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I have been offered a certain number of RSUs as part of a compensation package and need to determine what the realistic value is of these RSUs. The company is not public yet but has been around for about 10 years and is…

These are questions for those with a law school background who have some experience with hiring processes in larger tech companies. 1) Do you have the right in California to demand and receive copies of all interviewer…

Being overwhelmed with a million things to do and always being behind as a bootstrapped founder I would like to hear from other founders who decided to hire assistants: 1) when did you start hiring them 2) where are…

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Share your experiences with collecting payment from consulting clients who refuse to pay for work performed. In particular interested in service providers and clients located in California and tips on what to do. Asking…

I'm wondering what tools work well for selling services via email, that allow you to message prospects and then automatically follow-up until their either schedule a meeting or unsubscribe from messages? Something that…

I built some 32 cpu / 64 thread workstations with threadripper cpus for a project which are idle since project got cancelled. I thought about using them for mining but with the cost of electricity in CA i doubt it is…

Let's say you are a struggling founder which has been at the startup game for years. You are trying to get a product business off the ground. It has been an uphill battle due to lack of funding, necessary to scale the…

Interested in stories from bay area or other tech metro folks who moved to Switzerland and have a career and life there now. How is it, why did you move, what is your story?

Thinking about hiring a virtual assistant to do cold calling to sell my services. Goal is to schedule meetings with me when there is an interest. Thinking about using Capsule CRM but I also need a VoIP solution they can…

What are your favourite tools to monitor your website search engine ranking daily/weekly?

looking for suggestions on file server solutions for sharing and keeping files organized in 1-3 person teams with 1-10 linux/windows/mac workstations. not talking about code but other files like documents, assets, media…

The title says it all. Currently working in a niche as a consultant where I can ask a retainer and bill against it and then ask for a new retainer. This has the disadvantage that there are periods without income…

The common sense advice I've read on HN is if you are not fundraising or dealing with VCs, to get a normal LLC in the state you live in. How do you deal with issuing equity to advisors and people you want to bring on in…

i am looking to build a custom pdf viewer with some specific features i need. i want to deploy on windows. other platforms bonuses. i’m mostly a c++ guy but can use whatever. i want to avoid long dev cycles. any ideas…

I am doing some contracting work which is uninteresting but pays fairly well. At the same time I continue working on my bootstrapped company. I find it hard to create "mental space" to work on what matters to me because…

Looking for founders willing to share a breakdown / stories of how acquihires happen with small startup teams of <= 3 people getting acquired by FAANGs or similar.

for consultants working with a replenishing retainer what do you use for time tracking and invoicing? looking for suggestions. the idea is to invoice against retainer balances. bonus points for tools that can accept…

what are some good resources for an introvert to learn how to sell themselves and their experience and consulting services?