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Very, very few people have been awarded visas under this program. This article from two months ago says that in the 21 months the program had been running only five people were accepted: http://www.techvibes.com/blog/canadas-startup-visa-program-2....

Here's another article from the summer in which the government trumpeted their acceptance of a total of two people in the first sixteen months of the program: http://metronews.ca/news/canada/1098581/immigration-minister....

The key is that this is lawyer-driven not employee driven. Lawyers drive class actions and they typically get a (large) percentage of the settlement. Those 64000 employees won't have much of a say in this.

There are a lot of ideas that are great and people will say they love them. There are very few ideas that are great and people will pay for.

The real test of these people you talked to is whether they will pay and not whether they like it. Is a Tesla a great car? Yes, but I won't pay that much for a car. Would it be great if someone made a documentary about me? Yes, but I won't pay for it. It's not a matter of bullshit, it's just the difference between whether someone likes something vs. willing to pay for it.

I'm a lawyer and the developer behind a Canadian unbundled legal service site: flatlaw.ca. It can be a great way to get what you want if you know what you need.

If you're fairly knowledgeable about your legal needs then it can be a good way to reduce costs + get better counsel. For example, if you're an employment lawyer who doesn't know any trademark attorneys you can use the site to quickly find local lawyers who might be able to assist your client. Also useful for startups who know their needs (e.g. they need to incorporate and get an independent contractor agreement).

If you want to do patents then a technical background is almost a prerequisite and it's very useful.

I think the demand for tech lawyers is proportional to how large the tech industry is in your area.

You might be surprised to find that demand for people with programming + law isn't as great as the demand for people with just programming. I think the reason for this is that non-technical lawyers can handle almost all of the work that a technical person could do (e.g. you don't need to know how to code to incorporate a company). Feel free to send me an email if you want to follow up: addison@cameronhuff.com.

Hey,

I went to a firm right after studying because in Canada you're required to (it's called "articling").

I run a few online services and it's certainly possible to do that while working other jobs. Maybe you could build your service on the side and see if it's got legs?

I wouldn't recommend starting a law practice right out of school (if that's possible in your jurisdiction). It's good to get at least some experience/credibility.

I think it'll be tough to try to answer this post thoroughly so please feel free to email me at addison@cameronhuff.com if you'd like to chat further (email or Skype).

I've had two parallel paths:

1. Starting doing programming for pay in high school ---> continued working throughout school

2. Biomedical Sciences degree -> Law degree -> Lawyer

I'm a technology lawyer in Toronto, Canada.

I got my job by starting my own law practice after working at a large tech company + a large law firm. Most lawyers work at firms for several years (or forever) instead of doing their own thing. I did contract programming work for many years before starting my practice so I knew what I was getting into by starting my own business. Without my background in programming I wouldn't have most of my clients. I also get a lot of inbound leads because my website does well on Google (re: former web developer).

My job is awesome because I get to help entrepreneurs start their businesses/keep them running smoothly. I'm independent so I can offer reasonably-priced, fast and flexible service. Another benefit of being independent is that I get to work for businesses that other people might not touch such as Bitcoin-related companies. It's more interesting than being a programmer because I get a higher-level view and work with a wide variety of people. I still keep one foot in the world of programming by building my own services on the side.

The credit card companies don't actually don't give up part of their 3%. Chargebacks are up to the merchant: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chargeback_fraud.

I don't have a guitar but I can tap on my desk, and that seems to result in random notes. Maybe there's a way to improve the detection so it knows it's a guitar note?

It offers to match you with people in the same "class". Class is verboten in Canada/US unless it's "the middle class". There's probably a nicer way to say that.

Here's a link to the guide that Ontario doctors use to figure out how much to charge for health care provided to the uninsured (i.e. non-Canadians): http://oscarresourceplone.oscartools.org/OntarioBilling/omat.... It's not a price list, but it gives you a breakdown and shows you what the variables are that are taken into account. This is provided by the Ontario Medical Association.

Oh no, I agree entirely. I'd say this is proof that you can't buy a world class university although time will tell. They haven't been around long enough to establish a reputation.

You can find these types of department stores in Japan: http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2072.html

This 2011 article about JCP's new strategy also discusses Japanese department stores: http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=281... (ctrl-F "Japan")

Go see the sea lions: http://www.pier39.com/SeaLion/sea_lion_webcam.htm

"If you want a top-tier university go and buy one"

You mean like this? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Abdullah_University_of_Sci...

$10 billion endowment: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1204482....

For anyone who'd like to read more about transfer pricing, here are the OECD guidelines that tax lawyers/accoutants use: http://people.f3.htw-berlin.de/Professoren/vonWuntsch/downlo.... You'll see these cited in every international transfer pricing case.

I emailed tclamattack about this posting inquiring about him doing some work and he seems pretty on the level.

To do some promotion for him, here's his company page: http://pitbot.net.

1. Speeding up computers. Removing spyware/uninstalling programs people don't need is always in demand. 2. Making websites for local businesses that don't have one yet. In high school I traded a website for a cake a month from a new cake shop. The cakes were better than money! 3. Backup solutions for offices. It's difficult to back up Windows computers properly. Most businesses are not backing stuff up properly and they know it. They'll pay to have someone tell them what to buy/subscribe to and then set it up for them. 4. Carpet cleaning. Do they live near condo towers? Lots of demand for that. Not too hard to do. There are lots of non-tech businesses that teenagers can do too.

It's more about using previously tested blocks of language. Here's a good example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himalaya_clause

Or the drafter may not be a very good writer! It's easy to fall back on legalese instead of taking the time to make something concise (see the article/video).

I made this with a friend at AngelHack Toronto a few months ago. Is this a service you'd use? Improvements?

-Stumbling on Happiness -Free Software, Free Society -Masters of Doom (not finished, just started reading it, great so far)

Or they live in a second/third world country, or they're a student, or...

Or the sort of people who are more likely to get university degrees are also the sort of people more likely to have connections, money, opportunities, behaviour, etc. that lead to employment.

You can also use vinegar to remove the calcium.

There is a common law country without juries: South Africa.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_trial#South_Africa

I talked to an MS recruiter a couple years ago who said they hired more graduates from Waterloo than any other school.

Something missing from the list is how vibrant it is: it's a hard-working student body + people who attend the school for tech + local companies.

-Waterloo grad

There's no reason why customer support can't scale. That's just another kind of scaling problem. I think the explanation is actually that it's too expensive and Google has done quite well not offering that level of service.