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Over the past 10 days, I noticed several dispute transactions from the last year that hadn’t yet been credited to me. These disputes were spread out over time, which is typical for any business.
After reaching out to disputes@̷paddle․com, I reviewed and won many of these cases, and the payments were returned. What's puzzling is that I haven’t had any disputes in the last 6 months, yet Paddle now considers my account "high risk."
(I suspected the disputes recredit requests were the reason but not really, many other founders on Reddit experienced this as well)
I’m not alone. Many other SaaS founders experienced the same sudden closure in the past 24 hours as seen on X and Reddit.
I’ve always praised Paddle, but this is frustrating. To make things even more confusing, we’re not even an AI-related SaaS product like those mentioned elsewhere. We provide DDoS protection and are structured as a US C Corp.
Has anyone else faced the same issue on September 6?
A more detailed story will be in a later thread.
This happens to many people, not just me. Many people in the domain name industry have been calling out their bullshit practice.
Basically Escrow․com and even their CEO, Matt Barrie (who doesn't have good reputation amongs tech entrepreneurs, he's really grumpy towards customers) (he's also the founder of Freelancer․com) tried to bully me on a review of a transaction for the past 3 months.
What I reported on TrustPilot was the truth and the full story. They tried to remove that review once and failed. They tried again today after I was having a fit with Matt Barrie, the CEO of Escrow․com and Freelancer․com on X/Twitter.
I was willing to let it go since I can deal with my case via UDRP later, but they just kept bullying me and tried to get the reviews removed to protect their already bad reputation (2.7 stars on TrustPilot).
They are not fit to run a escrow service.
I'm planning to move my portfolio to Atom․com (with recently announced AtomPay) or EscrowDomains․com to see if they are better.
I already have one ultra premium domain listed on Atom, which was signed an exclusive contract with the top branding advisory firm, Hilco Global (investor of Atom), last year.
I don't like bully, and Escrow․com is behaving exactly like one. Having worked in the cybersecurity space for over 10 years, I've been dealing with a bunch of bullies, hackers, cyber criminals, script kiddies.
This case is quite interesting to me, because Escrow․com CEO reflects his leadership style and work ethics as a bully all the way down to the whole Escrow․com team, as you will see in their frontline support if you experience them recently.
I will spend my spare time making sure that this escrow market is balanced with more competitions at least from Atom and EscrowDomains․com instead of just being dominated by the currently untrustworthy Escrow․com
Who knows if they improve in the future, but right now it's giving people, not just me, a very bad taste.
Matt Barrie should back off from being the leader of Escrow․com at least, and back off from scolding customers like they are children.
Meanwhile I paid less than $1M for Molly.com
I'm venturing into the world of AI-driven mental wellness chats for Molly․com and could use some legal brains! Here's where I'm scratching my head:
- How does HIPAA impact AI chat services, especially when we're not providing medical advice but mental wellness support? - Any insights on data privacy laws that I should be particularly mindful of in this context? - Are there specific legal pitfalls or precedents in the realm of AI and mental health that you think every developer should know? - If you've navigated these waters, what were some unexpected legal challenges you faced?
Your experiences, insights, or even pointers to resources would be massively helpful!
Thanks a ton in advance!
Facebook just outright refuse to give the username.
In the face of newer, more efficient products, Cloudflare has decided to help teams transition from Railgun to alternatives better suited to their needs. This move marks a significant shift in Cloudflare's approach, sparking discussions about the future of content delivery and DDoS protection.
For those out of the loop, Railgun was a solution for accelerating dynamically-generated or personalized pages by sending only the changes in content between requests to Cloudflare's network. This approach significantly reduced the amount of data that needed to be transferred, thereby speeding up page loads for end users.
While Railgun's departure might be a bittersweet moment for some, it's important to note that Cloudflare's network and services have evolved substantially since Railgun's last major release in 2015. Newer products, like Cloudflare Workers, are now available that solve the same problems Railgun set out to address, but in more advanced ways.
Cloudflare is committed to helping users transition smoothly from Railgun, and has even provided recommendations for replacements based on different use cases. One such recommendation is Cloudflare Tunnel, which provides a secure, persistent connection to Cloudflare's network without the need for a static publicly available IP address.
This is undoubtedly a significant development in the realm of content delivery and DDoS protection. It will be interesting to see how this transition plays out, and what new advancements Cloudflare brings to the table in the post-Railgun era.
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I'm not in any YC batch just yet. I like the new $500k standard deal from Y Combinator because (if I were accepted to the future batch), I can then hire 10 Vietnamese employees and extend my runway to 24-27 months for better growth.
Here are the numbers: * $2.5k MRR at 15% MoM * target growth is 30% * seed raising target of $3M * target MRR at seed fundraising is $180k * might take 18 to 24 months to reach that target MRR
Based on the data above, I have a few questions: * at what dilution can I negotiate with seed investor given those number? * would that be in pre-money or post money SAFE * what else can be done to optimize leverage at seed fundraising?