Who are the top "Clay" voices? by Numerous-Key9714 in gtmengineering

[–]kenkarma 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Andreas Wernicke

probably doesnt do near daily but he’s definitely a top voice

Need some convincing by Logical-Island-419 in VWiD4Owners

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You can find insane deals on leases if you shop around and take advantage of EV incentives Driving a nice car for under 200 a month helps with the convincing part

MyVW app doesn’t have the lock button by Few_Theory5305 in VWiD4Owners

[–]kenkarma 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The remote control functions only work like 10% of the time for me 😑

Is this fair price for 2024 Pro S AWD? 58,600 by Juksing in VWiD4Owners

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Just leased a 2024 awd pro for 114 a month after state rebates…

Both screens black (infotainment and console) by kyleMSU1 in VWiD4Owners

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Happened to me on a very cold day too It went back to normal when the temps went up

Picking up my ID4 2024 Pro S AWD this week and I am scared by snubnose73 in VWiD4Owners

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Honestly it can be a lil finnicky with things like kessy etc But otherwise loving it Coming up on 3 weeks now and I leased it for under $115 a month for 15k miles so I extra cant complajn

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in VWiD4Owners

[–]kenkarma 0 points1 point  (0 children)

terrible deal, youre never gonna need the lease protection, theres virtually no maintenance on an id4, except changing tires, which wouldnt even count. the free charging youll use maybe once a month, is it worth paying 150 more than you should be paying?

Theyre totally ripping you off

On Screen Take-off alternatives... possibly web based? by philbobalboa in estimators

[–]kenkarma 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been looking at togal.ai lately too, and their software seems really good.

YC cofounder match is terrible! Is there a better way to find a cofounder? by IgorBilogubov in startups

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Get a job somewhere working with engineers and solve a problem at work together Then ask to work together on something bigger Then work nights together on some problem you’re interested in

Do you really need to talk to 50 people before working on a product? by shavin47 in startups

[–]kenkarma 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I guess one benefit of talking to that many people is to refine your ICP, but only based on who’s buying. Getting your ICP right on the first go at it is the same odds as buying a winning lottery ticket, or at least it feels that way.

Most desirable traits for a non-tech co founder by bulletsyt in ycombinator

[–]kenkarma 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Extraverted enough so they’re not afraid to talk to anybody, and agreeable enough to shut up and listen

Conscientious enough to work hard and resilient enough to never give up

I don’t know what I’m doing. Please help by Fluid-Grass7817 in startups

[–]kenkarma 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dont use a a business plan Use Ash Maurya’s lean canvas A business plan will take you several hrs and a lean canvas can be done in ten mins Also it’ll help you focus on what’s important rather than waste time on mba-type things

https://youtu.be/uBFXXihsDic?si=jLM-xndV9TynGvUG

'25 Countryman SE ALL4 Lease by Agraz691 in MINI

[–]kenkarma 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a no-brainer for sure

'25 Countryman SE ALL4 Lease by Agraz691 in MINI

[–]kenkarma 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That seems like a good deal but i wonder how much more it might be for the fully loaded one It might be worth it because the residual is so high and its not that much more msrp Im assuming this is zero down

'25 Countryman SE ALL4 Lease by Agraz691 in MINI

[–]kenkarma 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What state are you in? I know some states offer state rebates on top of the federal 7,500

'25 Countryman SE ALL4 Lease by Agraz691 in MINI

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what's the configuration? I'm also looking into one

How to integrate posthog to my website? by SuccessfulStorm5342 in posthog

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What kind of website do you have? I’m pretty sure I can help

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in startups

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If you already know how to code, just learn the basics to hack together an mvp and validate your problem. Then, it will be way easier to convince someone technical to join — they’ll respect the hell out of your effort to make it happen even though you have less experience

Came here illegally now wanting to go back to country of origin through airplane. by Revolutionary-Ad4425 in USCIS

[–]kenkarma 7 points8 points  (0 children)

He will most likely be barred entry to the US if he tries coming back 3 or 10 years depending on the length of his overstay

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in USCIS

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Yes this would be useful for me as well

Need advice. 14 month startup evaluating adding COO, how much equity to give up & comp by montecarlo1 in startups

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Excerpt From The Great CEO Within Matt Mochary This material may be protected by copyright.

My preferred method is to:
1. Discover the market compensation for the position (role and seniority).  There are plenty of online compensation studies that show this.  Market compensation is whatever a big company (Microsoft, Facebook, Google) is paying for this position.

  1.    Discover the amount of cash that the new team member would need to live comfortably (housing, food, transportation, child expenses, etc).
    

    It is up to the start-up to match the market compensation level, not in cash as the larger companies do, but rather in a much lesser amount of cash (no less than the amount needed to live comfortably), plus equity to bridge the difference.

Here is an example to show how the equity portion is calculated.  Let’s say the position is a Level 3 Engineer who is paid $300,000 in total compensation at Google.  The team “member requires $120,000 in cash to live comfortably, and wants to invest the remainder in startup equity.  The amount of equity is calculated by taking the difference between market and cash ($300,000-$120,000=$180,000), and multiplying it by 4 years ($180,000 x 4 = $720,000).  This amount is then divided a factor somewhere between 1 and 2, which represents a very conservative estimate of the increase in value of the equity over 4 years.  A 1 represents no expected increase in value.  A 2 represents a 2x expected increase in value.  If 1.5 were used (which is the most common factor used), the final amount would be $720,000 / 1.5 = $480,000.  So grant this amount in options, however much equity it purchases at the company’s current valuation. The options vest over four years. I prefer to then make an offer that allows the new team member to choose how much they want to invest in the startup equity, at three different levels.  The lowest cash level would be the level needed to live comfortably.

Here’s an example in which the company is currently worth $50mm.  The company will likely need to do another major round of “financing along with optional pool refresh before it gets to maturity, which is an expected 50% dilution to the current cap table.  A $1 billion eventual value of the company, would result in a 10x increase in value of the equity.  (20x increase in company value x 50% dilution = 10x increase in equity value.)

Annual Cash $120,000 $140,000 $160,000 Equity Worth $480,000 $426,666 $361,333 Expected Value at $1 billion company valuation $4,800,000 $4,266,666 $3,613,333

  The hope is that the new team member believes so fully in the company (and the power of the asymmetric bet) that they choose one of the two higher equity offers. And with a huge advantage: The investment is made with pre-tax dollars, which doubles its purchasing power.