uptownben

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by uptownben 2y ago
This looks like it has great potential. What are the plans for the marketplace?
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by uptownben 12y ago
I'd like to signup but still errors out after submitting the form.
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Help save kids, feature request for all navigation app developers.
1 points by uptownben 13y ago|0 comments
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by uptownben 15y ago
> Money has a different value based on location. I have a hard time understanding the mentality behind statements like that. While currency may have different values based on location, time, effort, knowledge, experience shouldn't be so
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by uptownben 15y ago
It's been my experience that even without the visa issue, US companies tend to shy away from hiring remote talent. I am a US citizen with a solid mobile development background, and have gotten great responses from companies that have review
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by uptownben 16y ago
I believe the OP said he has a European passport which would probably permit him to work in most parts of Europe. The US apparently is not an option because of it's immigration restrictions, so we probably could not consider Israel an optio
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by uptownben 16y ago
Regardless of where you decide to build your start up there will be local dangers. Not sure of the stats but you are probably more likely to get taken out by a drive-by in California, or a mugging/beating in New York than a terrorist in Isr
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by uptownben 16y ago
This has not changed.
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by uptownben 16y ago
I think that while there seems to be a very active startup community in and around Tel Aviv, I think it could only be considered a real option to people of Jewish decent (who can prove it and are willing to go through the "Aliyah" immigrati
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by uptownben 16y ago
Here is a link to the list of supported locations for developers who want to sell apps. Seems kind of short but I'm keeping my Android developer account open in the hopes that this list will get significantly longer in the near future. htt
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by uptownben 16y ago
Exactly, thank you, that's important for people to know if they are planning to start developing for the Android platform and expect to get paid (directly). Too bad I figured it out AFTER paying the registration fee.
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by uptownben 16y ago
That sounds like an interesting option but I just think we shouldn't have to do that.
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by uptownben 16y ago
Hope you're in the United States or some other country that Google decided to support. I don't mean to sound bitter, but I'm in Israel and it's seems that even with a decent size Google presence here, Israeli Android devs can not sell apps
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by uptownben 16y ago
Wow, I guess race is too complicated, even for Hackers. I read your post yesterday and I have since been thinking of how I could post a comment that would express what I think, being a member of a "minority" from Harlem, without sounding li
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by uptownben 16y ago
My wife and I had considered storing cord blood for our second child (now 1 year old). We ordered the kit and in the delivery room the nurse had begun unpacking and asked us to sign a form authorizing it. She briefly explained the process w
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by uptownben 17y ago
Didn't think about that. Any idea where I could find that VC information?
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by uptownben 17y ago
Great advice, thank you!
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by uptownben 17y ago
Thank you for the great comments everyone. I spent a few minutes playing with their app. It's already on the app store and it's free (so much for undercutting). While they've created a great app, I have a few ideas that may give my version
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Other startup got there before me. Stop or continue?
28 points by uptownben 17y ago|72 comments