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saluki
12y ago
Typically I would never disclose you are looking for another job . . . things might be chummy with your boss(es) while you're all on the same team, but once they know you're leaving they could can you on the spot, lock you out of
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12y ago
It is a red flag, but they may be in a hurry to get someone on board or maybe misspoke about first to say yes is in. If you think you can learn, level up your skills there and the compensation is satisfactory I would lean toward accepting.
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12y ago
y, heading out of town can be a crazy time wrapping up items getting everything ready to go. So part of it could be vacation prep. I would try one more reminder, include a copy of the invoice or a link where he can pay you and indicate you
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saluki
12y ago
Another vote for going with macbook air. Nothing compares to apple hardware for me.
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saluki
12y ago
This podcast/show notes gives some good info. http://www.startupsfortherestofus.com/episodes/episode-185-m... I moved to mac last year from windows I would recommend: Mac App Store: Window Magnet (drag and drop yo
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saluki
12y ago
The only positive I can think of is if there is an easy to plug in hub with thunderbolt/hdmi out along with a few usb-c ports that would allow me to use one plug when setting up with my external monitor and timemachine drive. Then I&#x
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saluki
12y ago
I wouldn't worry too much about this. People are going to copy success. Unless the Iranian market is critical to your success/rollout I would just write them off as a clone. Take it as validation of your idea. Maybe start looking
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saluki
12y ago
Block non-productive sites you waste time on in your hosts file on your work/dev machines. http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/how-to-block-a-websit...
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saluki
12y ago
If it's a good idea execute on it properly, brand it properly and make it the 'standard'. Ideas are easy, it's the execution that is hard. If you don't execute on it, eventually someone will 'discover' the
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saluki
12y ago
Nothing Secure, Always assume electronic/voice communication is public. I would choose a better experience on an iPhone 6 and just accept nothing is secure.
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saluki
12y ago
No, I don't miss wearing a watch and don't see any must have apps/features at this time. (If it was stand alone and didn't need to tether to my iPhone I might consider it, but even then probably not at this time).
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saluki
12y ago
I would start banking some of that gravy and stay where you are for now. Bored? Nights and Weekends learn something new. Rails (Ruby) and/or Laravel (PHP) http://railscasts.com http://laracasts.com Are both grea
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saluki
12y ago
I would talk to a lawyer right away, maybe even someone with a free initial consultation. But investing, borrowing a few hundred dollars now will save you lots of time, money and worry.
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saluki
12y ago
Just taking a quick look it appears you need to add a description tag to tell Google what you want displayed in the SERP. <meta name="description" content="A description of the page" /> https://supp
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saluki
12y ago
When you're feeling tired try going for a short walk or running an errand (if you can get away). I find a quick walk or running an errand, especially if it's cold out picks me up from feeling tired. Try taking a full day off from
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saluki
12y ago
Landing a contract gig can have lots of hoops, verifying past experience, background checks, etc. For starters you could use your dated sites as portfolio pieces and try to get approval to obtain private beta credentials from your recent MV
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saluki
12y ago
focus on getting your bachelors, continue that for sure. If 4-5k per month is in dollars I would look in to hiring a part time person to help out with bug reports/support tickets to free up some of your time. Finding someone good might
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saluki
12y ago
Having interesting work is definitely a plus when you're excited about completing something time usually flies by. The Pomodoro technique might be something for you to try. Basically choose a goal/task work only on that for 25 min
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saluki
12y ago
If you're new to Laravel or want to learn more check out http://Laracasts.com . Jeff Way does a great job. (Just a fan/current subscriber).
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saluki
12y ago
Taking no investments is the best investment you can make in your business. I would recommend bootstrapping as long as you can. Then take investment in the future only when you really need it to scale things up, bring on employees, roll out
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saluki
12y ago
Definitely go with an inexpensive theme. It's a great value, gives you good design out of the box and lets you focus on building the more critical elements of your service. Design is important. Initially though you just need something
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saluki
12y ago
Before you decide checkout the Laravel PHP framework. http://laravel.com http://laracasts.com Taylor has done a great job on it.
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saluki
12y ago
Keep things simple. Just note the amount he puts in as a simple loan to the company. Once you're up and running and profitable have the company write a check to him to repay him what he fronted to launch the company. Good luck in 2015.
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saluki
12y ago
You can set/read your own cookies when developing on wordpress. I usually us the jQuery cookie plugin for javascript. You can set/read cookies using php as well.
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saluki
12y ago
It's typical to not receive compensation till the company is profitable and or funded. Typically a 50/50 split is recommended between the technical and marketing/idea guy co-founder straight away. You'll both have to do
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saluki
12y ago
Usually contracting with a client is pretty straight forward and simple . . . a contract is a good idea . . . but for straight forward projects it can be as simple as an email exchange outlining the scope and quote. 50% upfront is pretty st
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saluki
12y ago
@DHH's startup school talk says it best. "Scaling problems rule . . . " http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CDXJ6bMkMY&t=23m34s Sounds like you have the skills to grow this up to 500 to 1k paying customers on
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saluki
12y ago
10 currently . . . in 2 years 2x that . . . in 5 years I expect 10x that . . . 1 to 2 years out: home automation hub dropcams fridge thermostat TVs everyone having their own phone, tablet, laptop, watch, fitbit cars multiple printers 3D pr
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saluki
12y ago
You're going to want to roll your own customer/accounts/auth system to meet your apps needs (lots of frameworks have gems/packages to handle most of this, rails/laravel) . . . login/logout/password reset&#
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saluki
12y ago
I would introduce him to coding by starting with the basics of HTML and progress through the following: (install MAMP or WAMP for him to get him started, then get him a domain name and hosting for his own simple website) HTML CSS javascript
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