Yes, it's invaluable. I run a consulting firm in Ohio (http://infincia.com http://infincia.com). We build and maintain new and existing iOS and Mac apps, and c

Yes, it's invaluable. I run a consulting firm in Ohio (http://infincia.com http://infincia.com). We build and maintain new and existing iOS and Mac apps, and create highly available server backends for them. Everything from short term contract requests to full employment offers at well funded startups in SV have hit my work email address, specifically mentioning the freelancer thread in the initial conversation.