thanks for the feedback. fixed the FB link to my fan-filled page.
Re: the length, I realize it's a tease.
Re: trusting us with your email. I get where you're coming from. If I put a static page I knew I had little to no chance. I've got a few people and I'd assume it's because the conversation intrigued them. I haven't reached out so, I guess I'm in the "better than nothing" ship.
Yes, that's the dilemma. I didn't want to have a blank page, but I'm not ready to chat about it -- well, unless you are liquid and want to share some wealth! Thanks for the feedback.
Hi HN. I'm working on a new project, but wanted to have a splash page to send people. I wanted it to be a bit different -- hopefully more engaging. The other key limit was I refused to spend more than an afternoon putting it together and getting it live as I never expected too many folks to randomly stumble and go to it.
Feedback, suggestions, slander are all welcome. I realize folks have strong opinions. Happy Sunday.
I'm curious to know what do you think is a reasonable wage in SF for a "full-stack" developer. Feel free to break it down by years of experience.
And by full-stack CEO, you mean someone who understands all the aspects of the business and isn't a pandering, disconnected, figure-head? In a lot of companies they'd be called the operating CEO, or in more cases, the COO/president.
How about in the ballpark of a health specialist (doctor) salary? 200k at least? 300k? Or maybe pro-Athlete level salary? 700k/season (NBA, 2nd round draft)
Am I exaggerate in terms of salary? probably... these days, who can learn every single technology (from hardware to software) under the sun?
WebServices, REST, ORM, DB, data modeling, data warehouse, virtualization, security, capacity planning, storage, performance tuning, backup and recovery, test automation (you do test your own code right? not just throwing shitty code to QA right?), build and deployment strategy.
The model is interesting but Groupon's margin will drop as more competitors come in and self-service comes in. I don't think that a 50% margin is tenable for many small businesses.
I disagree with the statement that Groupon sheds light on issues in a business. Restaurants, for example, aren't structurally built to handle that. Think about it for a second - it's really hard, even at scale to make a $10 (market price) tuna sandwich for $2.50. There are companies focused on better-serving restaurants like Corner Dish.
I am really amazed by the irony in the writer's bio:
"I’ve held senior positions at large global companies including IBM, Nortel, Siebel Systems (the world’s leading provider of CRM solutions acquired by Oracle), and Sybase..."
I know her personally. This is what she currently does:
April comes into a startup that has a proven business model and brings it from 30ish people to IPO or acquisition. She is extraordinarily intelligent, technically knowledgeable, approachable, and successful. She is one of the key people in the Toronto tech scene, and even if she cut her teeth on big tech, she really is a growth phase startup person at heart.
With respect to this post, I actually don't care much for it, but some of her other ones are gold. Specifically I've liked:
Re: the length, I realize it's a tease.
Re: trusting us with your email. I get where you're coming from. If I put a static page I knew I had little to no chance. I've got a few people and I'd assume it's because the conversation intrigued them. I haven't reached out so, I guess I'm in the "better than nothing" ship.