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What is this? I ask because neither the title nor page give me any indication. [edit] At the time I asked this the HN title was "Freelancing, solved."

mekarpeles 14y ago
Howdy Maascamp, I hope you're having a nice week. Here's a post from earlier which explains the concept (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4710470 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4710470) My co-founder (sabalaba) and I have been working on Hackerlist (http://hackerlist.net http://hackerlist.net) - a selective network of great freelance engineers. This seems like something many of you have been looking for as there are a shocking number of "freelance" posts (from both clients and programmers) on HN each month -- HN ids: 4596379, 4463692, 4323612, 4214767, 4184757, 4053078, 3914001 3783658, 2539892, etc. We admit, at this stage Hackerlist is an experiment. We're only asking for your time and patience -- we'll help you land contracts with top companies, handle the logistics, and you'll keep 100% of your earnings. No catch. We'll handle the vetting process, source contracts, and continuously work one-on-one with you to improve our tech until it serves your needs. Unfortunately, to preserve high quality, we're unable to accept more than 32 candidates and 6 of these spots are already filled. If you'd like to be considered for Hackerlist, email me at michael.karpeles@gmail.com or submit your github username on http://hackerlist.net http://hackerlist.net Our long-term vision is to create a realtime system (think the intersection of mechanical turk, stackoverflow, oDesk) where trusted freelance engineers can immediately clone a git repo, start hacking on a technical problem, and upon completion, get paid what they're worth. P.S. Suggestions and feedback are appreciated -- we don't want to build something you don't need.
- mekarpeles 14y ago
  TL;DR - Hackerlist is an oDesk alternative specifically for talented engineers.
  - callmevlad 14y ago
    You should lead with that and put something similar at the top of your website. Edit: Nice, just noticed changes on your site. You guys are fast.
  - Cmccann7 14y ago
    Second, you should use this as your leading title. Makes it much easier to understand.
- citricsquid 14y ago
  I think I understand what you're explaining, but I'm not sure. Can you give an example how someone would use this website if they're a freelancer and how someone would use this site if they're looking for a freelancer? All I see is an input box for a github username and nothing else to click; not sure if I'm missing something or the site is just a list for now?
  - mekarpeles 14y ago
    Hi citricsquid, you're right -- the website is very plain and not entirely helpful. For our first batch, we will be working directly with accepted engineers, offering them the opportunity to work with several companies who have already expressed interested in the hackerlist network. In the future, we'll provide an interface which is very similar to oDesk. The main difference will be, we plan on changing the process to remove a lot of the pain points that clients and freelancers currently face (vetting, interviews, payment, and all the other time wasting blockers). If you'd like to setup a time to chat, I'd be happy to tell you more about our next steps and would love to listen to your suggestions and needs. (michael.karpeles@gmail.com)
- EwanG 14y ago
  Couple of concerns here, although I went ahead and applied just in case. First, I tend to keep my programming "persona" separate from my "regular" persona. That avoids issues with places I've worked or may be working. Second is that my GitHub is rather sparse because most of my clients don't want their code shared. I don't think that's unique to the mobile space (Android/Java and HTML 5 primarily) as when I used to do PL/SQL work I don't recall seeing a lot of code out there other than Oracle samples. So just curious how you are planning to make this marriage work?
  - mekarpeles 14y ago
    Hi Eric, your github account has a link to your website where (only if you've made it public) I will take the initiative to contact you. I don't intend on excluding people just because their github account doesn't have 20 projects on it. Moreso, it's just a selector for the target demographic. Also, feel free to be creative and put your linked in url or email in if you think that's more representative of your background. Last, but not least, I'm happy to hear more about your talents if you send me an email (michael.karpeles@gmail.com). Sabalaba and I will be going through each submission, one at a time. As suggested before, we're keeping our first batch of acceptances small so we can better understand the challenges which you face and help you overcome them. cheers!
    - davedx 14y ago
      Hi there, I'm in a similar position to Ewan, so this comment comes as a relief to me. I have a portfolio site that's also limited to only projects clients have approved to be made public. Whereas my LinkedIn has more information on what I've done. I've sent an application with my LinkedIn.
- ErrantX 14y ago
  FWIW as a freelancer: where trusted freelance engineers can immediately clone a git repo, start hacking on a technical problem, and upon completion, get paid what they're worth The problem needing to be solved in this field is not exactly where you're aiming. I can count on one hand the number of good clients I've had who had a DVCS ready to clone and work on :) The market you mention is probably fairly small, and not hugely lucrative. (as you noted, you are keeping your initial pool of hackers small) But if you want a wider problem to solve: there are many many small companies looking for hackers to come in and get them on the right track (DVCS, proper deployment mechanisms, backups, security, etc.). Just food for thought, good luck with the site!

