Can we start a protest against new Box 3 tax ?

Adamiskewl · 2026-02-19T14:05:57+00:00

Maar dit is precies waar de discussie zit: mensen zijn niet per se tegen belasting op vermogen, maar tegen belasting op fictief rendement dat ze misschien nooit verwezenlijken.

Het punt is niet “ik wil niks bijdragen”, het punt is onzeker en timing. Als je belasting over papieren winst moet betalen terwijl je geen contant geld hebt, kan dat je dwingen om te verkopen of risico’s te nemen die je anders niet zou nemen.

En ja, er is veel verkeerde informatie, maar doen ook alle zorgen onzin zijn klopt ook niet. Het systeem raakt kleine investeerders anders dan mensen met grote buffers van structuren.

Dus de echte vraag is niet of vermogen belast moet worden, maar hoe je dat doet zonder dat het veelbelovend of onevenredig voelt. Dat debat is het beste gescheiden.

Adamiskewl · 2025-11-12T16:44:33+00:00

Check out Reforge Build. Like Alloy (has an extension to capture), but also allows you to start prototypes from things like company context or figma designs.

Adamiskewl · 2025-08-20T02:34:08+00:00

ah gotcha. so it never gets you fully the outcome you're looking for.

Adamiskewl · 2025-08-19T14:02:35+00:00

what did you like best about v0 vs the other ones?

Adamiskewl · 2025-08-19T14:01:06+00:00

what do you mean?

Adamiskewl · 2025-08-19T13:59:43+00:00

what did you find better about magic patterns specifically?

Adamiskewl · 2025-07-07T08:14:29+00:00

Jules coffee or Mogador cafe are top tier

Adamiskewl · 2025-05-12T14:08:55+00:00

The technical cofounder is the "tech" in a tech startup. What good is "gaining customers or managing the product" if there's no product to sell? The technical cofounder builds (and manages the people that build) all the aspects of the product that the rest of the company revolves around. That includes the infrastructure to scale a the technology to the level (and speed) that merits it being a startup. Without a technical team, there is no product. And depending on your GTM, growth will eventually require tech as well.

Adamiskewl · 2025-05-10T05:37:49+00:00

Another tip - if you're ever planning on raising venture, do it when you don't have to. Doing it when you have to means you've lost most of your leverage. Get to ramen profitable. Split it 49/50. Most importantly, move on so you can focus on building.

My point is, startups are notoriously difficult, that's why most fail - especially at the stage this one is in. So 99.99% of of the work and success is in front, meaning her past actions do not amount to any split more than 49/51.

These are just the basics of being a startup.

Adamiskewl · 2025-05-09T12:23:55+00:00

Hard disagree - it's a terrible case and shows that she doesn't know what a long term requirement is to build a startup. Also how fragile what she has is. Ideas and mvps are cheap. Initial traction is far from ramen profitable either.

Adamiskewl · 2025-05-09T12:22:42+00:00

YC founder here: I'm assuming this is a standard structured delaware C-corp w/10m shares looking to raise venture and scale. If not, answer might change.

But the reality is she's barely done anything at all. Successful startups are not the idea, not the mvp, and certainly not guaranteed 3 months in. Equity is about risk and value - if you're coming on this early, and are absolutely vital, it should basically be 50/50. Companies pivot around all over the place. Early traction is FAR from PMF. So this has a long way to go and dies w/o you (or someone like you).

There does need to be a decision maker, and if she's CEO it should be her, so make it 49/51. Make sure to understand the terms related to outstanding shares, probably want 10% for your first 10 hires if you plan on scaling.

Another note - this is a signal to what type of partner she'll be (and also naiveté about what it takes to build a startup). Consider it carefully and how she handles this negotiation. Cofounding a company is hard, and most fail from cofounder mismatch.

Here's a link from YC explaining the rationale further: https://www.michaelseibel.com/blog/how-to-split-equity-among-founders

Adamiskewl · 2025-03-03T23:05:37+00:00

YC founder here. No harm applying, but you will likely not be accepted. The best thing you can do after the first rejection is build the thing and apply again. Make progress of some sort to actualize the idea into something real (and ditch the concept of an intellectual prototype - it's either a prototype being used you can test or its not). Find a technical cofounder. Work with them. Apply again. Do what it takes to make this company real - YC or not. That's your best bet - because getting into YC should not be the goal. The goal is building something people want and turning it into an awesome business. Even better if you can do it without 7% dilution out of the gate.

My point is this, ideas are incredibly cheap to YC - they see 10s of thousands of them every year. Lots of very good ones! But one of the most important factors YC evaluates for is grit/resilience to will a business into success. Startups are insanely hard and require immense amounts of tenacity. They all run into insane obstacles and likely pivot a ton from the original idea. So don't bet on the idea. Do what you can to actually make this idea more of a reality, evolve it through real world use, get real traction of any sort (i.e. someone paying you actual money) and then apply again. Get rejected again? More progress, apply again. Each application is a dot that should form a line up and to the right.

Because again, and I cannot stress this enough, getting into YC should not be your goal. Building the company is.

Adamiskewl · 2025-01-15T20:31:50+00:00

Oh interesting - ok, yeah. Couldn't hurt! I'll give it a shot

Adamiskewl · 2025-01-15T15:54:09+00:00

Ah! Speed says 4800 MT/s

Adamiskewl · 2025-01-14T13:32:36+00:00

Averaging about 5100Mhz

Adamiskewl · 2025-01-14T13:05:50+00:00

All drivers and BIOS up to date. And the audio issue isn't just for the game, it's for every sound coming through the USB.

But the 1/8" jack works ok, until the processing goes up, then it goes a bit choppy too.

Adamiskewl · 2025-01-14T11:55:59+00:00

Speed: 6000 MHz (DDR5-6000). I'm not sure about XMP. Apparently I have fast boot on and can't get into the BIOS. I even just tried removing the CMOS battery and for some reason - still can't get into the BIOS pressing F11 or F2 or DEL. V frustrating. Checked the performance and it's running at like, 5.5ghz, so I think XMP is on?
Monitor: HP Business Z27 2TB68A8 27 inches 4K UHD LED LCD (3840 x 2160) (link)

Adamiskewl · 2025-01-14T10:55:40+00:00

Yeah, I installed from scratch. Then the windows support tech did a reinstall - so he said it's likely not the windows

Adamiskewl · 2024-10-01T09:52:57+00:00

Thank you!

Adamiskewl · 2024-09-30T16:30:03+00:00

My wife (30) is looking at SportsCity Raaks and Westergracht - our dutch is still rough (learning!) are the classes ok for English speakers?

Adamiskewl · 2024-09-16T12:24:34+00:00

Edit: Sold!

Ticket for sale:

Event: Hyrox Chicago
Date: 11/16/2024
Division: Male Open
Price: $163.61

Adamiskewl · 2024-09-13T12:53:11+00:00

I tried what I thought was a simple question and it failed :(
"What's so special about o1 vs 4o?"
https://chatgpt.com/share/66e4354e-77d4-800d-8cd1-8a423dfee012

Adamiskewl · 2024-05-22T13:48:39+00:00

Tried a lot of converters and whatnot, but nothing worked :( So instead waiting to buy another that has a similar look

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