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Fintech start-up junkie. Ex-@AvidXchange. Bootstrapping @barespend. Natural born hacker. My last name has single-handedly taken down a few million web sites.

Charlotte, NC
Joined April 2008
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Startup founders rarely feel confident pricing their product 😬
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One of the biggest tax incentives encouraging investment in startups is at risk under a recent Democrat tax proposal. This incentive, the Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) exemption, is critical to the angel investing ecosystem has enabled startups in America to flourish
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With well-written code, adding a new feature is easier. The path is obvious and clear and the code just flows. With a well-crafted culture, adapting to change is easier. The path is obvious and clear and decisions just flow.
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As a startup, always bias toward simple. Customers will tell you when your product doesn't do enough, but will never ask for fewer features when they stop using your product because it's too complex.
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Don't miss TOMORROW 3/13- 5:30PM @Packard_Place Real Talk about the Block(chain). There will be a SKYDIVE giveaway from @skydivecarolina. RSVP today!! teapawt.net/finsidersCLT/status/97…
Hey Finsiders! How Risk-Tolerant are you REALLY? Thanks to @skydivecarolina for a skydive GIVEAWAY! Gotta show up 3/13 @PackardPlace_ to win! @QCFinTech @CarolinaFintech meetup.com/finsidersCLT/even…
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I believe we wrongly shield engineers from budget and financial management. I became a much more effective technologist once I learned how the business *actually* works.
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Today in 2012: It was a catch. #HokieHistory
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How has he pretended to play a ufc fight on stream to avoid getting copyrighted LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
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Crazy idea: How about a merit-based program to buy a gun? Maybe owning a gun should require more extreme vetting? #SutherlandSprings
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you know what's actually pretty disrespectful to the american flag? the confederate flag
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I dream of a world where the truth is what shapes people's politics, rather than politics shaping what people think is true.
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"Seth Rogen has the biggest penis and most naturally hairless testicles I've ever seen in my life." - @seanspicer
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Castro: I will not die until America is destroyed Trump: I'm gonna be the president Castro: well then
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OH: "I still think it was very generous of the US to help avoid issues of whether it is 9/11 or 11/9 by making both of them disasters"
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Joe: I hid all the pens from Trump Obama: Why? Joe: Because he bringing his own. Obama: ??? Joe: HE'S BRINGING HIS OWN PENCE
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Be wary of a guy or girl who wants to be “Friends with Dental Benefits.”
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Tesla + SolarCity future: solar roofs + batteries + electric cars
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Joel D'Souza retweeted
Building @AureliaEffect applications with new #TFS build system using #AureliaCLI has been the best experience with a JS UI framework.
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