mekarpeles 14y ago

Howdy Maascamp, I hope you're having a nice week. Here's a post from earlier which explains the concept (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4710470 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4710470) My co-founder (sabalaba) and I have been working on Hackerlist (http://hackerlist.net http://hackerlist.net) - a selective network of great freelance engineers. This seems like something many of you have been looking for as there are a shocking number of "freelance" posts (from both clients and programmers) on HN each month -- HN ids: 4596379, 4463692, 4323612, 4214767, 4184757, 4053078, 3914001 3783658, 2539892, etc. We admit, at this stage Hackerlist is an experiment. We're only asking for your time and patience -- we'll help you land contracts with top companies, handle the logistics, and you'll keep 100% of your earnings. No catch. We'll handle the vetting process, source contracts, and continuously work one-on-one with you to improve our tech until it serves your needs. Unfortunately, to preserve high quality, we're unable to accept more than 32 candidates and 6 of these spots are already filled. If you'd like to be considered for Hackerlist, email me at michael.karpeles@gmail.com or submit your github username on http://hackerlist.net http://hackerlist.net Our long-term vision is to create a realtime system (think the intersection of mechanical turk, stackoverflow, oDesk) where trusted freelance engineers can immediately clone a git repo, start hacking on a technical problem, and upon completion, get paid what they're worth. P.S. Suggestions and feedback are appreciated -- we don't want to build something you don't need.

mekarpeles 14y ago
TL;DR - Hackerlist is an oDesk alternative specifically for talented engineers.
- callmevlad 14y ago
  You should lead with that and put something similar at the top of your website. Edit: Nice, just noticed changes on your site. You guys are fast.
- Cmccann7 14y ago
  Second, you should use this as your leading title. Makes it much easier to understand.
citricsquid 14y ago
I think I understand what you're explaining, but I'm not sure. Can you give an example how someone would use this website if they're a freelancer and how someone would use this site if they're looking for a freelancer? All I see is an input box for a github username and nothing else to click; not sure if I'm missing something or the site is just a list for now?
- mekarpeles 14y ago
  Hi citricsquid, you're right -- the website is very plain and not entirely helpful. For our first batch, we will be working directly with accepted engineers, offering them the opportunity to work with several companies who have already expressed interested in the hackerlist network. In the future, we'll provide an interface which is very similar to oDesk. The main difference will be, we plan on changing the process to remove a lot of the pain points that clients and freelancers currently face (vetting, interviews, payment, and all the other time wasting blockers). If you'd like to setup a time to chat, I'd be happy to tell you more about our next steps and would love to listen to your suggestions and needs. (michael.karpeles@gmail.com)
EwanG 14y ago
Couple of concerns here, although I went ahead and applied just in case. First, I tend to keep my programming "persona" separate from my "regular" persona. That avoids issues with places I've worked or may be working. Second is that my GitHub is rather sparse because most of my clients don't want their code shared. I don't think that's unique to the mobile space (Android/Java and HTML 5 primarily) as when I used to do PL/SQL work I don't recall seeing a lot of code out there other than Oracle samples. So just curious how you are planning to make this marriage work?
- mekarpeles 14y ago
  Hi Eric, your github account has a link to your website where (only if you've made it public) I will take the initiative to contact you. I don't intend on excluding people just because their github account doesn't have 20 projects on it. Moreso, it's just a selector for the target demographic. Also, feel free to be creative and put your linked in url or email in if you think that's more representative of your background. Last, but not least, I'm happy to hear more about your talents if you send me an email (michael.karpeles@gmail.com). Sabalaba and I will be going through each submission, one at a time. As suggested before, we're keeping our first batch of acceptances small so we can better understand the challenges which you face and help you overcome them. cheers!
  - davedx 14y ago
    Hi there, I'm in a similar position to Ewan, so this comment comes as a relief to me. I have a portfolio site that's also limited to only projects clients have approved to be made public. Whereas my LinkedIn has more information on what I've done. I've sent an application with my LinkedIn.
ErrantX 14y ago
FWIW as a freelancer: where trusted freelance engineers can immediately clone a git repo, start hacking on a technical problem, and upon completion, get paid what they're worth The problem needing to be solved in this field is not exactly where you're aiming. I can count on one hand the number of good clients I've had who had a DVCS ready to clone and work on :) The market you mention is probably fairly small, and not hugely lucrative. (as you noted, you are keeping your initial pool of hackers small) But if you want a wider problem to solve: there are many many small companies looking for hackers to come in and get them on the right track (DVCS, proper deployment mechanisms, backups, security, etc.). Just food for thought, good luck with the site!