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iOS developer/consultant. worked at flipboard, meebo - now doing something of my own.
Well Balanced also offers a service that some claim is illegal: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5299327
And has yet to offer a response other than "thanks!"
I'm also not sure how many customers Balanced has or what kind of volume they're doing, but I suspect that they're taking o a whole lot of risk with next day payouts that Stripe and Braintree refuse to take on. While some businesses may like this, I find it worrisome.
Are you saying this service is illegal without the money transmission license?
Any shot at hiring female engineers is out the window...
oh... so because you have a patent... it must be REAL technology???
She's not saying that the idea is wrong in and of itself, but that we should all be focusing on ideas that go beyond sharing photos - solving hard problems.
How many people are willing to pay twice the price of regular cabs - it's not really something I'm interested in splurging for unless it's extremely inconvenient to get a cab where I am.