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Re:Ask HN: What Freelancer site do you recommend?
on Monday May 27, 2013 @01:08PM (#5775425)
Having used a handful of sites like freelancer.com and elance.com with varying results, I'd say the best results I've seen were from postings I put up on freelanceswitch.com job board (jobs.freelanceswitch.com/jobs)
Re:LivingSocial: Employees' and Founders' Common Stock Now Worthless
on Thursday February 21, 2013 @02:51AM (#5256084)
I have not loled to a comment like this in years. Thank you.
Re:Meet Watsi, Y Combinator's First Nonprofit
on Friday January 25, 2013 @08:01PM (#5118730)
Next up, a YC L3C (a hybrid for and non profit)
Re:Ask HN: Tech Down South?
on Monday January 07, 2013 @08:14PM (#5024352)
There is tons of stuff going on down here in South Florida.
Best place to get it all in one shot is The Miami Herald's Starting Gate: http://miamiherald.typepad.com/the-starting-gate/
Re:Ask HN: Which startups are providing services to professional photo...
on Wednesday November 14, 2012 @12:44PM (#4784436)
Look at the hundreds of WP photo themes on themeforest
Re:Ask HN: Good places to learn UI/UX?
on Wednesday November 14, 2012 @12:41PM (#4784419)
The companion piece to Dont Make Me Think - Rocket Science Made Easy is a must read too
Building a Tri-County Tech Community in South Florida
5 New Digital Services That Connect Events and Sponsors
Re:Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (October 2012)
on Monday October 01, 2012 @11:57AM (#4597678)
SEEKING FREELANCER: UI/UX Bootstrap Work
Adding features to Sponsorist.com, need a UI/UX expert to help layout new signup flow (preferrably 1 page), profile pages, embeddable widgets, etc. Need to keep it in Bootstrap. Please email info at sponsorist dot com for more info
Re:Customize Twitter Bootstrap To Not Look Bootstrap-y
on Friday August 24, 2012 @06:46PM (#4430084)
If, in 5 years time, 50% of the internet looked like default bootstrap.....this would not be a bad thing. At all.
Ask HN: What are the options for sending money out to users?
Other than Paypal, it seems that options to send payments out to users are very limited. There are tons of companies and tools that exist to take money in, but sending money out seems limited. There is ACH via Amazon Payments which requires the user to enter their bank account on your site, and there is Dwolla which is far from a household name.So, what other options are there for sending money...
Re:Pay $100.000 if you link to Saygent's website
on Sunday June 17, 2012 @02:14AM (#4122365)
i am going to add "please go hyperlink this site" to my startup's terms
Re:PayPal handles 60% of web transactions, leaves Google in the dust
on Friday May 18, 2012 @02:32PM (#3993266)
"Paypal doesn't require this. A buyer can use their credit card. They don't need to sign up for anything."
This is not exactly true. When a buyer uses their credit card they are promoted to add an email address which essentially creates a Paypal account for them. They may never actually log into that Paypal account and use it, but they will have a paypal account with the info they've entered. It's Paypal's sneaky way of signing people up.
Re:Ask HN: Startups, what are your most pressing needs?
on Monday May 14, 2012 @03:36AM (#3969929)
Users here too.
Re:Show HN: Sponsorist, A sponsorship marketplace for everyone
on Sunday April 29, 2012 @06:56PM (#3907383)
Hey there, thanks so much for the feedback! Absolutely, the site is already open to sports team and athletes and there are a few sports listings on the site already. I'm setting up a campaign to reach out to 4 groups: sports teams/athletes, schools, tech events, and nonprofit fundraisers.
Show HN: Sponsorist, A sponsorship marketplace for everyone
Innovative financing for small business owners
Re:Ask HN: are there any website equivalents of "Show HN"?
on Wednesday April 18, 2012 @03:02AM (#3856854)
killerstartups.com, betalist.com
Re:Ask HN: How do the growing number of marketplaces handle outgoing p...
on Saturday March 17, 2012 @01:06AM (#3716415)
Agreed, my startup has a two sided payment process and was flagged by Paypal very early on for violating their Acceptable Use Policy. This was for the mere fact that the business model made my business a third party handler, which violates that agreement. Some companies fly under the radar on this, I wasn't one of those.
So, the realistic options left imho are ACH using something like AmazonPayments and sending out checks, which has its issues. Unfortunately there simply aren't as many options for paying money out as there is taking it in.
Btw my startup is Sponsorist.com, currently taking $ in through Stripe and sending out as checks. For now. :)
Re:Inside Stripe
on Wednesday February 01, 2012 @06:58PM (#3540739)
Here's how my startup ended up using Stripe:
After being told by Paypal I couldnt use Paypal at all (due to my business model being a violation of their Acceptable Use Policy) and then more recently Braintree telling me I could only process low number transactions (less than $250), Im happy to say that http://www.sponsorist.com now processes payments with Stripe.
Re:Grasshopper Virtual Phone System Down for 30+ Hours
on Wednesday June 08, 2011 @08:58PM (#2635589)
Not the first time people were p'oed: http://www.bnet.com/blog/smb/how-i-infuriated-customers-by-a...
Ask HN: Best Solution for Aggregation Payments?
I was told by Paypal's compliance department that my startup was not allowed to use their service since it considers my business model an aggregation site, where I would take payment from one party and release it to two others after an action is performed.Amazon's FPS Aggregator/WebPay service requires users to have or setup an Amazon account, which is fine for some users, but not the best...
Show HN: StoryFunded.com - Crowdfunding for Authors
Re:Google docs for android
on Wednesday April 27, 2011 @06:12PM (#2491299)
Well, its not perfect, but its better than GDocs.
Ask HN: Any Talented Writers Here?
We have a startup launching soon which seeks to help authors raise money via "crowd funding" for their early stage novels. It's like Kickstarter for authors. We're currently looking for great writing samples to post initially on the site. Early stage stories welcome!Please send writing samples to [email protected] or visit http://www.storyfunded.com for more information.
Re:Ask HN: How do AirBnB, Etsy etc. handle payments?
on Saturday March 19, 2011 @05:09AM (#2343253)
me too, i have a startup where i need to take payments, then split them up and send out to two people, interested to know more
Re:Is There Money in Open Source?
on Sunday March 13, 2011 @08:22PM (#2320708)
While this article definitely was geared more toward the individual/hobbyist/"solving a problem" reader, its great to see a broader discussion of open source economics open up.
For those individuals, which (if any) OS marketplaces do you guys prefer to use, or would you rather put something out on your own?
Re:South Florida HN Meetup for Miami Tech Week (Wed, 9pm, Ft Laud)
on Monday February 21, 2011 @04:51PM (#2247374)
I'll be attending Superconf this weekend, excited to get some insight on startups from the guest speakers, and other attendees. Hopefully i'll find a good local dev too. :)