u/Several_Swordfish738

I have a really smart friend who is in the process of developing a software product for the healthcare industry, specifically targeting surgical patients. I see huge potential here, and have quite a lot of skills I could offer to help him scale his to-be company. I believe I can bring a lot of knowledge and value. How does one go about formally pitching to become part of the project? I could become an investor and participate in that manner, but I could also see myself as a member of an advisory board, or even an employee. Could a person be all three? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Not sure how to even begin this conversation or pitch myself in a way that doesn't scream, "I want a stake in this because it might make me rich!".

Not sure if my ovarian cysts are considered a chronic condition, but they have become a problem for me since last Spring. Through research I've done so far, ovarian cysts are a common occurrence in women and often exists with no symptoms. Unfortunately for me (and tons of women apparently!), these cysts have become symptomatic and are now causing frequent pain and discomfort. The symptoms are presenting nearly every month. The cycle seems to be: cyst(s) forms, bursts, sheds/discharges, resolves/heals. I can't decide if this is worse or if menstruating is worse. I always had painful cramps and heavy bleeding with my periods, but my periods stopped after going on the mini pill. At least when I had periods, they were predictable and on a schedule so I knew exactly what to expect. These cysts are a wildcard. Is anyone in the same boat as me and living like this? It's kind of a bummer. I wonder if changing birth control pills would help. I wish I knew what is causing these ovarian cysts to grow over and over again. My OB isn't concerned and says it's common. I'm just wondering how many other women are having a similar experience and have advice for managing it, or better yet, what you might have done to stop them altogether.

Wondering if anyone has experienced this and has some advice. I filed my taxes in March as I do every year. I owed a few hundred dollars. My tax preparer asked if I wanted the IRS to withdraw the money from my bank account for convenience, so I said sure. A few weeks pass by and I get a letter in the mail saying they couldn’t access the account to withdraw the money, so I called my tax preparer to confirm she had input the correct account number etc., which she did. So I have no reason to think an error was made on that side. So why couldn’t the IRS withdraw the money? Okay fine. I immediately mail in a check that day to take care of it. Another week or two goes by and then I get ANOTHER letter in the mail saying that my payment is now past due and now I’ve incurred interest and a penalty. WTF!!So now I’m thinking either the check got lost in the mail (because I confirmed that it hasn’t been cashed) or the IRS received but, but just hasn’t gotten around to cashing it yet. What should I do at this point? I don’t want to stop payment/cancel the check because it costs money, and I feel like it’s more likely that the IRS has it and not yet cashed it than that it got lost in the mail and never arrived. So when they get around to processing my payment, will they remove the penalty and interest or are they going to be dicks and send me another letter demanding that additional payment?