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Who's Hiring? (take 2)
pibefision: Anyone from Argentina?
Where do you work besides an office?
CyberFonic: In the park, just need to find a shady tree to minimize glare on the screen. 5 star hotel lobbies are good too. At home on the couch or at the dining room table.
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
vyrotek: inContact is hiring Jr. & Mid level .Net/C# Developers in Utah.http://www.inContact.comApply Here - https://tbe.taleo.net/NA4/ats/careers/searchResults.jsp?org=...
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
teuobk: I realize this goes against the HN grain, but is anybody looking for product management or marketing folks?
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
brianr: Lolapps is hiring! We're looking for developers, PMs, QA, and more. Check out http://www.lolapps.com/ . If you like python and lolcats, you'll probably like us.
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
tonystubblebine: CrowdVine is hiring a sales rep for the conference side of our business to process inbound requests. We're four people and have been profitable for two years without anyone dedicated in this role. I'm the founder and owner and can be reached at tony at crowdvine dot com.I think it's interesting how few...
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
runner29: Europe, France?
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
happyrock: Peek Inc., mobile email device company in NYC, is hiring:http://www.geekypeek.com/?p=368
Who's Hiring... Students?
lyime: Send me an email akshay@mugasha.com. Also check out http://mugasha.com if it interests you.
Who's Hiring... Students?
andymoe: We are looking for junior people in SF. It is not a start up - it's consulting work for existing and new clients at a small shop. Your CS degree from CMU or whatever means nothing here if you can't talk to people. The lead guy is really good and you would learn a lot. Email in profile - would be happy pass inf...
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
voberoi: Meebo's hiring all sorts of engineers: server-side, front-end, ops, data geeks.Check out the openings here: http://www.meebo.com/jobs/openings/
Who's Hiring... Students?
jlm382: Indinero.com brought on two interns for the summer, one who we found from HN. (he was awesome!) If you're a passionate coder, feel free to contact me. Email address is in my profile.
How to get started in data visualization?
vijayr: http://www.amazon.com/Visualizing-Data-Explaining-Processing...beautiful book by http://benfry.com/http://infosthetics.com/http://www.visualcomplexity.com/vc/http://processing.org
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
jbr: http://www.presencetelecare.com/ is looking for a lead engineer (first technical employee).Details at http://presencetelecare.com/careers#1226ffb63eb89022_OLE_LIN...I'm not affiliated with them, but I know the founders are looking high and low for the right person.
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
peregrine: Is anyone hiring in the Milwaukee area?
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
rdoherty: Mozilla is hiring! http://www.jobvite.com/CompanyJobs/Jobs.aspx?c=qpX9VfwaFirefox engineers, IT, Marketing and QA!
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
andymoe: Small consulting firm in SF. Good Network Engineers and Junior devs right now. Email in profile.
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
jeffbarr: Amazon Web Services is hiring!There's a job listing at http://aws.amazon.com/jobs (as I write this there are 48 listings). We need hard-core developers, testers, product managers, marketing managers, support engineers, sales folks, and business developers.If you know me and vice-versa (sitting in the audience...
Who's Hiring... Students?
carterschonwald: on a related note, who's interested in hiring an undergrad for the summer or year between completing undergrad and doing a math or cs theory phd?
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
wenbert: I am from the Philippines. No US Visa. Willing to travel anywhere.Do I have the slightest chance of getting hired from the HN posts?
Business movie suggestions?
colins_pride: The Hustler - 1961 & The Color of Money - 1986Both with Paul Newman.Optically about pool hustling. Really about the processes through which the naive progress as they encounter the underbelly of reality.
Who's Hiring... Students?
slvrspoon: my venture backed very early stage startup in cambridge is hiring students who are great coders. email address in my profile.
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
aschobel: 3banana is hiring -- we have an iPhone, Android, and web app.We speak scala, Obj-C, Java, python.Problem we are solving:I have all these bits of information that I want to find again, emailing them to myself is just a mess. What was the name of the movie Ed said I should watch? That was a really funny sign, w...
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
ntownsend: Any Canadians, um, eh?
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
foobar2k: Heyzap.com (YC09) is expanding fast and we're hiring for our 4th team member (engineer) as well as interns to join us in our San Francisco office!send us your details! - jobs@heyzap.comMore info here: http://www.heyzap.com/docs/jobs
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
fleaflicker: Fleaflicker is hiring--looking for software engineers with large-scale webapp experience.http://www.fleaflicker.com/jobs.do
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
RichardPrice: Academia.edu is hiring:http://www.academia.edu/jobsAcademia.edu helps academics answer the question ‘who’s researching what?’ We have a very engineer-driven culture, and we are looking for an ambitious and product-obsessed software engineer to join the founding team. We describe more of the qualities we a...
