay...
Re:Show HN: NES Party – Online Multiplayer NES Emulator Using WebRTC
on Thursday August 09, 2018 @08:27AM (#17723566)
Really cool project! Loaded up Gauntlet and was able to start the game but saw a lot of artifacts after my warrior moved across the screen. Did the ROM have some dust on it like my old Gauntlet cartridge? Hehe.
Re:Startup School 2018 – Curriculum
on Tuesday August 07, 2018 @01:22PM (#17708572)
It's awesome that the curriculum is newly created for this term AND that the old curriculum is logged in the library page.
Ask HN: Any Success Using NfX “Signal” or “VC Match”?
Hi HN! I recently came across what seems like a pair of really cool tools for founders created by NfX. Wondering if anyone here has had success getting intros or funding through them. https://www.producthunt.com/posts/signal-2-0-2 https://www.producthunt.com/posts/vc-match
Re:YC Startup School 2018: a free, 10-week, online course
on Wednesday July 18, 2018 @01:08PM (#17560135)
Awesome! Submitting our info.
Re:YC Startup School 2018: a free, 10-week, online course
on Wednesday July 18, 2018 @12:33PM (#17559814)
Hi Adora, we audited the course last year and thought it was great. How similar will the content itself be?
Re:Find the email addresses and email format of any company
on Tuesday July 17, 2018 @01:15PM (#17551317)
Roger that. Thanks for the info!
Re:Find the email addresses and email format of any company
on Tuesday July 17, 2018 @11:47AM (#17550488)
Pros/Cons in comparison to similar websites like hunter.io?
Re:Ask HN: What are the best Sci-Fi books you've ever read?
on Sunday July 15, 2018 @05:32PM (#17537204)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick - plus, after you can re-watch Blade Runner with a new perspective.
Re:Happy Tau Day, the true circle constant
on Sunday July 01, 2018 @11:42PM (#17439209)
Fair point. Can you share some more detailed examples?
Disclaimer: I posted this article originally because of the humor component, but I also think it's a legitimate conversation to have.
Re:Happy Tau Day, the true circle constant
on Friday June 29, 2018 @05:43PM (#17428081)
So good. 2 pies = 2 Taus though. Ha!
Re:Happy Tau Day, the true circle constant
on Thursday June 28, 2018 @10:34PM (#17421957)
Sure, more important things to do. But isn't a minimal change to a plethora of formulas that simplifies things worth consideration?
How far are you along the circumference of a circle? Or what's this angle in radians? Isn't Taur vs 2Pi*r easier both conceptually and computationally?
Re:Happy Tau Day, the true circle constant
on Thursday June 28, 2018 @04:19PM (#17420130)
Actually, that'd be one Pi but half Tau! Ha!!
Re:Happy Tau Day, the true circle constant
on Thursday June 28, 2018 @03:31PM (#17419779)
Tau > Pi?
But what will we eat on Tau day? Tau-cos have my vote. A tortilla is still a circle we can describe mathematically with tau.
Happy Tau Day, the true circle constant
Re:How to Clean Your Laptop
on Thursday June 28, 2018 @11:48AM (#17417889)
Um... "nasty smells"? How big of a problem is that really? I'd have a hard time placing my laptop in a bag of kitty litter. Don't doubt that it works though.
Re:Spotify, Nodding to Broader Ambitions, Hires Chief Content Officer
on Tuesday June 26, 2018 @06:17PM (#17404408)
Oh yeah - totally. If they followed the Netflix model of generating great content, they could make a killing (and justify their market cap). Original podcasts would be cool, but even better would be backing artists, especially long tail or emerging bands. Spotify Records?