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Ask HN: My Startup is Illegal

My Startup Is IllegalI am designing a P2P hardware product that will (among other things) make it harder for governments to intercept or acquire the data from users’ private communications. I am working with one other person, and our concern is this:How do you move forward with something when you know you might be taken to court, put under surveillance, heavily fined, or otherwise harassed?We...

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Working on a project for 10+ years before it's "ready"

Has anyone had the experience of developing something so complicated that it took ten or more years to complete? I'm not talking about a hobby or a side project, but a full time project that just needed a large investment of time to be actualized. Especially having variables that would be difficult to delegate to others, and/or a lot of trial and error. I am curious whether it was worth it in...

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