In 2011 we launched Birthday Dollar, a Facebook app that let users send and receive small gifts of money and gift cards through the platform. We watched usage tic up day after day and felt momentum grow.
Then Facebook announced they had acquired Karma, a gifting company, and planned to integrate them into Facebook as Facebook Gifts.
I immediately pulled the plug on Birthday Dollar, processed the last transaction and shut the whole thing down.
What did I learn? I learned that there's no shame in surrendering without a fight.
DENVER EARLY STAGE COMPANY SEEKS LAMP STACK DEVELOPER
We are a Denver, Colorado based, revenue positive, recently funded, early stage company that develops and sells mobile and web based software for hospitals. Our goal is to reimagine every unloved process in the daily lives of healthcare professionals. We are looking for a LAMP stack developer to build new and maintain existing HIPAA compliant products. There’s lots of interesting stuff to do and learn. Our culture is focused around process, measurable results, and collaboration. You find us at the beginning of a growth period, so you and your work will have a major impact. Join our founding team of developers!
Personal qualities we look for:
* Maturity
* Flexibility
* Loves programming and technology
* Pride in work
* Collaborative
* Thinks entrepreneurially
Skills, technologies, and experience:
* Full LAMP stack
* RESTful APIs
* Source control
* Mobile web and responsive layout
* Unit testing within PHP
* Customer service -- waiter, cashier, clerk, etc.-- in your work history
This is Matt from 303 Software. We pay our taxes in full and on time. Our two accounting firms and one law firm had never heard of this tax until the auditor showed up at my door. And sadly we weren't the only ones in Denver who thought they were in compliance.
Hi folks, this is Matt from 303 Software, the dev shop in the article. Rexreed, you're right. Thing is, I don't even mind paying the tax going forward. We'll just add the 3.62% to our invoices. What I object to is having to pay back taxes, penalties, and interest on this obscure tax while the City gives tax breaks to out of state companies.
Then Facebook announced they had acquired Karma, a gifting company, and planned to integrate them into Facebook as Facebook Gifts.
I immediately pulled the plug on Birthday Dollar, processed the last transaction and shut the whole thing down.
What did I learn? I learned that there's no shame in surrendering without a fight.