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What Are the Biggest Challenges for Small Business Owners When Issuing Shares?"

Hacker News - Thu, 09/12/2024 - 9:31am

For small business owners, issuing shares can be a crucial step for raising capital, incentivizing employees, or bringing in new partners. However, the process seems fraught with challenges, from navigating legal complexities and valuation difficulties to handling dilution and maintaining control.

What are some of the most common obstacles small business owners face when issuing shares? How have others successfully overcome these challenges? Are there specific strategies or resources that can help simplify the process? Looking forward to insights from those who have been through it or have expertise in this area!

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Does High Funding Always Lead to a Higher Valuation?"

Hacker News - Thu, 09/12/2024 - 9:30am

I'm considering raising a significant amount of funding for my startup, but I'm unsure if it will necessarily lead to a higher valuation. While more funding could provide more runway and resources, I'm concerned about potential dilution, increased expectations, and the pressure from investors for rapid growth. Have you experienced situations where raising a lot of capital was more of a hindrance than a help? What factors should I consider when deciding whether to pursue high funding to achieve a high valuation?

Would love to hear thoughts and experiences from founders, investors, or anyone involved in similar decisions!

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Wallace Line

Hacker News - Thu, 09/12/2024 - 8:24am
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Show HN: Dvlg – a new note taking language

Hacker News - Thu, 09/12/2024 - 8:21am

Hi,

I've formulated a rough spec for a new note taking markup language I've been using for a little while.

It's specifically built with a continuous logging workflow in mind where you take notes in a mostly append only format. It supports the main constructs which I find important in my notes: todos, TILs (today I learned), QTSs (questions to self) and event reminders. Its still in alpha so at the moment so any feedback would be amazing.

Yes you can achieve much the same result with orgmode or markdown. But having a simple spec like this opens the doors to more workflow specific tooling in the future.

We have a vscode plugin for those who use it and plugins for other editors shouldn't be too difficult to build given the simplicity of the language, I just haven't got that far yet.

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Usr-Merge (Solus)

Hacker News - Thu, 09/12/2024 - 8:18am
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