michaelschade

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by michaelschade 3y ago
Can you drop me a line at michael.schade@openai.com with more info and your account email? I'll take a look. And yes, that bot has to go—many improvements coming on that front!
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by michaelschade 7y ago
Looks like they really upped their production quality with this release! Excite to see their team is still at it. Also pumped to see them officially releasing a Chrome extension to send to reMarkable. Long overdue. It doesn't look like
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by michaelschade 7y ago
This is fantastic. I started Stripe's support team, built out our version of an internal tools team, and have since advised a bunch of mid-range startups on how to scale operations. Every company I've talked to is trying to figure
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by michaelschade 8y ago
(I'm the author.) If it's helpful context, Home has been around for two years and People (its precursor) was made in 2014. We now have a team helping shepherd it along -- you're right that an staple is curating so it doesn&#x
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by michaelschade 8y ago
Yep, that's right! Home also uses ElasticSearch for the search API it exposes.
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by michaelschade 8y ago
Good question! HR system on the backend is the source of truth for people, their teams, and the org structure; we normalize that into an API, which Home functionality and other internal tools integrate against.
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by michaelschade 8y ago
Primarily Ruby, React, Redux, and ElasticSearch (backing our search API)
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by michaelschade 8y ago
(I'm the author.) We don't think of Home that way, but there is an element of helping people know each other. We intentionally haven't built any liking, following, or even posts on Home. Home excels at taking information Stri
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by michaelschade 8y ago
(I'm the author.) Check out https://www.donut.ai/ -- the company behind it is up to some neat stuff.
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by michaelschade 8y ago
(I'm the author.) We regularly discuss this :) I'm not sure yet how valuable open sourcing it will be in the long run. Part of what makes Home work well for us is how tied it is to how we actually work day-to-day -- that regularly
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by michaelschade 11y ago
While we include a new bank account when you incorporate through Atlas, you can update your Stripe account to use a different bank account—like your personal account—if you prefer. That said, using a checking account over a personal bank ac
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by michaelschade 11y ago
Yep!
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by michaelschade 11y ago
We are looking into it :-)
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by michaelschade 11y ago
Yep. (Though the incorporator -- you or whomever is signing up -- would also be listed on the Certificate of Incorporation.)
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by michaelschade 11y ago
Not a bad question! We see the biggest need in non-US markets, especially for banking, but think it's great if Atlas ends up helping US entrepreneurs too!
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by michaelschade 11y ago
I'm michael@stripe.com, and we've a team of folks able to help at atlas@stripe.com.
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by michaelschade 11y ago
Nope, we don't have any requirements like that in place. That said, the Atlas beta is focused on companies based in emerging markets; so it's more conducive to someone who doesn't currently live in the US, regardless of if th
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by michaelschade 11y ago
Atlas is suited for entrepreneurs anywhere in the world, including in African countries. You can apply here: https://stripe.com/atlas The tax requirements will vary for each company. At a minimum, you'll need to pay US
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by michaelschade 11y ago
Great question! I've learned a lot about this as I've gotten to hear from entrepreneurs that tried to setup in their own country, but ultimately came to the US. The video on our site gives some glimpse into the problems these entr
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by michaelschade 11y ago
Glad you're excited about this! We are too. Being able to move Stripe accounts between countries more effortlessly would make a lot of sense. There are a couple technical aspects we have to think through, but I'd like to see more
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by michaelschade 11y ago
Atlas is focused on making it easy for entrepreneurs in emerging markets to make their startups available to a global audience for day one. It won't be useful for things like trading stocks here in the US. As for Norway, we're act
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by michaelschade 11y ago
Yeah, you're right: C Corps won't be a perfect fit for every company, though we found they were the right starting place for the beta based on what what people are already doing. We're looking to add support for LLCs: https:
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by michaelschade 11y ago
There are tax obligations you'll need to take into account. We've partnered with PwC to help give you guidance from a US perspective. We've put together a bit more info on the costs here: https://stripe.com/at
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by michaelschade 11y ago
Thanks for the feedback! We agree that C Corps may not be for every company: we're looking at support for other company structures, including LLCs ( https://stripe.com/atlas/faq#Can-Stripe-help-me-set-up-a-dif... ).
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by michaelschade 11y ago
Yeah, the registered agent address would be in Delaware. The third party facilitating the incorporation won't show up in the Delaware filings, though there will be a registered agent and address on file. (You don't need to do anyt
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by michaelschade 11y ago
Hey! I work at Stripe. Worldpackers looks pretty cool -- nice job! We kicked off a private beta in Brazil not too long ago that might interest you. You can sign up here: https://stripe.com/global#br . (Once you have a Stripe
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by michaelschade 11y ago
> - Can I decide about the administration location (eg also Delaware or does it have to be my actual location)? > - Can I get some virtual office with address, mail forwarding, etc, sometimes offered by registry? After incorporation,
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by michaelschade 11y ago
If it's more convenient for you to setup everything locally, good news: we also have a beta going in Brazil! You can sign up for an invite at https://stripe.com/global#br and we'll send one as soon as we can.
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by michaelschade 11y ago
Great to hear! Can't wait to see what you end up building :-)
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by michaelschade 11y ago
Talented entrepreneurs from all over the world want to start a business, but not all the countries these entrepreneurs are in have access to the business and banking infrastructure entrepreneurs need to establish a company that's globa

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