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Show HN: RemoteHacker.com – Find a project partner

112 points by ericintheloft2 9y ago

ericintheloft2 9y ago
Hey everyone! My name is Eric, I’m a programmer from Sweden. I built this thing pretty much out of frustration of not finding the right people to work with, in a time when we can collaborate across borders and time zones. I don’t mean finding a job, or fixing someones email template. I mean as in being part of an actual project. Hope you like it :)
merpnderp 9y ago
Neat idea but no email signup or RSS feed. Would be a nice feature to get alerts to new opportunities.
- ericintheloft2 9y ago
  I will write that down for my backlog! :) Thx
  - gargarplex 9y ago
    +1 on the rss feed
    - derekja 9y ago
      Yup, that's what would put it on my daily radar.
      - ericintheloft2 9y ago
        Done! https://remotehacker.com/feed?format=rss https://remotehacker.com/feed?format=rss
        gargarplex 9y ago
        awesome! i added the freelance gigs to the codefor.cash search
programmarchy 9y ago
I like the simplicity. Seems like you did a great job of narrowing down the scope for an MVP. You could have added all kinds of filtering, searching, etc. but for starting out you nailed the core feature set. I'll keep this in mind next time I'm looking for some help. Hopefully, as you scale up you can defend against spam and the type of low quality stuff that pollutes craigslist and the like.
- ericintheloft2 9y ago
  Thank you!! That is exactly what I was going for, nice feeling to see someone else recognise it :) Agreed on the rest too.
- cambalache 9y ago
  +1 Wonderful idea and execution.In a web filled with content-saturated sites it is refreshing to see projects like this one.
bringtheaction 9y ago
On mobile the spacing makes it look like the “get in touch” links belong to the next listing instead of the ones they really belong to.
- ericintheloft2 9y ago
  Huh.. thank you, will fix!
tixocloud 9y ago
Great idea - though unfortunately the site is blocked by corporate firewalls. Will check the site when I get home. The site is handy as I am looking for someone to work with on a Saas CRM.
wpapper 9y ago
RemoteHacker is great! We came across it on Product Hunt yesterday and posted one project. We have been very impressed by everyone who has reached out so far. It seems like there's a gap between small one-off jobs that are posted on Upwork, and projects that require multiple full-time engineers. RemoteHacker seems to sit perfectly in between those two options.
- ericintheloft2 9y ago
  You have no idea how much that means to me. Thank you for using it!
  - cix_pkez 9y ago
    Please take Upwork as the model of what not to do. Competing on price with bottom-of-the-barrel programmers, crazy hoops (skill tests) to jump through to prove your worth... I get why these things arose out of their model, but I will never participate in their marketplace because of them. Just let people sign real contracts, for realistic prices, and let people's skills speak for themselves based on their own portfolio.
    - ericintheloft2 9y ago
      I agree 100%. My ambition if for higher quality content.
CryoLogic 9y ago
My issue with these platforms is it is very easy to find people who are excited about starting a company or working on a large project but it is very difficult to find someone who actually has the discipline to stick to it for two or three years. I run a discord channel that has several hundred coders and I get 5+ requests weekly to work on a project with someone and those projects are almost always abandonware in a few weeks even after recruiting help from my channel :/
- kapuru 9y ago
  I experienced this with so many potential "partners/co-founders". It almost always starts with an exciting discussions about the possibilities and how we're all going make s--tloads of money, but as soon as I expect them to commit to the repo they just can't deliver. Most of the times it's lack of skills, missing motivation, or just the fact that they can't work without being micro-managed by me.
- lnsru 9y ago
  It happens very often. I call these people “tourists” and there are many reasons why it works this way. Many people have great jobs and aren’t really interested in side projects. Some people get bored very quickly and are looking for perfect project whole life. Some people try to learn new technologies and abandon the project when first problems arise. It’s great luck to find somebody with passsion and discipline to continue when enthusiasm dissapears and the bumpy ride starts.
- pknerd 9y ago
  what made you not to share the discord server invite URL? :)
- dig247 9y ago
  Agreed. It is easy to get high on the idea of a "new"project. 9/10 don't have the follow through. Over the past 14 months I have learned many valuable lessons. At times I think putting money up should be a requirement. It is easy for people to write off "time invested" if they have the stability of a full time job. Even if you simply pay back the initial investment/money they put in after 6-12 months. A modified vesting schedule in some way. I think many are just feeling a bit hollow due to the day job vamping their inspiration (sense of fulfillment) and then as soon as the shiny new project starts to seem like real work their motivation fades. I think a searchable "dead project" codebase or repository would be more beneficial than another one of these "find help here" type of platforms. Along with a wiki style (open source/collaborative) handbook of all the potential issues you may encounter along the way. Everything from marketing/sales to engineering issues.
kapuru 9y ago
I would love to use it, as I'm desperately looking for a partner for my site Unfollow.IO and another project since 2016, but I have no credit card. Would you accept PayPal?
- ericintheloft2 9y ago
  Send a message to hello@remotehacker.com and I'll help you with it!
  - kapuru 9y ago
    Mail is out! Thank you. :-)
VikingCoder 9y ago
If there a github repo that just lists places like this, where you can find jobs online? Also Fiverr, and many, many others...?
- cambalache 9y ago
  Something like this? https://github.com/lukasz-madon/awesome-remote-job https://github.com/lukasz-madon/awesome-remote-job
  - VikingCoder 9y ago
    Great!
pknerd 9y ago
If you can add RSS feed it will make easier for others to see updates.
- ericintheloft2 9y ago
  Done!
  - pknerd 9y ago
    Thanks!!
duskwuff 9y ago
With a name like "Remote Hacker", I suspect you're going to get a lot of clients interested for entirely the wrong reasons.
cseelus 9y ago
I have one suggestion: Include the project info in the initial answer from the poster. I have contacted three project owners and now have trouble figuring out which one replied.
- ericintheloft2 9y ago
  Oh, right, sorry I'm on it! Thank you

