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Patrick McKenzie

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I work for the Internet, at @stripe, mostly on accelerating startups. Opinions here are my own.

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    1. Ali‏ @alinajaf 26 Dec 2017
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      Ali Retweeted Stephanie Hurlburt

      So, freeing was the exact opposite feeling to what I felt when I was filling out a rental application after starting Happy Bear Software. I was self employed, no guarantor, so had to pay a year of rent up front for multiple years.https://twitter.com/sehurlburt/status/945734064941572096 …

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      Stephanie Hurlburt @sehurlburt
      Just filled out a rental application Current employer: Binomial Supervisor: Stephanie Hurlburt -- Previous employer: Stephanie Hurlburt Supervisor: Stephanie Hurlburt And that feels so freeing
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    2. Stephanie Hurlburt‏ @sehurlburt 26 Dec 2017
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      Replying to @alinajaf

      You’re the second person in London who has told me a story like this! @soylentgraham mentioned it too. What the heck London?

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    3. Ali‏ @alinajaf 26 Dec 2017
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      Replying to @sehurlburt @soylentgraham

      Would also be completely impossible (even with a year up front) as a non-Japanese in Japan, where we’re moving to in 2018.

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    4. Stephanie Hurlburt‏ @sehurlburt 26 Dec 2017
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      Wow. Here, so long as I can show the landlord some kind of paycheck— no questions asked.

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    5. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 26 Dec 2017
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      Replying to @sehurlburt @alinajaf @soylentgraham

      In Japan it is far less a question of money and more of Are You The Right Sort Of People For This Apartment. Had to armtwist a broker into getting a physical interview (after showing $X00k in income on a tax return) to plead my case with apartment manager last time.

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      Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 26 Dec 2017
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      Replying to @patio11 @sehurlburt and

      On the plus side, years in the salt mines have allowed me to convincingly fake being the salaryman that they really wanted to rent to.

      6:23 PM - 26 Dec 2017
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        1. Ali‏ @alinajaf 26 Dec 2017
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          I am brute forcing this problem, essentially by having rich parents.

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