The 3rd rule is something we look directly for when hiring. If there is a direct passion (ex. Edtech) to draw from, it makes the candidate stand out from all the other "iOS dev" "DevOps" etc
For companies that are trying to "recruit" you away from your current employer, they are already aware I would assume.
Also, it seems like it would be make sense to deny an offer/opportunity if it's less than what you're currently making and/or vesting value.
I do agree that the counter offer strategy is not always a guaranteed win - I was more curious about people using this as a way to find out their "market value" (what someone is willing to pay/offer you)
It's understandable why Kickstarter has enabled and are enforcing their new project guidelines & rules. It's a shame however when good products that are fully functional and prototyped are tossed into the photo-realistic renderings or simulations bucket.
I think the Lumawake team is doing the right thing by using the http://selfstarter.us open source framework.
I'm curious to see how Joel, Leo, and Tom perceive this open-source version effecting their business.
I'm a long time buffer user, and paying customer, and think that this would actually help the sales pipeline for them. The MVP of Circular is so narrow (given only 1 dev), that it would make me wish for more, and with the attribution Julien gave to Buffer hopefully users will click-through.
Since the Buffer guys have a referral system already in place, maybe you can use Circular to generate some lead gen/affiliate income for you Julien. I would suggest reaching out to them, they are all really cool guys!
Does anyone else on HN think this is a growing trend?
- Services/Startups that start really wide and then begin to pivot by narrowing in scope/niche (ex. An exec for all things -> building an Uber for cleaning service)
I like this product - and could see myself using it.
I'm curious if you are using native region monitoring for iOS?
I'm do Product & Business Development for Gimbal (http://www.gimbal.com) - and think I have a solution that you can use to help you on the geo-fencing side.
Feel free to email me and I can give you some use-case examples and intro you to one of my engineers that can help you integrate/test out our SDK.
I think the real take-away is to give yourself an actionable/completable project, that you can devote significant blocks of time to, and then feel good when you complete them.
I created targeted hit-list of bloggers that wrote about my competition or similar competition.
I also created a field that had sentiment analysis, so I read the previous article they wrote to see if the were PRO our type of tech or CON against our type of tech.
This would then allow me to send a more personalized email, and either give them fodder to support their PRO stance, or reasons to persuade them away from their CON stance.
In addition to this, there are different ways to reach out to them, wether it be via email, or other methods. I often find that starting some dialogue on twitter non-related to the subject and getting them to respond to you before "pitching" them works incredibly well.
I think that your #2 - traveling - is something that is highly valued as an activity that people want to do/do more of by insiders in the tech industry. It's interesting that even though you now have infinite ability to travel, it even wore off after only 6 months.
Was it because you visited all the places you wanted (bucket list), were you traveling alone or with a partner/companion and it became boring, or the fact that you don't really have a "homebase" when you're traveling.
The reason I'm curious because I see myself working as hard as I can to be able to achieve the freedom to travel whenever/wherever I wish - and hope that it lasts a lifetime and not just for a short 6 month period.