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Re: Investor School

Olexandr Prokhorenko (white@) — Tue, 06 Mar 2018 11:21:36 -0000

Hi All, I'm Alex. Most recently run Product Management at Splunk and Zuora. Angel investing since 2014. One is down, one is up. Majority is still in fly :) Investment profile: early-stage, post-revenue, strong R&D offshore (preferably Eastern Europe). Actively help with biz dev, product, enterprise, intro, sales and recruiting. Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in... and AngelList https://angel.co/white

Re: Is OnTrac Really On Track?

Olexandr Prokhorenko (white@) — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 13:34:45 -0000

OnTrac is the worst delivery service ever. Since Google Express selected them as delivery partner in my area, they fucked it up every other delivery.

Re: Beware of Ballers on a Budget

Olexandr Prokhorenko (white@) — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 16:34:29 -0000

Well taken care cars are hard to find these days. Also, the mileage can be a bitch, too - I sold my 2 years old Prius (that I bought new) with 90K miles on it (and no, I am not a taxi-driver :). I already gave up on it though - every single minor thing was breaking up.

Re: Beware of Ballers on a Budget

Olexandr Prokhorenko (white@) — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 16:17:57 -0000

Fair enough, although plenty of people will argue that "very nice car" does not apply to 5+ years old ones. :)

I would guess 25K miles is something 2-3 years old and 50-60% seems about right. You've been pretty lucky I should mention. I have had major issues ($1,000+ in repairs) with cars that are 3-7 years old (some of them I bought new and variety of makes - BMW, Toyota, Audi, etc). That's my luck.

But you are right - this is discussion that has no right answer and plenty of wrong ones. :) Personally I found myself never driving the same care for more then 3-5 years, no matter whether I'm buying it new or used.

Re: Beware of Ballers on a Budget

Olexandr Prokhorenko (white@) — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 14:55:53 -0000

Lease v. buy is controversial :)

For example, you can lease a $55K car for 2-3 years for under $600/mo; buying a $45K car will cost you close to $800/mo for 5 years. Then it's a simple math.

In 5 years you never worried about maintaining a leased car (or maybe tires just once). You paid $36K for driving new car with $55K price tag and keep nothing.

In 5 years you probably replaced tires at least twice and had one or two services that costed you $500+ on a purchased car. You paid $45K, but the car is worth probably less than $15K. It's pretty likely that if you sell it, you are pretty much even.

If you keep it over 5 years owning makes more sense, however, it's more individual - some people enjoy driving and owning nice cars, other don't. There is no one-fits-all model here. In the end, how you feel about it is what matters (as long as you can afford the "look" of course).

Re: FIPLAB: Bootstrapping An App Startup With No Programming Experience – with Rishi Modha & Anirudh Sharma

Olexandr Prokhorenko (white@) — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:12:42 -0000

Inventing something doesn't automatically make you successful.

Being able to monetize something (even if it's a copy-cat) gives you better chances to succeed.

I think you are missing the point - this is just beginning of the story for two guys. No matter what you are using as a jumpstart, as long as it gets you closer to your "world domination plan" is good. I doubt that their "world domination plan" is "copy-catting".

Re: This Is Why I Want To Have A Paid, Premium Section Of Mixergy. What Do You Think?

Olexandr Prokhorenko (white@) — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:44:20 -0000

Hi Andrew. First off, I'm cheapo, so I'll probably pass on paying. :) And I typically view your interviews live or right away anyways. But I think it's a good idea to charge for access to archives. However, $24/month sounds a little bit high for only archive access. Add some more value (seminars, books, forums, support, ... - you name it), or put the price on the lower side; and it's good to go. The best of luck!

Re: Angel investors reply back

Olexandr Prokhorenko (white@) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:31:11 -0000

Never been there, ant never heard anything good, except for some specific people associated with Keiretsu. Never pitched them though.

Re: Does this Mail2Blogger really work?

Olexandr Prokhorenko (white@) — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 23:29:08 -0000

Oops, picture FAIL, everything else looks okay.

Re: Naming and more

Olexandr Prokhorenko (white@) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:09:53 -0000

I'm sorry, but you have to be a student of Founder Institute to get access to the detailed notes. If you have any specific questions I'd be happy to give you an answer from my own experience or pass it to my peers. Thank you for the interest.

Re: The best unusual watches

Olexandr Prokhorenko (white@) — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:45:28 -0000

You're comparing Toyota to Maybach. These are two different worlds, and there is always something terrific within its own playground.

