We found the APIs a bit slow when dataset is large, so for now we download the file in any format and upload it with our tool. We have another service that sells business listing (bizrake.com), regular folks have hard time dealing with large dataset, so we are building a service where people can search and download specific data.
This is controversial but it is my personal experience: As a non-white, living in Germany is hard; the level of bigotry and racism in my opinion makes the nuisance of the US visa system negligible. Most tech immigrants are non-whites so I think a debate over immigration should take into account the quality of life for the techies and their family. Sure the US still have a lot to do to improve its visa system, but the American way of life and its people, makes the US the most attractive place to go for non-whites techies.
DC is becoming a place to be for startups on the east coast. Hacker News DC is a big part of it, a great meetup to meet and exchange with fellows DC hackers. Good job Rusty!!
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