The blog post critiques the German Transparency Registry (Transparenzregister), highlighting its inefficiencies and bureaucratic absurdities. The author outlines several 'insane' aspects, including the duplication of data entry, t...
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The blog post provides a detailed guide on setting up Litestream for backing up SQLite databases to Hetzner S3 while running Rails 8. It outlines the necessary steps, including installing the litestream-ruby gem, configuring the H...
A humorous account of navigating the absurdly complicated Ricoh Printing Experience while trying to print documents in a Bangkok coworking space.
The author draws a parallel between the sales processes in Amsterdam's red light district and B2B SaaS sales. Observing how prostitutes attract clients, the author identifies two types of sales leads: those with high buying intent...
The author shares a personal account of navigating the Kafkaesque bureaucracy in Germany while registering a new company, revealing systemic inefficiencies and frustrations.
Founding a GmbH & Co. KG in Germany can take up to three months, revealing significant bureaucratic inefficiencies that hinder entrepreneurs.
The author discusses their experience migrating a Rails 7 application to Rails 8, specifically focusing on the transition from Postgres to SQLite and the use of a solid stack based on SQLite. Initially skeptical about managing mul...
The blog post discusses the process of choosing a business bank account for a newly founded German GmbH. It contrasts fintech banks, which are fast and cost-effective but often have poor customer service and may freeze accounts, w...
The blog post discusses Germany's exit tax, which affects business owners who hold more than 1% in any company, including foreign ones. It explains how the exit tax is calculated and categorizes business owners into four groups ba...
Navigating international bank accounts for expats involves understanding tax implications and finding reliable banks that accommodate relocations without account cancellations.
The blog post discusses the process of migrating a Rails application from Postgres to SQLite on the Dokku platform. It emphasizes the importance of mounting a persistent storage directory to prevent data loss during deployments. T...
The post discusses a significant change in Estonia's e-Residency program, which will no longer provide EU VAT IDs to companies founded by digital nomads starting August 2025. This change poses a major challenge for digital nomads ...
The blog post discusses the advantages and limitations of having a Thai bank account, particularly for individuals on a DTV visa. Key benefits include the convenience of QR code payments, the ability to receive money, and the nece...
The blog post discusses the trend of wealthy individuals relocating to avoid high exit taxes in developed countries, particularly in light of recent moves by figures like Revolut's co-founder Nik Storonsky. It highlights how count...
The text discusses the challenges of paying equal salaries to remote workers, regardless of location and role. It highlights the complexities of calculating the actual costs of employment in different countries and the implication...
The text provides a guide on how to migrate from vanilla Postgres to pgvector in dokku. It includes steps to create a pgvector db, export and import data, stop and start the container, and link the new db to the app.
The author shares anecdotes from attending audits of medical software manufacturers by the Berlin authorities, highlighting their outdated and inefficient practices, such as printing out emails, using paper-based archives, and lac...
The author discusses the historic practice of bloodletting and his attempt to replicate it using modern medical equipment. He describes the challenges he faced and the optimized setup he created for bloodletting at home.
The text provides a guide on setting up automatic backups of dokku postgres instances to Hetzner S3. It includes commands for backup authentication, one-time backup, and scheduling recurring backups. The author also shares tips an...
The text discusses the choice between starting a consulting business or building a product business. It highlights the benefits of starting with consulting, such as low outcome variance, high probability of making money, and learn...
The text discusses the author's experiences with flat-hunting in Bangkok, comparing it to the housing market in Berlin. The author shares anecdotes about renting a condo in Bangkok and provides reviews of several condos in differe...
The text discusses the advantages of being a solo founder and the author's personal experiences with group work. The author prefers to be a solo founder due to the need for control and ownership. The text also touches on the conce...
The article discusses the differences between a holding-GmbH and a normal GmbH in Germany, as well as the benefits and drawbacks of each setup. It also compares these setups with the option of being a sole proprietor. The author p...
The article discusses the benefits of ETF investing, including saving taxes with accumulating ETFs, the peace of mind and time saved with ETFs, the fact that ETFs crash less, and the possibility of rebalancing with new money. It a...