Re: Directory of Blogs by Entrepreneurs

Olexandr Prokhorenko (white@) — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:53:27 -0000

I'm IT entrepreneur and software engineer, co-founder of Atomkeep.com, Budgetler.com, Strawlink.com and few other companies. I like to build things. My blog is http://live.prokhorenko.us

Re: Cracking the GMAT

Olexandr Prokhorenko (white@) — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:20:43 -0000

No, I didn't try the GMAT pill. As for everything else (day job and a kid) there is not much I can do with that, so I need to balance it. ;)

Re: My PMP exam

Olexandr Prokhorenko (white@) — Thu, 28 May 2009 06:33:25 -0000

What did you mean saying SOFTCOPY?

--Alexander Prohorenko.

Re: Notes from the first session at Founder Institute

Olexandr Prokhorenko (white@) — Wed, 20 May 2009 18:27:25 -0000

Say hi to me next time. I'll try to catch you as well. Thanks.

Re: Neil Patel Teaches Online Promotion. Live On April 17, 2009 @ 11 AM (Pacific Time)

Olexandr Prokhorenko (white@) — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:44:30 -0000

Hi Andrew,

It'd be great if Neil can give us a few comments on Strawlink http://www.strawlink.com and how to approach our potential auditory.

Thanks!

Re: How to incorporate startup in CA? (and stay on the budget)

Olexandr Prokhorenko (white@) — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:58:09 -0000

As I said, I found a $29 premium paid by me well worth then investing my time, printer ink, paper and some other filing costs that may occur. It's up to you though (just read the disclaimer at the bottom of the post ;).

P.S. $115 is not enough.

Re: How to incorporate startup in CA? (and stay on the budget)

Olexandr Prokhorenko (white@) — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:51:36 -0000

Yes, you can definitely save more, and that's what I'll consider for my next process. However, it's rather time consuming and a mess for those cases when you're unfamiliar with the process. Yes, you don't have to have a CA Registered Agent, but I choose to. I might move out of my apartment, I don't have an office, and I'm not really have "open doors" during normal business hours. Anyway, the necessity of having an RA is not straight, but I found useful for me.

Quote: An agent of service of process or "registered agent" is required for all California corporations, LLCs, limited partnerships, and limited liability partnerships; and for foreign corporations, LLCs, and LPs registered to transact business in California. The registered agent is the person designated by the entity to receive service of process - that is, to receive the summons and complaint (notice to the defendant of a lawsuit) - when served by the plaintiff(s) or their process server in order to notify a corporation or LLC that a lawsuit has been initiated against it. Because corporations and LLCs are legal entities, they can sue and be sued, but natural persons must act on their behalf when prosecuting or defending a lawsuit.

Many owners of small California corporations and California LLCs designate themselves as their company's registered agent. Doing so is perfectly acceptable, but those serving should be aware that the name and street address of the agent for service of process is a public record, open to all (as is the corporation's principal office address). One can also designate a friend or business associate to serve, but that person must agree to serve as the California registered agent, must reside in California, and should not overly concerned about their privacy (i.e., not in the public eye, and without a history with stalkers or similar unwanted personal attention). The registered agent selected should also be diligent and reliable, as the failure to notify the corporation's officers - or the LLC's members or managers - of the fact that process has been served on the corporation or LLC, may result in a default judgment being entered against the entity or other adverse legal consequences.

Re: How to incorporate startup in CA? (and stay on the budget)

Olexandr Prokhorenko (white@) — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:45:14 -0000

Right, but March 15 2010. While being incorporated in late March 2009, it's a plenty of time ahead. (As far as I remember one of the papers in the set was clearly state this.)

Re: GMAT Reading Comprehension (RC)

Olexandr Prokhorenko (white@) — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:33:33 -0000

Well, that's pretty close to what I'm going to do. While arithmetic problems can be easily solved by sleeping & waking up with flash cards and some mild practice, the reading comprehension could be fixed by only serious practice. Thanks for advice!

Re: Startup2Startup

Olexandr Prokhorenko (white@) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:59:18 -0000

Александр - спасибо за твои посты, с удовольствием читаю. А как можно попасть на Startup2Startup лично? Я знаю что эти ужины, в большинстве своем, основаны на личных приглашениях. Очень хотелось бы. :)

Re: Не так много power

Olexandr Prokhorenko (white@) — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 15:05:12 -0000

Не берусь отвечать :) Без сильных игроков (читай, MySpace & facebook) Atomkeep всего лишь нужная, но не необходимая вещь. Несмотря на наше последнее партнерство с Unyk (11M+ пользователей), все равно остро стоит вопрос монетизации. Брать деньги с конечных пользователей (тебя с нами) было бы глупо. Да и реклама (если закрыть на нее глаза, так как я не очень люблю подобные модели для сервисных предложений) чтобы быть успешной должна вливаться в критическую массу. Мы продолжаем работать, пробуем новые модели, изучаем область. Интерес в Atomkeep очевиден в B2B, однако без заинтересованного consumer это будет несостоятельно.