JamesPeterson

5 ms·

1.
by JamesPeterson 14y ago
The ICANN administration is notorious for its motives. While a public organization, many of its decisions are clearly to benefit their own and are clearly not in the public benefit.
2.
by JamesPeterson 14y ago
Option to provide lock-screen option to allow guests to login using their iCloud account.
3.
by JamesPeterson 14y ago
In Australia, we almost match this by (a) having a "Low Income Tax Offset" (being fazed out in favour of an $18k tax free bracket) and (b) having a wide-reaching 'Centrelink' social security scheme. One of our greatest worries as a nation i
4.
by JamesPeterson 14y ago
Typically, they'll be offered options to buy stock for essentially nothing. Often there will be tricks though - for example it might take a couple of years in employment to be able to exercise all of the options.
5.
by JamesPeterson 14y ago
The shareholders control the board, and the board controls management. Thus, unhappy shareholders will mean new management. In FB's case however, Zuck still controls (through proxy) the majority of votes; Zuck cannot be ousted. There are ot
6.
by JamesPeterson 14y ago
I'd recommend hooking up with a local angels syndicate, so that diversify the risk. Also, bigger pockets (ie across the whole syndicate rather than just one angel) attracts better investment opportunities. Have a look at Gust.com to see if
7.
by JamesPeterson 14y ago
For a further push into index funds (vs stock picking) look up the "efficient markets hypothesis" and relate it to portfolio theory. Our markets are very reasonably semi-strong; over any considerable time period, the chances of you beating
8.
by JamesPeterson 14y ago
I imagine the opportunity for Google to offer this sort of "private search" (perhaps w/ complementing premium features) via mass licenses to (nervous) big corps would be one worth perusing. I imagine also it might be worth those big corps'
9.
by JamesPeterson 14y ago
The firm holds a longer, (financially) non-optimal view; their handling stakeholders would be different if they were gunning for an exit. Instead, Wordpress seem to be presenting for (private; less volatile) investment (but I don't know wha
10.
by JamesPeterson 14y ago
Commercial banks offer what you're seeking. In our local scene when one of our cash-flow+ portfolio companies is seeking further capital for expansion, often debt is a better (cheaper) option than taking on VC investment (if they're CF+ the
11.
by JamesPeterson 15y ago
When Skype was first sold to eBay, eBay did a whoozy and made bad assumptions resulting in them buying Skype without the core IP. This later cost them a gazillion dollars after a court process, and the whole world realized they needed to wa
12.
by JamesPeterson 15y ago
If you have a model that beats the market it some way, you'll profit by making deals that are only available because the market does not understand them as well as your model. If the market understands your model, you may as well throw it i
13.
ASK HN: Who negotiates on your behalf?
4 points by JamesPeterson 15y ago|0 comments
14.
by JamesPeterson 15y ago
This is not an ideal fundraising instrument for a startup, because it is likely the fair rate of interest will be higher than the loan amount itself (ie >100%). For a pre-alpha startup, think equity. Any investor will want their chance
15.
by JamesPeterson 15y ago
Your analogy between the startup and music industries draws true. Not everything will be successful, but it's important that those involved can have a reasonable chance to be rewarded. Both of the above sectors are centered around firms des
16.
by JamesPeterson 15y ago
Nay; Edmonton, on the south side. I did attend Cairns SHS from 2004-2006, if that's of help.
17.
by JamesPeterson 15y ago
I grew up in Cairns, a small city in far north Queensland. When it came time to go to uni, a huge subset of our year shifted to Brisbane (those looking on - Brisbane is Queensland's capital city and has far better tertiary education availab
18.
by JamesPeterson 15y ago
I am also in Brisbane, though the roles I'm looking at aren't necessarily in IT; this problem does not seem specific to the IT industry here.
19.
by JamesPeterson 15y ago
Fixed. Thanks!
20.
Ask HN: Aussies, to what extent do high labour costs restrict you?
6 points by JamesPeterson 15y ago|10 comments
21.
by JamesPeterson 15y ago
In Australia, the idea of paying to receive calls is rediculous. Sure, it's not quite like that on the carrier end. But we consumers only pay when making calls.
22.
by JamesPeterson 15y ago
The OP probably understands this, but is trying to get information on what typically happens to the property itself. Is it discarded and forgotten? Kept and used internally, perhaps also saved for a rainy day? Is it ever resold separate to
23.
Does anybody know of a 'hack school' in Australia?
2 points by JamesPeterson 15y ago|0 comments
24.
by JamesPeterson 15y ago
This sounds great to me! That said, I'm a 20yo finance undergrad who merely dabbles - like yourself - in tech and web technologies and probably am not a useful hacker per se (at least as far as programming goes!). Your offer appeals to me
25.
by JamesPeterson 15y ago
Hi Anibal. I haven't opened the links; I'm on my mobile browser. Can you please explain what makes your ads 'premium'? Thanks.
26.
by JamesPeterson 15y ago
Oh awesome. Thanks for clarifying :)
27.
by JamesPeterson 15y ago
Wait. What? In Australia, we have "EFT" - electronic funds transfer (between banks). Typically, there's no cost and it's accepted between all banks. If you have to transfer to another bank though, it can take one business day. We also hav
28.
by JamesPeterson 15y ago
I think it also very much depends in what 'tier' you do your spending. For example, I bought a Samsung laptop. It's great. My housemate bought a Sony laptop that's slightly shinier but has similar features and a pricetag 2.5x higher . I bu
29.
by JamesPeterson 15y ago
It depends on a bit on both luck and work done to reduce living costs. For example, in my city home prices average ~$500,000 (AUD is currently roughly on parity with USD). Yet I, renting, live off roughly what you describe. Yep. I spend ~$3
30.
by JamesPeterson 15y ago
Oh wow! I've just looked - and you are correct. This has blown me away. That said, I swear I've read (somewhere) that arts courses are subsidized less. I wonder if that simply means arts courses are substantially cheaper to run? Thanks for

More ›