Hey everyone! My name is Eric, I’m a programmer from Sweden. I built this thing pretty much out of frustration of not finding the right people to work with, in a time when we can collaborate across borders and time zones. I don’t mean finding a job, or fixing someones email template. I mean as in being part of an actual project. Hope you like it :)

merpnderp 9y ago

Neat idea but no email signup or RSS feed. Would be a nice feature to get alerts to new opportunities.

ericintheloft2 9y ago
I will write that down for my backlog! :) Thx
- gargarplex 9y ago
  +1 on the rss feed
  - derekja 9y ago
    Yup, that's what would put it on my daily radar.
    - ericintheloft2 9y ago
      Done! https://remotehacker.com/feed?format=rss https://remotehacker.com/feed?format=rss
      - gargarplex 9y ago
        awesome! i added the freelance gigs to the codefor.cash search

programmarchy 9y ago

I like the simplicity. Seems like you did a great job of narrowing down the scope for an MVP. You could have added all kinds of filtering, searching, etc. but for starting out you nailed the core feature set. I'll keep this in mind next time I'm looking for some help. Hopefully, as you scale up you can defend against spam and the type of low quality stuff that pollutes craigslist and the like.

ericintheloft2 9y ago
Thank you!! That is exactly what I was going for, nice feeling to see someone else recognise it :) Agreed on the rest too.
cambalache 9y ago
+1 Wonderful idea and execution.In a web filled with content-saturated sites it is refreshing to see projects like this one.

bringtheaction 9y ago

On mobile the spacing makes it look like the “get in touch” links belong to the next listing instead of the ones they really belong to.

ericintheloft2 9y ago
Huh.. thank you, will fix!

tixocloud 9y ago

Great idea - though unfortunately the site is blocked by corporate firewalls. Will check the site when I get home. The site is handy as I am looking for someone to work with on a Saas CRM.

