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simonk

672 karma · joined October 18, 2008

Email me at simon@getcandybox.com

In Vancouver, BC. Doing a startup there or looking to do a startup? Would love to have a coffee just send me an email.

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simonk··on Elon Musk makes $43B unsolicited bid to take Twitter private
The fiduciary duty is to the shareholders not the company.
simonk··on I won the local election, but my township ignored the results and state law
The email says they have no supervisors.
simonk··on Huawei reviewing FedEx relationship, says packages 'diverted'
The packages are being delivered in the end, they just seem to be going through the US first.
simonk··on Square obtains NY State cryptocurrency license
patio11 works for Stripe not Square
simonk··on Square to buy Weebly for $365M
Square already does websites for your online store https://squareup.com/online-store easy way to get customers if you already have their website to offer a store for them as well.
simonk··on Little Caesars Has a Patent for a Pizza-Making Machine
Dominos is testing this already https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dominos-launches-pu...

http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/29/technology/ford-dominos-self...

simonk··on Ask HN: Why does it take Apple so long to unlock an iPhone?
All my unlocks have been pretty much instant. I think its that provider pushing unlock to Apple at intervals. AT&T does they 3 day thing but that again is AT&T time to send it to Apple.
simonk··on Memo: Foxconn cost to Wisconsin nearing $4.5B
Not the state tax credits ($200 million per year) as they are refundable and effective state tax for manufacturers is 0.4%.
simonk··on Kicking off Stripe’s private beta in India
Others have pointed it out that it may but its also for Indian startups being able to easily accept payments internationally without setting up a US company.
simonk··on Amazon Echo Spot
Photo above the comparison with a plug.
simonk··on Show HN: I'll mail Equifax your arbitration opt-out for free
They have a identity theft protection and credit file monitoring program.
simonk··on Facebook is steering users to donate to the Center for Disaster Philanthropy
The Charity Water is just a marketing gimmick the money they get from "private donors" would of just gone to the cause then. There are real fees from the credit card company to absorb and it seems like they are doing a lot of work in looking into what charities to work with and making sure its not a scam.
simonk··on A Look Inside Apple’s New Campus
Cost of employee not the cost of building.
simonk··on IndieHackers.com acquired by Stripe
Paypal charges a $20 chargeback fee on disputes with a credit card company.
simonk··on Uber Taps Eric Holder to Investigate Discrimination Claims
Most of this would be a civil matter and not criminal.
simonk··on Stripe in Japan
ANA is the largest airline in Japan though.
simonk··on YouTube Will Remove Videos of Creators Who Don’t Sign Its Red Subscription Deal
Well then your channel won't be on Youtube.
simonk··on Thirteen Months of Working, Eating, and Sleeping at the Googleplex
Read further down, exclusions to fringe benefits include Meals, Lodging on your business premises, Athletic facilities, and other things.
simonk··on Soloshot: Automatically film outdoor activities without a camera operator
lily only lasts at best 18 minutes.
simonk··on Stripe and Pinterest
Seems like your e-commerce solution has to be a partner. Shopify is though http://www.shopify.com/pinterest?term=buyable%20pins&Network...
simonk··on List of April Fools' Day Announcements
Dash is real.
simonk··on $149 Chromebooks
If all you need is a web browser its amazing.
simonk··on Stripe – Apple Pay
Apple worked it out with Visa/Mastercard they they get a cut of the interchange fees, so the retailer pays no extra fees from what they would normally pay.
simonk··on Google I/O 2014
One of them was in the press area and one of them had a paid badge around their neck.
simonk··on Taxi medallions have been the best investment. Now Uber may be changing that
The different rules for commercial vehicles are because the vehicles need a lot more maintenance to be safe on the road. Delivery drivers don't get any more inspections.
simonk··on Facebook poaches PayPal president David Marcus to run Messenger
Did you see what his old company did? Payments through mobile phones.
simonk··on Ask HN: Which service do you use to sell downloads?
25% http://support.paystr.com/hc/en-us/articles/202097244-Pricin...
simonk··on The Economics of a Kickstarter Project
All those numbers would of been much smaller if he had only raised $10k though. Still about $2k, which ruins his original budget as well.
simonk··on Skype group video calling becomes free
Group video was only free for a very limited time on the beta only on the Windows application. It became a paid product over a year before Google Hangouts launched.
simonk··on The Founder Visa (again)
Yeah, but did you read what people were doing with it. You can hire someone to buy a corner store/franchise and "run" it for a year and then just sell it to someone else coming it. I bet it brought very few jobs to the country.
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