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I am an engineer at Artsy, ask me anything about how things work.
by dblock 13y ago
I am an engineer at Artsy, ask me anything about how things work.
- anigbrowl 13y agoIt's more of a business than engineering question, but I wonder what factors led Artsy to work within the gallery/show business framework rather than attempting to disrupt that.
- asharpe 13y agoThe Gallery/Show business provides two things: 1. Reputation/trust (especially for younger artists) 2. Reach to potential collectors The validation required to spend $5,000 vs $1,000 on a work is purely intangible, a reputable gallery and it's experts can make that difference. In terms of an artist selling to the market directly, you have to be a Damien Hirst, or similar, to have the brand in the market to support a direct sales infrastructure.
- dblock 13y agoThis has always been in Artsy DNA. We want to bring existing players online, not compete with them. Galleries are very valuable as they establish a primary market for a new artist.
- numlocked 13y agoSomewhat off-topic, but I found your talk "Build & Scaling a Test Driven Culture"[1] incredibly valuable as we built out the engineering team at our startup. It was a major influence on developing the pragmatic approach we've taken to automated testing at ePantry, and is required watching for our engineers. Thanks for creating it! [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvHf94hxzRc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvHf94hxzRc
- dblock 13y agoThanks for the kind words!
- barronlroth 13y agoAre you guys hiring summer engineer interns?
- orta 13y agoAs I replied on twitter, I think it's good form to also do so on here: send us an email at jobs@artsymail.com We get a bunch so it usually takes a bit of time to get through but they all get looked at by someone.