<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: czcar</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=czcar</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:19:41 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=czcar" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by czcar in "Ask HN: What is the best method for turning a scanned book as a PDF into text?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Recommend the ABBY Finereader PDF app (their OCR engine is used by lots of other providers) - fantastic scanning and export to EPUB or other formats - used for ~300 different book across multitudes of languages for translation using AI.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2025 02:44:19 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43074444</link><dc:creator>czcar</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43074444</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43074444</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by czcar in "An experimental beach barrier could be key to rebuilding eroding coastlines"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>This video of the beach and the restoration project was a lot more visually explanatory<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5w18tEjEePg">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5w18tEjEePg</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2023 02:53:46 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35089875</link><dc:creator>czcar</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35089875</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35089875</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by czcar in "A man who lived in a Singapore forest for 30 years"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Yep, wild monkeys, civet cats and monitor lizards are regulars outside our living room window in a fairly dense wild rainforest.</p>
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<p> A point of note - I do believe there a homeless in Singapore. However, I believe what you're referring to is likely workers napping around lunch time. This is very common with a lot of the people who work outside in the day time, under trees, on sidewalks etc.,</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2020 23:58:04 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24025031</link><dc:creator>czcar</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24025031</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24025031</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by czcar in "Stitch Labs has been acquired by Square"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Thanks!<p>Also, we're focused on SMB omni-channel product based businesses, we're not as focused on super-high volume DTC brands -- Skubana is a good option if that's your business profile.</p>
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<p>Hey, I’m the CEO of TradeGecko.com - and we’ve been focusing on solving this problem for a long time now.<p>We’ve got an open API and a sales channel SDK, happy to see if we can help.<p>Cameron at tradegecko dot com</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2020 23:58:11 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23798044</link><dc:creator>czcar</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23798044</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23798044</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by czcar in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2017)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>TradeGecko | Singapore / Toronto | ONSITE <a href="https://tradegecko.com" rel="nofollow">https://tradegecko.com</a> - we're building tools to power commerce companies, we get to help 10s of 1000s entrepreneurs build amazing businesses with tech. We want people that love understanding and helping businesses scale.<p>Positions: 1. Senior Backend / Full-stack Engineers / Rails / JS. 2. VP of Engineering<p>Stack: Rails, Ember.js (we're not precious about your exp.)<p>Interview process: 1. Phone/Skype screen, 2. Small Engineering Project, 3. Culture-fit interview, 4. Go/no-go<p>Visit: <a href="https://tradegecko.workable.com/j/86A2AD311A" rel="nofollow">https://tradegecko.workable.com/j/86A2AD311A</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 May 2017 04:09:11 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14243895</link><dc:creator>czcar</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14243895</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14243895</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by czcar in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2017)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>TradeGecko | Mid-Senior Software Engineer, Developer | Singapore / Toronto | Full-Time, ONSITE<p>TradeGecko is building the platform that helps power commerce brands. We're HQ'd in tropical Singapore with offices in Manila, PH and Toronto, CA. TradeGecko is an online inventory and order management platform for SMB merchants in over 100 countries.<p>We're a growing team of over 80 people, our stack is currently Ruby/Rails, JavaScript, Ember.js, Postgres, Redis.<p>Full job description with application details: <a href="https://tradegecko.workable.com/jobs/383966" rel="nofollow">https://tradegecko.workable.com/jobs/383966</a></p>
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<p>Singapore / Toronto | Mid & Senior Software Engineers | Full-time, ONSITE, <a href="http://tradegecko.com" rel="nofollow">http://tradegecko.com</a><p>TradeGecko's vision is to enable every commerce entrepreneur to build a great business, we do this with our cloud based commerce platform. We help thousands of commerce brands globally grow.<p>If you're based in Singapore or Toronto or looking to move we'd love to hear from you.<p>Our stack is Ruby/Rails, Ember.js, PostgreSQL, Redis, WebSockets, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, all on Heroku & AWS.<p>Our process is to go through a code review / either through an assigned project or an open-source project you've created.<p>Info here: <a href="https://tradegecko.workable.com/jobs/383966" rel="nofollow">https://tradegecko.workable.com/jobs/383966</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2017 02:25:20 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13306177</link><dc:creator>czcar</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13306177</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13306177</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by czcar in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2016)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>TradeGecko | Singapore | Onsite
<a href="https://tradegecko.com" rel="nofollow">https://tradegecko.com</a> - we're building tools to power commerce companies, we get to help growing commerce entrepreneurs scale their businesses. We want people that love understanding and helping businesses scale.<p>Positions: 
1. Full-stack Engineers / Rails / JS. 
2. VP of Engineering
3. Frontend Engineers Ember.js / JS<p>Stack: Rails, Ember.js (we're not precious about your exp.)<p>Interview process: 
1. Phone/Skype screen, 2. Small Engineering Project, 3. Culture-fit interview, 4. Go/no-go<p>Email me: cameron@tradegecko.com (CEO)</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2016 01:18:49 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11819674</link><dc:creator>czcar</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11819674</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11819674</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by czcar in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2016)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>TradeGecko | Singapore, Toronto | Multiple Openings | ONSITE<p>TradeGecko is a post-series A B2B SaaS company headquartered in Singapore, but serving customers globally. We're building the software platform on which commerce companies are built.<p>We've got a couple of openings...