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
joshuaxls: Super Rewards is hiring in the SF area. We monetize social gaming through virtual currency. It's an amazing experience to see this market from the inside.We're very profitable and growing like crazy. In fact, we were recently acquired by Adknowledge: http://bit.ly/yNr0h. The bulk of our work is PHP, though y...
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
wsbail29: Zenbe is hiring Java and Rails developers for our Tribeca NYC office.http://www.zenbe.com/jobs
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
jlongster: Are there any companies out there looking for 3d graphics programmers, most likely for powering games?
Who's Hiring... Students?
smanek: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=759667We're looking for an intern who could help out with the front end of an Android, iPhone, or Web App (we have all three, and an intern could choose the area that most appeals to them). It would be nice if you have experience in the area you'd like to work in; but it isn'...
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
johndevor: The Little App Factory is hiring a cocoa/objective-c programmer. Check us out at tlaf.com!
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
jboutelle: SlideShare is hiring a senior software engineer (I've been interviewing people for the position all day). http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/eng/1309674762.htmlSomeone with a serious Ruby background would be perfect, but we're open-minded ... if you've built cool stuff in other interpreted languages that's also...
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
specialsaas: Cisco is looking for a variety of positions for a SaaS email solution.This is a VERY unique system we are working on involving email, reverse engineering, bit-twiddling and byte hacking, productivity/collaborative software, Active Directory and NEVER giving up the good fight.All positions are listed as Sen...
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
kschrader: Intent Media is hiring in NYC: http://www.intentmedia.com/im-jobsSmall team right now. Ruby. Java. Agile. Well funded.Hit me up directly (kurt@intentmedia.com) or work@intentmedia.com if you're interested.
Best way to get people to particpate in a survey
DanielStraight: You are already starting with two preconceived notions. First that you need to quantify how time is wasted in software development. Second that you need to do a survey. I don't know what you're trying to achieve, but those may not be necessities (well unless of course what you're trying to achieve is ex...
Who's Hiring... Students?
johngunderman: I would suggest we could start a thread like this once a year, maybe at the beginning of the summer or whatnot. The reason I say this is that I am extremely interested in the offers listed here, but I probably won't have time 'til next summer to actually apply for any of them. If I knew at the beginning ...
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
sx: Pattern Insight is hiringWe are a startup based in Mountain View, CA building next generation semi-structured analysis and search platformhttp://patterninsight.com/about/careers.php
Who's Hiring... Students?
icco: I've found that just about every company out there is hiring students. In most companies eyes it's like getting cheap highly trained labor.
Business movie suggestions?
figital: Glengary Glen Ross. Steak knives.
Who's Hiring... Students?
taitems: The ADWEB Agency from Melbourne, Australia is seeking a Front End Developer/Designer, proficient in HTML/CSS and Javascript, with an interest in UI/UX. We have a strong past in hiring students, as the entire design team (including myself) have begun our careers in placements.
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
srw: Nektra Advanced Computing (Palermo, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is hiring people with reverse engineering (think IDA) and windows system internals (C/C++/asm knowledge) skills for our line of products and services. If you are from Buenos Aires or want to relocate (even for some months) please send an email to: empleo...
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
sunir: FreshBooks is hiring developers, support, designers, a customer network manager (think group facilitator for thousands of people at once), and business development / product managers.Yes, that's a lot. We're growing fast. And we're in Toronto, which is awesome.http://www.freshbooks.com/careers/
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
blader: Wow, what recession?
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
aristus: Xoopit (now part of Yahoo Mail) is hiring Javascript ninjas. Send me an email (carlosb at yahoo-inc) with HN in the title.
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
PostOnce: What about the jobs button on the menu bar?
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
ALee: JamLegend.com is hiring our first two team members (engineers) to join our gang of three in San Francisco.If you love changing the way people experience music and games on the web, send us an e-mail at jobs@jamlegend.com .More info here: http://www.jamlegend.com/jobs
How to get started in data visualization?
yan: Tufte's other books :)
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
summero: Any design jobs in San Diego?
Who's Hiring... Students?
pwicks: It's too late for this summer, but if you are still a student next year, then Google's Summer of Code is a great option. Mentoring organizations are usually announced by mid-March (see timeline for this year here http://socghop.appspot.com/document/show/program/google/gsoc...). For almost any interest, there is...
Business movie suggestions?
liquidcool: Even if you didn't care about learning business through film, I would recommend these. Most are classics and highly enjoyable. I left out the great ones already mentioned.Risky Business - going from idea to execution in a very short timeHigh Fidelity - small business, vertical expansion, labor relationsTher...
