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Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2018) on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @04:35PM (#16971278)
SocialPilot | Software Engineer - node.js, react.js | REMOTE only | Full Time | Interns OK

SocialPilot is a social media management platform used by agencies to manage social for their clients. We are bootstrapped and profitable since 2 years. Our team is remote with a few engineers concentrated in our office in Ahmedabad. You can learn more about SocialPilot at - www.socialpilot.co.

If you are interested, please reach out to Rachel at [email protected].

Re:A Final Farewell on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @06:03PM (#15865983)
Early Final adopter here. I liked the product but wasn't able to differentiate between Final and other VCCs.

Bank of America and Citibank offer virtual credit card creation which is very close to what Final does. Their UI is very clunky but does the trick without worrying about the liability part.

Try ChargeBee? Solves a lot of subscription-related problems. It's a product and not API.
Re:Ask HN: Good Social Engagement tools for non-techies? on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @11:54AM (#11119186)
If she's looking just at the posting part, she should try Buffer/SocialPilot.co/HootSuite. That should do the trick. If she's looking to monitor for replies and engage with the community overall, then she might need to use more than one tool.
Here's how I would do it:

1. Register a Delaware Inc or LLC with Harvard Business Services - https://www.delawareinc.com/. They can also act as your registered agent for $50/year.

2. Get an EIN number - you can call IRS directly at their Philly Office - 267-941-1099

3. Once you have an EIN, open a small business account with BoA - https://www.bankofamerica.com/smallbusiness/

4. Setup your postal office at www.virtualpostmail.com or https://travelingmailbox.com/

If you have any questions, do drop me a note at tejas3 at gmail dot com.

All the best!

Check out SocialPilot.co - might solve your issue of managing multiple social media accounts.
How do current YC companies fill-in non-technical positions? Are there plans in near-future to cover these positions too?
Re:Ask HN: What are your unused domain names? on Tuesday April 07, 2015 @02:52PM (#9336196)
trafacs.com - wanted to build a Transaction Facilitation System (TraFacS)

zendatalabs.com - want to do something in analytics domain

edited to add a line break

Re:Ask HN: How do you keep your work and home machine in sync? on Thursday January 22, 2015 @02:30AM (#8928009)
I'm personally not a big fan of working from home at night. However, at times, I have to work from home due to personal reasons and hence the questions.

Thanks for sharing your current solutions.

Ask HN: How do you keep your work and home machine in sync?

I primarily use a Macbook Pro for work and carry it everyday from home to my office. I'm tired of doing so, and hence I'm planning to get a mac mini for office.I have a difficult time deciding how to keep my files in sync. I could use dropbox or Google drive but syncing every little change becomes operationally difficult. Also, when I'm traveling and working offline, I might not have access to...

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The girls from priorilegal.com are lawyers and they're pretty regulars at HN.
Re:Desktop Blogging / Publishing App on Sunday November 02, 2014 @09:40AM (#8546665)
A few quick thoughts:

1. How is this different than iA Writer?

2. How about a trial for new users? That ways people know what they're going to pay for.

3. Why not also create an online version like hemingwayapp?

Hey Chase - this looks super crisp. Congratulations!

I'm also a fan of builtwith.com and trying to understand if you're doing the same thing or have a different objective.

P.S. I think the UI is super clean and very easy. Great job there.

Re:Ask HN: Run your own email server or use 3rd party? on Tuesday September 30, 2014 @02:13AM (#8386969)
We use Amazon SES + Sendy. Awesome combination with very less overheads.
Re:Who wants to be hired? on Thursday September 18, 2014 @05:51AM (#8334431)
You might want to post this in https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8252715

All the best!

Being a computer programmer does not disqualify the OP. He'll have to prove that a year of working with Cloudflare for a year has given him specialized knowledge in one or the following areas:

1. Business domain: That OP has learned about the business domain that Cloudflare operates in, and has gained insights and knowledge that will not be present in fresh hires in the US

2. Cloudflare business processes: That OP has mastered one or many Cloudflare business processes which require at least a year of working with the company and cannot be expected from new joiner immediately

3. Proprietary tools knowledge: That OP has mastered one or many proprietary tools used by Cloudflare and that this mastery is a result of working with the tools extensively during OP's one year tenure with the company

tl;dr version - need to have some knowledge (tools, domain knowledge, business process knowledge) that cannot be expected from a fresh joiner.

Simple.com does this too!
Re:Ask HN: From where do you hire remote developers? on Wednesday September 03, 2014 @08:24AM (#8262597)
odesk.com
Re:YC Demo Day Session 4 on Wednesday August 20, 2014 @08:16AM (#8201999)
Because the founders are from Bangladesh.
Re:Ask HN: How to get workers for my crowdsourcing site? on Monday August 18, 2014 @05:55AM (#8191998)
try microworkers.com?
Re:Ask HN: What service do you prefer for incorporating? on Monday August 04, 2014 @02:42AM (#8130641)
1. Harvard Business Services - delawareinc.com

2. Ryan Roberts at http://robertsfoster.com/

Used them both and happy with them.

In the past, I've used two agencies and have wonderful experience with both of them.

1. Ryan Roberts of Roberts Foster - http://robertsfoster.com/. He's a wonderful guy with personalized response to every question you might have. He's knowledgable and can guide you what state and what entity depending upon your situation.

2. Harvard Business Services - https://www.delawareinc.com/ - Reliable and cheap. You can incorporate in as less as $250 and get started in less than a week.

I've personally used both the above entities and recommend them.

All the best!

P.S. I'm not affiliated with any of them.

For sure. Please drop me at note at tejas83 at gmail dot com. All the best for your project.
If you host on AWS, I can give you two $100 credit codes to get started with.
Re:Ask HN: Who's hiring contract/part-time sales/bd? on Monday July 28, 2014 @03:39AM (#8095600)
It looks like your mailbox is full.
Re:Ask HN: Do bootstrapped billion-dollar companies exist? on Thursday July 24, 2014 @05:15PM (#8082250)
Infibeam - www.infibeam.com is an India based ecomm company and was totally bootstrapped. They're worth > $5B
I follow the following:

Buffer - open.bufferapp.com - great insights on culture, work priority and personal development for developers

HubSpot - http://blog.hubspot.com/ - great tips on marketing for developers

Mark Suster - http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/ - Amazing insights on views from developer and VC sides

Fred Wilson - http://avc.com/ - not particularly technical but a lot of startup advice. Also, MBA mondays are great.

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