Have you tried using StartSSL??
(a) They aren't free if you are doing anything 'commercial'
(b) I decided to try and give them my money. I tried very hard. I gave up.
After uploading your documents 30 times, them claiming they didn't get them, you would too.
Oh, and uploading them each time was pretty painful.
I think it's a mistake to assume that fiscal policy and monetary policy need to be linked.
The United States (although the federal government has expanded to a level I hope does not happen in Europe) provides an example. There are many state governments which have a dire financial situation. No one suggests the abandonment of the US dollar over it - it's understood that it's possible to have one group managing fiscal policy with a different group managing monetary policy.
I think the same applies to Europe.
And I actually do think that bankruptcy would solve core issues: a clean slate would allow things to be built a new in a more sustainable way.
It's my understanding that bankruptcy did wonders for New Zealand. It's not a wonderful option, but sometimes it's all that is left. And it's the only way capitalism works.
There's another much simpler option: Greece can go bankrupt, default on it's loans, and start over without the burden of unrealistic debt keeping them in poverty. It can remain in the Euro and everyone can move forward more - perhaps with more prudent lending standards.
Yes, some investors will lose that money. They were happy cashing their cheques when things were going well. Investing is a business with a risk of loss.
I can't tell if you are being serious or not, but I actually completely agree that "filter the investors I'm going to bless with the opportunity to invest in my next home run" is the right way to think about raising capital.
And can you clarify if by us bank account you mean 'us dollar denominated', or 'us dollar denominated and a us bank'. USD bank accounts are very common in Canada.
Not that needing a US bank account is necessarily a show-stopper, but it's more work.
Thanks for the clarification. Could a Canadian Stripe user just start using the API and then go open a us bank account after launch, or would the us bank account be needed prior to going live?
After uploading your documents 30 times, them claiming they didn't get them, you would too.
Oh, and uploading them each time was pretty painful.