What materials things do you covet?
bkrausz: TeslaThe sports car, not the video card (I had one of those once, not as useful as you'd think).
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
lennysan: Looking for a Sr. Manager of Engineering, to manage the entire engineering department in San Diego:http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/sad/1315679159.html
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
dangoldin: We're hiring a Quantitative Developer for the Optimization/Algorithm group at Yodle (based in NYC). Send over your resume to dangoldin @ gmail.com and I'll pass it along.Feel free to email me if you want to know more about the job and what we do.http://www.yodle.com/careers/job_details/quantitative_develo...
What materials things do you covet?
chaosprophet: Alienware AllPowerful Gaming LaptopGulfstream G650 (it's not even in production yet)A house on a beachfrontA Jaguar E-type in pristine condition
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
alexjmann: AM Analytics (amanalytics.com) is seeking a talented web application developer to lead the development of our social media and market intelligence dashboard.AM Analytics is a web startup committed to building the most comprehensive social media and market intelligence dashboard available. The AM Analytics te...
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
vmringwala: Anyone have openings in business development or sales? Please let me know
Who's Hiring... Students?
indigoviolet: Facebook is. See http://www.facebook.com/careers/
How did you get your product idea?
andrewtj: I needed a way to advertise and discover services over the internet. I found Apple's Wide Area Bonjour (aka. DNS Service Discovery) to be a good fit except that I couldn't find a suitable DNS server to use. So I wrote one and have started work on making it available as a hosted service. If you've got a few OS...
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
PieSquared: Is anyone hiring part time?(And while this may not be the most appropriate place... Advice on finding a programming job for a 16 year old with a year+ of programming (job) experience and significant knowledge of multiple popular languages?)
Who's Hiring... Students?
sx: Pattern Insight is hiring both full time engineers and students/internsWe are a startup based in Mountain View, CA building next generation semi-structured analysis and search platformhttp://patterninsight.com/about/careers.php
Who's Hiring... Students?
shafqat: If you know solr/lucene and some python, we're definately interested here at NewsCred. We're funded, generating revenues and have an awesome B2B product. Email me and I'll send over details. Shafqat at newscred dot com.
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
shafqat: If you know solr/lucene and some python, we're definately interested here at NewsCred. We're funded, generating revenues and have an awesome B2B product. Email me and I'll send over details.Also looking for a rockstar sales or bizdev guy. Shafqat at newscred dot com.
What materials things do you covet?
JimmyL: - Original Le Corbusier LC4 - Convertible sports car - Star Alliance Super-Elite card - Man Ray/Ansel Adams original photographs - 100+ year-old trees - Cottage on a nice lake
'Do what you want'... Does it really matter what you want?
MaysonL: Find something that you think is worth doing, and do it. The more you do it, the better you'll get at it, and the more you'll enjoy it.Try not to let other people's evaluations have any effect, other than to point out possible ways to improve.
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
mahmud: Sexy UIs designer. Uber corporate enterprisey software. Form based intranet apps made into intuitive eye candy. 100% Lisp shop. Telecommute. Salary, no equity. Starting late September.
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
swthomas: This has got to be one of the best cs job listings around the web. How can I turn this into a nextgen job listing site ?
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
CCs: Philips Medical in Foster City (C++ or C#)
Where do you work besides an office?
abalashov: Coffee shops.
Best Mathematics book for complete noobie?
MaysonL: The World of Mathematics edited by James Newman (a four-volume anthology) may give you a feel for and an interest in exploring math further. It's a great collection ranging from mathematical curiousities and puzzles to memoirs of mathematicians to a very moving short story by Aldous Huxley.Also, One, Two, Thre...
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
akeefer: We (i.e. Guidewire Software) are pretty much always hiring good software engineers, product managers, and QA engineers.http://www.guidewire.com/about_guidewire/careers_listingsOf course, we build software for insurance companies, which isn't exactly the sexiest industry in the world, but we're a good company w...
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
startupdude: Any one hiring in india?
How did you get your product idea?
steve_mobs: its all about identifying problems. if your product doesn't solve a problem then it won't be profitable. The bigger the problem the more money you can make.Furthermore, you need to be on top of how technology, politics, and the legal system is changing business environments because these three factors creat...
Who's Hiring... Students?
RichardPrice: Academia.edu is hiring student interns. We have three interns at the moment. We are currently looking for engineering interns. Email jobs at academia.edu if you are interested to learn more.
