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Adding onto justinsteele and numbsafari ... I've been working remotely since 2007 because there aren't a ton of jobs up here except for large-shop Java and .net
by mosburger 13y ago
Adding onto justinsteele and numbsafari ... I've been working remotely since 2007 because there aren't a ton of jobs up here except for large-shop Java and .net work, and that really wasn't for me. It's kinda surprising how many people live in Portland and work remotely, and it seems like I keep discovering more all the time. But as far as startups go, I think numbsafari nailed it. I worked for a smallish company back in the mid-2000s, and it's likely that things have changed, but back then the tech-related investors wanted you to move to Boston, and the local investors didn't really grasp how to value software - they were more interested in how many forklifts you had as collateral. :-/
But I do get the sense that things have improved a bit since then.
- mjolk 13y ago>It's kinda surprising how many people live in Portland and work remotely, and it seems like I keep discovering more all the time. That's what I'd be doing at first. It's such a nice city, but business just can't seem to stick. >I worked for a smallish company back in the mid-2000s, and it's likely that things have changed, but back then the tech-related investors wanted you to move to Boston Ha! My first job was at GWI.net. I didn't realize how lowly paid Maine tech was until I moved.