ogarten

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by ogarten 3y ago
Haven't had much troble with pip to be honest. I hear a lot of complaints from all kinds of people but I have never had an issue. Issues only arise for me when people are deep in the poetry, pdm and whatever tools.
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by ogarten 3y ago
This expectation might seem like a burden and it certainly can be but it also allows you to have an impact from day one. You are hired as an outside consultant and if you see something that you don't agree with, you would do your clien
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by ogarten 3y ago
Also a freelancer from Germany here. I agree with most what devdude1337 says. Specialization is really really important; however, that usually doesn't mean so much to specialize in a specific tech stack but more in a specific class of
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by ogarten 3y ago
Usually the founders have a strong AI/ML background and a big vision. Combined with the current FOMO of investors they get a lot of money based on that. I am sure most of these companies will not receive any funding beyond their seed a
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by ogarten 3y ago
SEEKING WORK | Remote (worldwide) | Based in Germany OFFERING: I build software solutions for applications where engineering meets data and software. * Workflow automation * Engineering data analysis and automation * Migrating applications
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by ogarten 3y ago
SEEKING WORK | Remote | Germany | 40h/week | Remote only Python and C++ developer with experience in backend software and data engineering. I love to build proof of concepts and move them to production of successfully validated. Open f
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by ogarten 3y ago
I haven't used beehiiv. Looks similar to what other offer, too. For me it feels like either you want to make money or you don't and that is the major drive behind the choice. Most tools have some way to export/import subscrib
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by ogarten 3y ago
I am kind of in the same boat as you. I just started a blog on my personal website jut I am looking to monetize at some point in time. I don‘t lile substack because it harasses the reader too much. Hackernoon has a really nerdy vibe to it.
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by ogarten 3y ago
Mh substack, medium, hackernoon. Many places, all sinilar and all not that great for that :/
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by ogarten 3y ago
Not denying that ;) and i am sure there is still money to be made and that‘s why I was asking for the reason ;)
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by ogarten 3y ago
What's you goal with the newsletter? Talk about cool things? Make Money? As a reader I hate substack because it's so damn pushy about signing up and paying for subscription. As a creator, I guess that drives your revenue. Imho, ev
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by ogarten 3y ago
Mid/long term contracts are usually not ideal, because it's too close to employment when done full time and that's high risk for the company and the freelancer. Part time contracts seem to be quite rare "in the wild&quot
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by ogarten 3y ago
In Germany there are a couple of platforms offering mostly mid to long-term contracts: freelance.de or freelancermap.com for example. freelancermap.com seems to be a little more international. As a freelancer / contractor myself I wish
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by ogarten 3y ago
I came to programming early in my life because I wanted to understand how a computer works and probably how to make games. I was around 10 years old and started with Delphi. During my teenage years I didn’t pursue it further because I didn’
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by ogarten 3y ago
Not very in my opinion. As a consultant I would focus on providing context of what the tech can do and what its limitations are and how that fits into what the company does. Sure, you should understand the high-level working principles, but
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by ogarten 3y ago
I think as a PM you are well-positioned for this. Sure, there are still technical challenges for LLMs and other AI solutions but you don't gain value from implementing AI in your company. Consulting with regard to a strategy around tho
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by ogarten 3y ago
Probably the pressure to find a project to work on. There are many platforms like toptal. Some screen their people others don't. They are all similar in that respect. Same goes for recruiters. Are there good recruiters? very positive b
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by ogarten 3y ago
SEEKING WORK | based in Germany | worldwide remote possible I have about 5 years experience in software and data engineering, especially on the context of connected devices / IoT. Most interested in building custom data & compute p
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by ogarten 3y ago
Give them 1% off if they pay immediately instead of 30 days or whatever is typical. Get some upfront payment (20-30%) to get started. Breaking the project into deliverables bill accordingly. No payment, no further work.
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by ogarten 3y ago
Why?
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by ogarten 3y ago
I like it. It looks like it's mostly geared towards hobbyists at the moment. As others have said enterprises already have dashboarding solutions and don't want to add another one. The big cloud providers also offer some kind of MQ
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by ogarten 3y ago
Choose what you are familiar with. It‘s much easier to build things when you feel comfortable with your tools because you will be uncomfortable with every other aspect of your startup journey
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by ogarten 3y ago
Most of what I have heard so far is somewhere inbetween. Global rate range but adjusted to CoL to some extent. Cant pay someone 200k if someone else on the team only makes 20k because they live in a cheaper country.
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by ogarten 3y ago
Not an accounant either but I think you are generally right. In the US you seem to have to register when you reach a certain revenue level. Also, probably need to fill a W-8BEN for the US company. What‘s most annoying is that each state has
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by ogarten 3y ago
That‘s really good advice. I got a contract through my LinkedIn activities. I am also really nichey. Sometimes I think I am too much in a niche and should broaden my skills at least a little bit. Networking is also great, but a long term ga
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by ogarten 3y ago
I think this would fly well on LinkedIn since there are many people who are interested in startups. Just takes a while to figure out how to play linkedin and to get a following there
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by ogarten 4y ago
For any meaningful application I would argue that is even more DevOps. Less complex code, more complex component configuration.
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by ogarten 4y ago
Thanks for your answer. I am just trying to understand how that works in the field but seeing such companies as software companies with a hardware aspect makes a lot of sense. My main interest in this case is B2B hardware, e.g. some kind of
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Ask HN: Product led growth for hardware startups?
2 points by ogarten 4y ago|2 comments
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Ask HN: How to track physical devices' usage?
2 points by ogarten 4y ago|0 comments

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