I think it is unlikely that most companies in the US would ask to see your incorporation documents, says somebody who sees lots of incorporation documents. W-9, vendor qualification for enterprise. Following virtually universal: * don't call it a donation * invoice / PO / check
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The physics of money **do in fact** make it easier for a line engineer or tier 1 manager to authorize a
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Neither wire transfers nor fax machines are particularly common requirements in the US. You presenting like this is not the first time you have ever sold software in your life is a pretty useful thing, though, if you're selling to a purchasing department.
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Acceptable pushback to a Purchasing request: "Do you have a de minimis threshhold or expedited process rather than going through Vendor Qualification? Not acceptable pushback to a Purchasing request: "#%()# you I will not go through Vendor Qualification."
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Exactly what we were talking about with
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Thanks for alerting me to this. Coincidentally today at $BIGCUSTOMER somebody from corporate global IT politely told me my request for vendor access is only eligible for companies and not individuals. Kept a straight face and said I own a private limited.
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But I have a tip jar on the landing page AND it accepts bitcoin!
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And you also have $BIGCORP sitting down with
$OSSDEV and offer to help them migrate into something else... that spins companies that may or may not become successful, but still based on support contracts.. just more convenient for $BIGCORP.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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