Me: I built this insane 3D multilingual AI avatar platform with real-time conversation, full enterprise stack, 47 languages, and Unreal Engine
You: Can bypass US Treasury sanctions and open a Stripe account
You: Can bypass US Treasury sanctions and open a Stripe account
Yeah, the skills mismatch is real. I can build distributed systems with 4-server architecture, but I can't open a Stripe account.
That's literally the post. "I'm good at X, terrible at Y (geography), need someone who has Y."
If you know anyone who's great at sales but wishes they had a technical co-founder, send them my way :)
You should encourage any potential founder to talk with a lawyer, though, too!
Please don't violate US Treasury dep sanctions just to be a founder for a business with 0 customer validation, you might as well be helping a Nigerian prince.
Seek counsel with a lawyer versed on this first, rather than the HN comments section or your own exuberance.