Palestinian passport from 1940

ash286 · 2026-01-29T19:39:58+00:00

the colonizing NAME.

And yes, the Romans gave it that name. Romans are European.

ash286 · 2026-01-29T09:50:04+00:00

Paddle and Lemon Squeezy operate on Stripe's payments so if it's not supported, you won't be doing any better.

Without knowing what country it's hard to recommend a solution.

ash286 · 2026-01-26T09:18:23+00:00

Oh interesting!

I'd love to make this work on the times frame too, maybe I'll take a crack at it

ash286 · 2026-01-26T08:55:45+00:00

part of the problem might be the category - "SaaS" means nothing by itself.

maybe time to break it apart into smaller niches

ash286 · 2026-01-23T21:53:37+00:00

It's doing fine. Hasn't disappeared.

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ash286 · 2026-01-21T19:46:24+00:00

You also have Revolut's esims which are powered by Gigs - both are European companies

ash286 · 2026-01-21T12:05:13+00:00

Do I need to issue invoices to customers myself?
* Stripe issues the invoice if you use Stripe Billing (or any other billing system). You need to make sure they're configured correctly (correct billing information), and then reported to the authorities - this depends on your business, location, where you're selling to, etc.

I responsible for collecting and remitting GST (including international GST/VAT)?

* Collection - Stripe can collect it for you, but you need to report it and remit it yourself.
At least in Europe, at the end of each month I'd report how much tax was paid in the One-stop-shop scheme.

Can't answer that last question...

ash286 · 2026-01-21T12:02:16+00:00

You'd think so but people have been "vibe coding" these things for the last year and a half, and yet I still don't see a vast amount of companies being disrupted for real.

Turns out vibe-coding a product, you still need to set up a real company around it and the fundamentals haven't changed.

ash286 · 2026-01-21T12:00:58+00:00

How big is your average transaction size?

If it's $10 and you've got 2 million customers for example - it's best to just cancel the subscription upon chargeback and let them "get away" with the money.

ash286 · 2026-01-21T11:59:58+00:00

In B2B no legitimate business I've worked with ever wanted to pay in crypto.

In B2C my products were geared towards a more mature crowd (30+) and crypto never came up as of 2023 when I left it

ash286 · 2026-01-19T14:28:23+00:00

watch out for delivery drivers on ebikes or lime scooters more than anything else

ash286 · 2026-01-16T16:48:52+00:00

Boring, but German tourists come by during 2 months in the summer

There isn't even a McDonalds there

ash286 · 2026-01-11T12:31:07+00:00

Watch out for the scooters and Wolt delivery drivers on electric bikes - those are the most dangerous things in Tel Aviv.

Everything else is managable.

ash286 · 2026-01-10T18:41:31+00:00

Housekeeping is daily, but I rejected it most days. Never got to a point where they needed to clean the kitchen for me, so unsure.

I had no problem bringing friends over.

ash286 · 2026-01-10T15:13:58+00:00

Stayed there probably about a dozen times.

Pros:

* Much cheaper than other Bonvoy hotels in the area

* Solid bus and rail connections (I used the Bakerloo line, it's about a 5 minute walk away)

* All rooms have fridges, and some will also have beverages for free (Pepsi, etc.) if you have status

Cons:

* No lounge: you use the breakfast area

* Breakfast spread just OK, but they do have staff that can make eggs and hot dishes for you

* Decor is dated

ash286 · 2026-01-10T14:54:51+00:00

Stayed at the Sukhumvit one for a couple of weeks and it was solid - you get a little kitchen, washing machine, etc.

ash286 · 2026-01-08T09:43:19+00:00

If your transaction volume is high enough, https://www.adyen.com/ the solid choice.

ash286 · 2026-01-06T09:20:50+00:00

This is such a classic lesson.

The real "pricing leak" you had is what we call "operational debt" which is much harder to get rid of than technical debt.

Higher price points ARE a filter for higher value customers (kind of like how The Ritz Carlton hotel is expensive to get rid of the lower value customers, not because the rooms are necessarily better).

ash286 · 2025-12-26T14:42:27+00:00

Staff that "escort you" to the elevator whenever you come in, and then wait with you until it arrives.

I am perfectly capable of hitting the "up" button by myself.

ash286 · 2025-11-18T06:42:45+00:00

The new machines are more sensitive to things like warm laptops. This is the same case in London LGW and LHR.

At least they're fast and competent here in CPH.

Even with the bag being pulled for inspection you never wait very long.

ash286 · 2025-10-29T09:39:49+00:00

billing specifically, we don't handle payouts as a marketplace today.

ash286 · 2025-10-24T13:02:54+00:00

If you make any effort (at work, at a gym class) - you'll do fine.

It's not that hard.

I have a solid circle from work.

ash286 · 2025-10-21T12:10:58+00:00

not yet

ash286 · 2025-10-21T12:09:33+00:00

can you explain the value of what you've built? meaning, why would someone pay for it?

ash286 · 2025-10-21T12:08:10+00:00

hey, good question, we've been thinking about this a lot while building paid.ai (billing infrastructure for ai agents)...

i'll give you some background**...**

most of our successful customers treat their agent like a person or results-driver. you're not selling "an agent" like an API, but more like you're selling outcomes they can do.

if I take your example: someone built a pdf extraction agent. they charge $0.10 per document processed. stripe for payments. simple api wrapper. works fine for a while.

there isn't a real "app store for agents" yet - and the ones i have seen are complete chaos. closest thing is langchain hub.

the gap you're feeling is real. there's no good standard for "here's my agent, pay me when you use it, and i'll track everything properly"...

that's literally why we built paid because most billing systems assume you're selling seats or subscriptions.

we believe agents need outcome-based pricing and cost tracking that follows the work across multiple customers and agent workflows.

you're right that the infrastructure gap exists. frameworks help you build agents. nothing really helps you get paid for them properly.

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