aymeric

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   by aymeric 14y ago

   Please, I would love to have more feedback on http://weekplan.net . Sacha Greif organized a design roundtable about WeekPlan a few weeks ago: http://blog.folyo.me/design-roundtable-weekplan/ I would love to hear your advices on "how I co
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   by aymeric 14y ago

   Why not .net or .org?
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   by aymeric 14y ago

   I'd recommend you to look at the app Clear for some design inspiration :)
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   Design Roundtable: WeekPlan(sachagreif.com)

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   by aymeric 14y ago

   So, according to this, your startup dominant color should be Blue?
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   Tips to stay in the zone as a developer(aymeric.gaurat.net)

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   by aymeric 14y ago

   Oh ok, what did you think of it?
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   by aymeric 14y ago

   On the homepage: "Images are design renderings and not photographs." they are far from releasing it.
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   How DragonBox an educational app beat Angry Birds in the AppStore [interview](aymeric.gaurat.net)

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    by aymeric 14y ago

    I suggest you start with outsourcing unimportant stuff: admin stuff, small marketing stuff. You need to get used to letting go. This section of my website lists the virtual assistants I personally recommend: http://taskarmy.com/virtual-ass
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    DragonBox: Algebra beats Angry birds(wired.com)

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    by aymeric 14y ago

    I can't register :( I get a rails error page.
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    by aymeric 14y ago

    Yes please, it is hard to judge whether this is a good option without screenshots or demo.
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    Tasks a virtual assistant can do for an online entrepreneur(aymeric.gaurat.net)

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    by aymeric 14y ago

    You can regularly do code reviews, and educate the developer to write the code using your conventions.
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    by aymeric 14y ago

    Knowing that the talent are equivalent, why would you pay $60/hour when you can pay $15/hour?
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    by aymeric 14y ago

    > IMHO, there is no better person than the founder to market your startup passionately. Exactly my feelings.
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    by aymeric 14y ago

    I find harder to outsource marketing and blogging than outsourcing software development. This is why it made sense for me to do it myself. For example, I don't know if I could have found a writer that could have written an article that has
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    by aymeric 14y ago

    Probably not. I think it depends on where you find the developer from. If it is a recommendation from someone, you might not need to get yourself protected via oDesk. I think it really depends on how comfortable you are with taking this kin
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    by aymeric 14y ago

    What do you think of the founder of Visual Website Optimizer when he writes awesome articles about A/B testing or from the founder of GitHub when he writes about how software development is done at GitHub. The books "Getting Real" from 37Si
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    by aymeric 14y ago

    I have developed an outsourcing marketplace because I found a "niche" where I think I can add value, I am a mix of an entrepreneur and traveller, this helps me understand why people in other countries can be very talented and yet very cheap
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    by aymeric 14y ago

    Yes, my project was already mature. But keep in mind that it is very easy to do code reviews nowadays. GitHub or BitBucket give you a nice interface to follow your developer commits. You can comment on them early on to educate your develope
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    by aymeric 14y ago

    1) Yes you are correct, I am lucky that I keep my expenses low and that I can charge a good rate to my clients. But as it has been pointed out many times, consulting while bootstrapping is a big distraction. But for me, it is also a way to
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    by aymeric 14y ago

    If you go via oDesk, each contract automatically incudes an NDA agreement. What kind of protection are you talking about?
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    by aymeric 14y ago

    You still need to have fun though, don't outsource everything :)
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    by aymeric 14y ago

    #4 How detailed are your test cases? Do you have a sample document, I am interested to have a look at it. #6 If you're in the US, hire US. Mmm I disagree with this. I think the risk that someone decides to steal your idea or code and go run
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    by aymeric 14y ago

    Outsourcing is a learned skill, definitely. I didn't start with outsourcing a full blown startup project. I started with small admin tasks using a virtual assistant I'd pay $5 / hour. It helped me understand how to be clearer via emails, wh
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    by aymeric 14y ago

    Yes, and their test work is useful too.
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    by aymeric 14y ago

    I usually try to draw mockups to describe the work. I have a tabletPC so that helps. Also, for really technical stuff, I tried to put myself in his shoes and describe how I would approach the problem. There is a fine line between clarifying
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    by aymeric 14y ago

    Yes fire fast. Recently I tried to hire someone. He was a good communicator but he was just not technical enough. So I let him go and two days after I found the right person.