Multiple Ruby on Rails Backend Devs - looking for some mid and senior level people, also looking for strong Frontend/ Javascript Ember.js Developers.<p>If you're smart we don't care about qualifications, just wanted to hire people who want to get stuff done. Will assist with Visas in Singapore.<p>Can email me directly - cameron@tradegecko.com otherwise roles are here: <a href="http://tradegecko.workable.com" rel="nofollow">http://tradegecko.workable.com</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2016 16:49:36 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11203940</link><dc:creator>czcar</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11203940</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11203940</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by czcar in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2015)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Singapore | TradeGecko | Software Engineers | <a href="https://tradegecko.com" rel="nofollow">https://tradegecko.com</a><p>We're a well funded growing startup of 70+ people based in tropical Singapore. We're looking for web engineers to join our growing team. We work with Rails + Ember.js, Redis.<p>We're changing the way the worlds SMB businesses transact with our SaaS inventory & order management platform.<p>We're currently looking for people in or willing to relocate to Singapore.<p>email me at cameron [at] tradegecko.com</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2015 17:15:30 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9997876</link><dc:creator>czcar</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9997876</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9997876</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by czcar in "Show HN: the app that powers our order fulfillment warehouse"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Hey Joe,<p>We're attempting to solve all the problems you just mentioned - we've definitely still got a lot to learn.<p>I would love the opp to talk further and understand your business / pain point - see if we can help or point you in the right direction.<p>emails in profile</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 03:55:35 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4902948</link><dc:creator>czcar</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4902948</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4902948</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by czcar in "Stripe's 22-Year-Old Irish-Born Founder Is Just Getting Started"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Just to clarify - this is not the case in Singapore. A local director is required if the directors do not have work visas, but the companies can be wholly owned by foreigners.</p>
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<p>Hey Ash, been meaning to write a blog post as someone who moved their startup from NZ to Singapore - it's not quite as dire as you supposed.<p>Firstly, I would never recommend anyone to get the Entrepass - best thing to do is just to register a business and apply for an EP pass as an employee of said company. Admittedly in this scenario you would need a local director - but services for this shouldn't run over $1000/annum.<p>The next statement about spending $100,000+ per year, is again - not true if you are on the standard EP pass.<p>Rents for accomodation are, however as you stated expensive, we're currently paying $5400 SGD / month for a 3 bdroom in a nice condo in central Singapore.<p>However, for 2800-3500 / month you can find 3-4 bedroom places that are lacking condo facilities but are more than suitable for living.<p>If you have any additional questions or queries please don't hesitate.<p>Also, don't take this as a glowing endorsement of SG - there are plenty of downsides to this island nation for tech.<p>cam</p>
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<p>Ah, you're referring to the $3000 deposit + $3000/year requirement that professional nominated "Directors" require to setup the business. Yes, this can be an issue if you do not have relationships with any locals.<p>I believe many countries have restrictions on foreigners incorporating without a local director/shareholder?<p>But yes, it is a little bit annoying. What we ended up doing is getting a mentor/investor to become a nominee director.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 17:25:21 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3607055</link><dc:creator>czcar</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3607055</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3607055</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by czcar in "Singapore Still the Best Place for Entrepreneurs "]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I setup a business in Singapore last week.<p>We used a professional services firm - they cover all the Gov't requirements regarding minutes, company secretary etc.,<p>Was SGD$800</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 17:23:03 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3607047</link><dc:creator>czcar</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3607047</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3607047</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by czcar in "Ask HN: What would you work on, if money was of no concern?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Education and Health.<p>I love electric cars and rocket ships. But my god there are some big ass problems I want to solve for my future children...</p>
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<p>Like a few others - we're working on a similar idea, and in fact applied for the last YC batch with it. But yeah there are a couple of companies already focusing on it... But could be alot better...</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 03:29:59 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3380230</link><dc:creator>czcar</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3380230</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3380230</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by czcar in "Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (December 2011)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>SEEKING WORK - New Zealand/Remote<p>Rails/JS/Coffeescript/Titanium & some Obj-C developer/designer with a bunch of experience in frontend and backend work.
Latest thing I've built:
<a href="http://ontheroadapp.com" rel="nofollow">http://ontheroadapp.com</a> iPad app + backend/frontend (still WIP)<p>Can also do PHP - wordpress/joomla.<p>Contact: cameron [at] neuzee [dot] com</p>
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