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
jobenjo: Fluther is hiring for employee #1 (full-time).We're looking for an awesome backend-engineer/curious-thinker/olympic-whistler with sys/db knowledge, but many hats will be required. Dabbling is good. Python/Django/MySQL is a plus.Our office is in SF in the Mission.jobs at fluther dot com.
What materials things do you covet?
MaysonL: Lifetime TED membership.
Who's Hiring... Students?
terpua: If you are a passionate coder and love python, contact me. We are going after sharepoint.
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
CitizenKane: Mxapp is hiring - Early stage startup doing online ordering and mobile ordering for restaurants. Looking for people who are PHP experts with having experience javascript and Drupal a big plus. Also looking for mobile software developers, especially Blackberry and Android. Lots of big engineering challen...
What do you do with big ideas?
csomar: "Build a tiny portion of the idea"Yes, this is the solution, the more you go with it the more you expand it. When it reach a certain level, it would be more interesting to VC and investors.
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
bn: Any German, eh?
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
hwork: Yammer just moved to SF and is looking for some engineers: http://jobs.yammer.com/
In-memory Webserver
sambeau: you could serve from a ram disk
What do you do with big ideas?
stuntgoat: Find engineers that you think would know how to approach the unknowns of your idea. Ask them about components of the parts that you don't understand.If you don't have time to build it: find someone who might want to use it and tell them about it.
Latest news on computer graphics and related fields?
dirtyaura: A pretty good graphics related blog http://diaryofagraphicsprogrammer.blogspot.com/
How to get started in data visualization?
sidmitra: http://flowingdata.com/http://junkcharts.typepad.com/for examples.
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
amitt: The FarmVille (#1 app on Facebook) team that is hiring devs and PMs.Having gone from 0 to 7million+ daily users in 2 months, we're tackling a TON of challenging scaling and engineering problems daily. If you want to work with a VERY fast moving and super driven team of developers working on a fun product that's...
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
bjelkeman-again: Akvo.org is hiring: http://www.akvo.org/web/jobsWeb consultant, The Netherlands.
What do you do with big ideas?
nico: Build an MVP and try it out.- http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=748057- http://venturehacks.com/articles/minimum-viable-productAlso, talk about your idea to as many people that you trust as possible, getting feedback is really important, especially in the early stages of a project. Don't keep it secret as that ...
What do you do with big ideas?
dejv: There are always much more big ideas than I have a time, so I am always try to forget them early to prevent myself from distraction.Really great ideas will come back and if they show up few times then it is time to take a closer look to them.
Who's Hiring... Students?
foobar2k: We're looking for interns at Heyzap (YC09), come and join us! http://www.heyzap.com/docs/jobs
What do you do with big ideas?
jacquesm: There was a series of pictures here a while ago about some guy that built a castle by his own hands. It doesn't really matter what you have available to you today, what matters is if you can keep your goal in sight over an extended period and persevere until you've realized your vision.It's amazing what you c...
What do you do with big ideas?
jlees: Write it down in my ideas book and think about it long enough that I either can implement it (MVP, get the resources, etc) or it mutates into something better within my reach. Sitting on it also means when I see an opportunity that might fit it (e.g. funding available for $foo) it's there ready to go.Of course, ...
Latest news on computer graphics and related fields?
HenryR: http://www.siggraph.org/ - this year's conference is pretty soon, I think.
What do you do with big ideas?
mahmud: For a man whose user name has always been "bigthingist", I discovered that small things pay much much better.Take your big idea and turn it into a very small one. Then do that one.
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
gordonguthrie: hypernumbers.com (Seedcamp '07)Edinburgh, Bonnie Scotland - must be able to work in the EU.Engineer with Javascript and exposure to functional programming (preferably Erlang). Contact gordon AT hypernumbers DOT com for details.
Who's Hiring? (take 2)
electronslave: Roost.com has a JS/frontend open, and I would be grateful if you applied. (Yes, you!) The site hasn't been updated yet, but here's a link with a relevant email address: http://www.roost.com/web/jobs.actionWe're well-funded (Sequoia, Shasta, General Catalyst, Geolo) and we're located smack in the middle ...
What do you do with big ideas?
paraschopra: I sleep over them
What materials things do you covet?
dantheman: An island
Who's Hiring... Students?
arihelgason: Here at World on a Hanger in London - http://www.worldonahanger.com - we're looking for a rails or iphone hacker. Either intern or short-term contractor. Get in touch, email address in profile.You can work from our London office or remotely.
What do you do with big ideas?
antiform: Write the idea down somewhere. However, ideas are a dime a dozen and are essentially useless unless you have a viable plan of attack. For instance, I would love to work on something world-changing like time-travel, teleportation, or anti-gravity, but there are currently no fruitful ways of even approaching th...