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Major turn-offs: - "Noel: in the Philippines, runs recruiting operations and SEO" - "Design team in Moldova: they make the designs, you code them" That's two p
by sdfjkl 15y ago
Major turn-offs:
- "Noel: in the Philippines, runs recruiting operations and SEO"
- "Design team in Moldova: they make the designs, you code them"
That's two parties in hard to reach timezones who are more senior and have some influence on the tech? I wouldn't touch that with a bargepole unless I get some written agreement that I would be given free reign to fix this if it becomes a problem (which it most likely will).
- btilly 15y agoFrom the sounds of it, Noel (among other things) is responsible for finding the actual virtual assistants. That's a critical position. The design team is probably more easy to replace. The other thing that I note is that the founder wants everyone to read Atlas Shrugged. I'd take that seriously, don't apply unless you're comfortable with that brand of politics.
- maren 15y agoSince we recruit half of our VA's from the Philippines it makes perfect sense to have an office there & a person who takes care of recruiting directly from the Philippines. We're bringing in a designer in S.F. but for now - since we're bootstrapped I have outsourced the design to a team in Moldova - this is just a temporary thing and I do agree, it would be a problem if it was permanent
- sdfjkl 15y agoInteresting fact about the VA's location. That wasn't what I meant though, I was just referring to the SEO part of Noels job. Also, it sounds like you're at risk of getting too hung up on the old-fashioned way of strictly splitting design and code (recommended reading: http://37signals.com/svn/posts/1061-why-we-skip-photoshop http://37signals.com/svn/posts/1061-why-we-skip-photoshop).