Funding for hackers @ 500friends

500friends (~$10M raised from w2010, Crosslink, Intel) helps retailers identify, acquire, and retain their high value customers. In other words, we're building tech to help everyone else compete with Amazon and Walmart. Our stack includes Ruby, Rails 3, MySQL, EC2. Like most start-ups, we're seeking generalist hackers with entrepreneurial ambitions to join our team. But in addition to the typical promises of personal growth, competitive compensation, equity, and free meals, we’ll help you launch your next company. Upon two years of employment at 500friends, we will provide $25k-$50k seed capital based on standard performance evaluations. In addition to the funding, we will help with various other aspects that starting a startup entails: brainstorming, crafting first decks, securing investor introductions, etc. This could be the perfect opportunity for someone who isn’t quite ready to become a “founder” just yet and wants to learn the ropes while building an exciting company alongside a team of industry veterans and experts. Or maybe you're having second doubts about that photo sharing app... read more @ http://venturebeat.com/2012/08/10/founders-beware-500friends-will-catch-your-developers-with-seed-capital-bait/ And send us a note at jobs(at)500friends.com if you think you're up for the task. Oh, and please be local or willing to relocate to SF!