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Need help rebuilding my web product

7 points by mhj 15y ago

Hey guys... I'm at Stanford right now and I've been building a web product for the past few years and finally have something to show for it (users + revenue... woohoo!) Now that I have my proof of concept and some solid backing... I've been thinking about re-writing this given my market strategy... but my engineering skills aren't what they used to be and I'm not 100% aware of all the tools and options out there given all the things I want to do (refine recommendations with, etc.) I'd love to talk to someone who is a project manager or program manager-type and has experience rebuilding entire web products and is familiar with the full stack, and might be able to help me out by helping me think about the pros and cons of various frameworks, and might be able to help me think about the kinds of programming hours/resources I'd need to put into this thanks!!!

kuahyeow 15y ago
It might pay in certain cases to get directly from the horse's mouth. Talk to web programmers of various stripes to get an idea of what's suitable for you. Talk to project managers too, but do remember if you ask a PM, you will get a long project plan that will take months - while the market changes right beneath your feet. The reverse applies for programmers, but at least you get to meet people who may be interested in actually working on your actual product
- mhj 15y ago
  that's a really good point, i guess i was hoping not to get stuck into the typical php vs. ruby vs. whatever conversations, wanted to approach it as a discussion around here are the 3 core functions and stay flexible on the languages/frameworks so the PM thing kinda made sense :) in any case it probably makes sense to talk to folks directly as well...
  - kuahyeow 15y ago
    Reading your reply, I'm not so sure about what you want. If you want engineering options, talk to an engineer. If you want good design, talk to a designer. Shouldn't you be the PM ?
    - mhj 15y ago
      im a bad PM, hence the reason why i need to talk to someone, im not hiring for a position, just trying to have a chat with someone who can share their thoughts
andma 15y ago
Hey I work as an engineer for a web startup in palo alto pretty close to stanford. I have worked across the entire stack. Honestly, I don't think any particular choice for a framework/language is going to matter much. You should choose whatever you feel the most comfortable with or have the most experience with. Also, why do you feel compelled to rewrite it? The time you spend rewriting it might be better spent on customer development, marketing, etc. You can contact me at andmahn1@gmail.com if you want to meet up in palo alto.
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7 points by mhj 15y ago

kuahyeow 15y ago

It might pay in certain cases to get directly from the horse's mouth. Talk to web programmers of various stripes to get an idea of what's suitable for you. Talk to project managers too, but do remember if you ask a PM, you will get a long project plan that will take months - while the market changes right beneath your feet. The reverse applies for programmers, but at least you get to meet people who may be interested in actually working on your actual product

mhj 15y ago
that's a really good point, i guess i was hoping not to get stuck into the typical php vs. ruby vs. whatever conversations, wanted to approach it as a discussion around here are the 3 core functions and stay flexible on the languages/frameworks so the PM thing kinda made sense :) in any case it probably makes sense to talk to folks directly as well...
- kuahyeow 15y ago
  Reading your reply, I'm not so sure about what you want. If you want engineering options, talk to an engineer. If you want good design, talk to a designer. Shouldn't you be the PM ?
  - mhj 15y ago
    im a bad PM, hence the reason why i need to talk to someone, im not hiring for a position, just trying to have a chat with someone who can share their thoughts

andma 15y ago

Hey I work as an engineer for a web startup in palo alto pretty close to stanford. I have worked across the entire stack. Honestly, I don't think any particular choice for a framework/language is going to matter much. You should choose whatever you feel the most comfortable with or have the most experience with. Also, why do you feel compelled to rewrite it? The time you spend rewriting it might be better spent on customer development, marketing, etc. You can contact me at andmahn1@gmail.com if you want to meet up in palo alto.

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