wpapper 9y ago

RemoteHacker is great! We came across it on Product Hunt yesterday and posted one project. We have been very impressed by everyone who has reached out so far. It seems like there's a gap between small one-off jobs that are posted on Upwork, and projects that require multiple full-time engineers. RemoteHacker seems to sit perfectly in between those two options.

ericintheloft2 9y ago
You have no idea how much that means to me. Thank you for using it!
- cix_pkez 9y ago
  Please take Upwork as the model of what not to do. Competing on price with bottom-of-the-barrel programmers, crazy hoops (skill tests) to jump through to prove your worth... I get why these things arose out of their model, but I will never participate in their marketplace because of them. Just let people sign real contracts, for realistic prices, and let people's skills speak for themselves based on their own portfolio.
  - ericintheloft2 9y ago
    I agree 100%. My ambition if for higher quality content.

CryoLogic 9y ago

My issue with these platforms is it is very easy to find people who are excited about starting a company or working on a large project but it is very difficult to find someone who actually has the discipline to stick to it for two or three years. I run a discord channel that has several hundred coders and I get 5+ requests weekly to work on a project with someone and those projects are almost always abandonware in a few weeks even after recruiting help from my channel :/

kapuru 9y ago
I experienced this with so many potential "partners/co-founders". It almost always starts with an exciting discussions about the possibilities and how we're all going make s--tloads of money, but as soon as I expect them to commit to the repo they just can't deliver. Most of the times it's lack of skills, missing motivation, or just the fact that they can't work without being micro-managed by me.
lnsru 9y ago
It happens very often. I call these people “tourists” and there are many reasons why it works this way. Many people have great jobs and aren’t really interested in side projects. Some people get bored very quickly and are looking for perfect project whole life. Some people try to learn new technologies and abandon the project when first problems arise. It’s great luck to find somebody with passsion and discipline to continue when enthusiasm dissapears and the bumpy ride starts.
pknerd 9y ago
what made you not to share the discord server invite URL? :)
dig247 9y ago
Agreed. It is easy to get high on the idea of a "new"project. 9/10 don't have the follow through. Over the past 14 months I have learned many valuable lessons. At times I think putting money up should be a requirement. It is easy for people to write off "time invested" if they have the stability of a full time job. Even if you simply pay back the initial investment/money they put in after 6-12 months. A modified vesting schedule in some way. I think many are just feeling a bit hollow due to the day job vamping their inspiration (sense of fulfillment) and then as soon as the shiny new project starts to seem like real work their motivation fades. I think a searchable "dead project" codebase or repository would be more beneficial than another one of these "find help here" type of platforms. Along with a wiki style (open source/collaborative) handbook of all the potential issues you may encounter along the way. Everything from marketing/sales to engineering issues.

kapuru 9y ago

I would love to use it, as I'm desperately looking for a partner for my site Unfollow.IO and another project since 2016, but I have no credit card. Would you accept PayPal?

ericintheloft2 9y ago
Send a message to hello@remotehacker.com and I'll help you with it!
- kapuru 9y ago
  Mail is out! Thank you. :-)

VikingCoder 9y ago

If there a github repo that just lists places like this, where you can find jobs online? Also Fiverr, and many, many others...?

cambalache 9y ago
Something like this? https://github.com/lukasz-madon/awesome-remote-job https://github.com/lukasz-madon/awesome-remote-job
- VikingCoder 9y ago
  Great!

pknerd 9y ago

If you can add RSS feed it will make easier for others to see updates.

ericintheloft2 9y ago
Done!
- pknerd 9y ago
  Thanks!!

duskwuff 9y ago

With a name like "Remote Hacker", I suspect you're going to get a lot of clients interested for entirely the wrong reasons.

cseelus 9y ago

I have one suggestion: Include the project info in the initial answer from the poster. I have contacted three project owners and now have trouble figuring out which one replied.

ericintheloft2 9y ago
Oh, right, sorry I'm on it! Thank you