Also, the codebase wasn't thrown out. Some bits definitely were (we had a fair amount of legacy given 7 years), but large parts of the same team (e.g. SVP of Product, VP of Engineering) that built our product by and large designed and built the product that noon launched with.
Dubai and by the extension doesn't require any sort of exit permit to leave the country unless you're giving up your residency at which time, you go through a pretty painless visa cancellation process. Very free movement given our strong aviation culture and infrastructure.
I'd suggest snagging Bothsidesofthesandwich.com and translating the rest of Mark's content for consumption by the rest of the world. You clearly have a knack for it.
I'd have to agree. We saw this very recently in the Middle East & Turkey as well.
Out in Dubai it hurt us in terms of talent drain at crazy prices from a number of well established local firms. Their marketing spend helped to grow the local and regional e-commerce market (and still does via ventures that are still operational), but the nature of some of their exits when shutting down has ended up forcing consumers and other stakeholders to re-consider whether to trust e-commerce start ups and businesses in general. Not ideal when the sector is still very nascent.
I'd highly recommend this option. Tried them out a couple of months ago and the service is brilliant. Multiple Exit IPs and unlimited bandwidth including torrents takes the cake.
Mmm. Unfortunately the console doesn't really offer much at this point. A few nice charts and you current sending limits. I'm assuming the guys will continue to add to this in the upcoming weeks.
This is an absolutely fantastic idea and is really well executed.
What I find to be even greater is that as you run through the thread of comments, zds is responding to feedback and then going back to Codecademy.com to actually incorporate it on the fly.
It's 10 hours since this was first posted and I just read some comments on "you should be able to skip registering until later" and it's already available when you get to Lesson 3.
A great way to listen to and incorporate the right user feedback into your application quickly and effectively.
Also, the codebase wasn't thrown out. Some bits definitely were (we had a fair amount of legacy given 7 years), but large parts of the same team (e.g. SVP of Product, VP of Engineering) that built our product by and large designed and built the product that noon launched with.