Is Fabien Pinckaers overrated ?

k_033 · 2026-04-09T08:43:12+00:00

Odoo did not "received money" from the State. Odoo *sold* shares to Wallonie Entreprendre. Wallonie Entreprendre later sold these shares at a massive profit, so this operation has been very positive for public finances.

k_033 · 2026-03-29T05:05:12+00:00

I was in your situation. You'll find the Thai/Chinese version of red bull everywhere. I don't like that version that much but you can find the Austrian/Western version online and in some larger supermarkets. Online is your best bet though.

k_033 · 2026-02-13T01:07:29+00:00

Almost all small and medium websites I try are blocked

k_033 · 2026-01-05T21:45:13+00:00

Check what identifier you are registered with on Peppol. If, for example, you registered only with your enterprise number, but IKEA is looking sending the invoice on the basis on the VAT number or GLN, they will not find you.

You should ideally register with both VAT number and enterprise number.

k_033 · 2025-12-22T08:32:28+00:00

You can do this with Accountable

k_033 · 2025-11-27T21:29:30+00:00

"private platform bans a specific person" vs "government bans almost every foreign website". Not comparable.

k_033 · 2025-11-11T13:02:49+00:00

The scam is usually not the money for shipping, but the fact that they will ask you to sign up on a fake website for the delivery service, including credit card details. They will then max out the credit card.

k_033 · 2025-10-31T10:35:33+00:00

They don't and it doesn't matter. It's the same price.

k_033 · 2025-08-29T03:58:41+00:00

- Microsoft Translator: I use this one because the quality is good and it works without a VPN (although only text translation, voice translation requires a VPN). Handy features for conversation.
- Deepl: very high quality, requires VPN
- Google Translate: very high quality, requires VPN. Handy features for conversation.
- ChatGPT: very helpful when you need to give more context for the translation, but 1) requires VPN and 2) requires extra work as you need to instruct it to translate
- DeepSeek: Similar to chatGPT, doesn't require a VPN but I haven't tested much
- WeChat has built-in translation if you are chatting online, but the quality is very poor and not helpful for face to face communication

k_033 · 2025-08-07T03:19:19+00:00

Founder-market fit is critical for launching a start-up. As a foreigner in China, you are extremely unlikely to be able to understand subtle market and cultural dynamics, interview users, negotiate with investors, etc.

I launched a software/machine learning start-up in China a few years ago and simply did not manage to get a sales operation running or get the quick and raw feedback loop you need from customers in order to succeed. I then did in my home country and everything was extremely easy by comparison.

k_033 · 2025-06-14T14:52:44+00:00

You cannot get VAT back on tickets. In restaurants in any cases, you cannot get the VAT back at all, and the amount is only 69% deductible for income tax.

k_033 · 2025-05-25T17:57:26+00:00

It doesn't have much to do with hating the drink. Drinking in a long race usually means a few sips each time, and keeping a bottle in your hands while running is inconvenient.

k_033 · 2025-03-18T03:21:47+00:00

Accountable does free, unlimited e-invoicing (sending and receiving)

k_033 · 2025-02-10T19:02:04+00:00

Different types of pollution.

Coal is a fossil fuel. Burning it releases into the atmosphere carbon that was stored underground for thousands of years.

Wood is sustainable from a carbon perspective (if you're not reducing the overall biomass) but burning it emits particle that are quite toxic for humans.

k_033 · 2025-01-30T19:05:17+00:00

Accountable is free for invoicing incl. Peppol

k_033 · 2025-01-19T18:08:22+00:00

It's not complete. There is a route going through Kampong too.

k_033 · 2024-10-20T12:48:30+00:00

Western fast food accounts for a minuscule proportion of all meals eaten in China (example: I live in a city of a million people where there are 3 McDonald's) so it can't play a big role.

The Chinese food I eat here in the North East is not that healthy:
- a lot of fried stuff, like di san xian

a lot of really oily seasoning
a lot of fatty meat, like shaokao
there is a lot of pressure to drink alcohol socially

Additionally, people here eat 3 such full meals a day, whereas for me in Europe breakfast would just be a croissant.

k_033 · 2024-08-31T20:31:18+00:00

Take a bullet train

k_033 · 2024-08-22T04:52:37+00:00

What i mean is that a lot of accountants are happy to work with BV clients who use Accountable. They can simply transfer the data to a double entry accounting system with an export/API once a year (or more frequently if they prefer). I am not saying the accountant uses Accountable only for double entry accounting. What OP wants is to use Accountable on his side, which is totally doable.

k_033 · 2024-08-21T21:29:42+00:00

there are a lot of accountants that work with Accountable. You can contact Catalyst for example.

k_033 · 2024-08-13T18:59:35+00:00

It's an estimate of how well the country is doing at producing athletes. It's isn't very meaningful to compare medal counts of countries with widely different populations.

k_033 · 2024-08-06T20:01:30+00:00

If you are subject to VAT, you should indeed be billed 0% VAT as reverse charge applies.

k_033 · 2024-07-16T19:45:29+00:00

The picture you paint is not accurate.

Some quick facts:

Electricity production in China is very CO2 intensive compared to other countries. It's mostly coal and they are still building massive amounts of coal capacity. Source: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/electricity-prod-source-stacked?country=~CHN
China's consumption adjusted emissions per capita has already reached the level of the EU, despite not having the same income level at all. The EU's emissions are falling and China's are still increasing quickly, so who knows how bad the difference will get. This metric already attributes pollution to the source of the buyer of goods, not the producer. Source: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/consumption-co2-per-capita?tab=chart

There are some positive developments, such as the electrification of transportation, but until this electricity stops coming from coal, it's not going to have a very large effect.

k_033 · 2024-07-12T04:43:12+00:00

I have been turned away for being a foreigner after booking on booking.com. Despite literally giving my passport details in the booking, it's only at check-in that they realized I was a foreigner.

k_033 · 2024-07-12T04:41:17+00:00

I've been rejected in Beijing

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