tpae

Could use more competition

I've fought with PayPal for a very long time for these same reasons, and I finally won last year, and received a settlement payout (basically the money that was in my account, worth $6k). The condition was to never use their products / services again (including venmo, every time someone asks if I have it, I have to tell this story ;)), but totally worth it.

I used a service called FairShake - https://fairshake.com/ which is an arbitration service, and you can use this to get their attention.

I think they have poor marketing. Always start with the why.

The most challenging part about any startup is NOT the technology it's building but finding product market fit.

The company did all the work to discover that, and what's stopping them from finding someone else to build it? Why does it have to be you?

Can you actually do decent work in the evenings? If you can't commit enough hours to complete projects, don't bother.

It's not too late to start now, you are wasting time right now thinking about this

Same can be said about your local classroom, universities, and even companies. There's different types of currencies (whether it's your grades or performance reviews), cryptocurrency is no different than the value that is exchanged between two members of the community.

Let's not assume that it's going to be the end-all and be-all, because it's not. It's a medium of exchange between members of a community (BTC, ETH, Doge, or whatever).

The common misconception that "oh crypto is such a scam" type of group is that they assume this is designed to replace something else. It's not a replacement of any kind, it's a tool for a medium of exchange between communities.

Scams are everywhere, though. Millions are scammed through shitty toolbars, and personal data is brokered to the highest bidders. Cryptocurrency has issues, but generalizing it as the problem isn't necessarily constructive to society.

Reduce size and repeat members from previous years. I feel bad for the new applicants.

Hey there, I'm currently banned from PayPal, and I actually went through what you did.

I filed an arbitration using a service called FairShake (https://fairshake.com/), and finally they decided to settle with me. They said they will give me my money, but I can no longer use any of their services including Venmo. I agreed and took the money.

Happy to answer any questions regarding my experience, feel free to telegram me @tdpae

What is that brightest light?

no pricing, no thanks

Solidity (language for Ethereum Smart Contracts) is relatively easy to learn. There's also tons of free resources in learning them (https://cryptozombies.io/). I would say this would be one of the hottest languages of 2022.

This is a bit hypocritical from the South Korean government. If you worked in IT in South Korea, you would know their payment systems are complete garbage. They won't let you integrate with anything else, and consumers have to use Internet Explorer with ActiveX to be able to make any purchases

... says zdnet

It takes a lot to build a community.

The way that article portrays it ties more into an allegory. Let's not forget that every participant is there voluntarily, and if they are genuinely suffering, they will choose to move on. Ethereum is a powerful connecting force that brings trust within the internet.

Does it work with plugins and extensions?

He will probably still travel to CA for work reasons (he used to travel 3 days a week to SJ from LA every week)

SEEKING FREELANCERS | Remote (Flexible Timezone)

We're a team working on several projects looking for more members. Our primary stack is React/TypeScript/Firebase.

We're a team of industry veterans (several of us are ex-FAANG and Tesla), have built and launched successful products all around the world. We're looking for full-stack engineers who are highly independent and effective in executing and implementing big ideas.

Please reach out to tpae@hey.com with your resume and code samples.

In my opinion, Startup School is kind of a waste of time.

If you have the capacity and the will to build for yourself, you should already have the drive to push your idea forward. You don't need validation from them to make it work.

I hate getting judged by a "panel of experts" and their "opinions" destroying the wills to continue. Self-confidence and constant iterative validation are a big part of the founder's success. YC's model of "only the top 1% gets funding and support" has stopped producing unicorns. It exerts bias and provides false validation to the founders leading them into a false sense of security.

Resources are great, but I wouldn't waste time on a program like this. Especially they pick only 20.

SEEKING FREELANCERS - Remote (Flexible Timezone)

We're a team working on several projects looking for more members. Our primary stack is React/TypeScript/Firebase, building products in the industries of Ed Tech, Blockchain, and Entertainment.

We're a team of industry veterans, have built and launched successful products all around the world. We're looking for full-stack engineers who are highly independent and effective in executing and implementing big ideas.

Please reach out to me via Discord tpae#2738 or email tpae@hey.com with your resume and code samples.

I'm afraid of speaking out, but let's just say I've worked with many fast growing startups (several to IPO), and none of them were as bad as Tesla.

As a former engineer at Tesla, the valuation does not make sense at all. Their internal infrastructure is a complete mess, and honestly, it's full of security issues, I wouldn't be surprised if things start falling apart.

> In essence, I would rather be remembered as a bad artist than a good programmer.

Can you actually make a decent income?

Because Elon doesn't believe in the cloud. We were one of the few teams that got AWS access, and we were told not to rely on it too much because it's temporary...

After deleting Facebook, I didn't feel any impact on my relationships... I think it's more related to addiction than not having a platform to hang out with.

I love this! Will book it for our next team event

This is why I stopped applying to YC. I feel I've learned most of my startup skills through trial and error by now, and don't have the need for them. I'm able to raise funding, build a product, and grow the business. You guys have already proven to be better than most of the applicants in my opinion.