Unfortunately I've interacted with the author of this project, Zander Brade, and he turned out to be one of the most untrustworthy designers I've ever encountered. Due to my past experience with him I have no intention of touching this site/project. Sorry, but I had to say it.
Just a little perspective: The only people who never fuck up are people who never try.
I don't know him or you and it's not an excuse, but if you hire a 17 year old you can't expect the same level of experience as working with a freelance designer.
I've done a lot of very stupid things in my career. Only 17, still learning. I'm super sorry though that you feel this way:( Maybe mail me zander.brade AT gmail.com and I can try make it up.
Everyone makes mistakes - you probably won't be able to make up too well with this guy in particular since negative reactions are very hard to shake. However, there are luckily tons more people and good work is good work, so keep it up!
I agree with Ryan here, I signed up as well, your site fills an important need that developers and designers have and I am looking forward to this.
The one point I wanted to criticize is that there was no validation on your form , i made a typo in developer and managed to get through.
Also I didn't receive any email confirmation.
Sorry, I just found out who this was, and personally what you consider to be worthy of 'one of the most untrustworthy designers I've ever encountered', I find somewhat offensive.
What happened: I missed a Skype call, and wasn't interested in working with you on a potential project. No contracts signed, 8 emails exchanged - just a sign from you that you might be interested in hiring me; and I wasn't into the project.
Hardly a crime in my eyes.
Also, this means I just shared a different story where I actually messed up.
Without knowing who this is, I can't say. I know I've only done one terrible thing as a designer, which was with a really friendly dude, I was 15 at the time and just fucked up horribly. I'm pretty sure this is the incident as I've had few other big hiccups.
No matter what it was, did he learn from it? That's what matters in my book. If he was older, I might care more about the specifics of what he did since I think a lot of people get too comfortable with the lies they build around themselves and appearances they need to keep up, especially professionally. But he's young and he's learning how to hack it in two industries where going at it alone is both rewarding and daunting, and of course you'll mess up somewhere, especially when you have much less experience, both professionally and in life.
That said, if it was something more malicious than what you mentioned, then it would be worth looking into.
Currently we can only accept applicants with EU work permit
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Guildda is an angel funded startup that wants to empower companies and individuals to transact in a new way, by disrupting an archaic industry.
==Attributes of successful candidates will include==
- You are a full-stack developer
- Expert knowledge of server-side languages Python, Ruby, Java or C/C++
- Knowledge of corresponding web frameworks a big plus
- Excellent knowledge of RDBMS systems; ideally MySQL
- Security obsessed
- Love your version control (Git)
- Likes getting hands dirty with 3rd party APIs
- Enjoys prototyping and iterating stuff
- BS or MS degree in Computer Science or a related technical field Back End Engineer
- Accountability, honesty, responsibility, flexibility… and a sense of fun and playfulness
==Responsibilities of the position will include==
- Build from scratch the entire technology architecture / Be efficient writing code: less is more
- Design and implement Guildda’s core service / Build a fault tolerant platform
- Work with frontend engineers to plan and implement new ideas and features / Find and fix performance and reliability issues
==What we offer==
- Pick your own gear (Mac/PC, OS, editor, etc.)
- Flat organisational structure and no bs
- Competitive salary + bonus
==Want to apply?==
To apply, please send an email with your resume (all in PDF, no LinkedIn URLs please) to the following address jobs@guildda.com with the job’s title as the subject line. Bonus points if you included a link to your Github repository and/or web applications.
Guildda wants to empower companies and individuals to transact in a new way, by disrupting an archaic industry. As Guildda’s Back End Engineer you will be responsible for delivering an amazing, secure, stable, fast experience to our users.
==Attributes of successful candidates will include==
- You are a full-stack developer
- Understands the entire LAMP stack and can contribute to any part of it
- Expert knowledge of server-side languages Python, Ruby, Java or C/C++
- Excellent knowledge of RDBMS systems; ideally MySQL
- Security obsessed
- Love your version control (Git)
- Likes getting hands dirty with 3rd party APIs
- Enjoys prototyping and iterating stuff
- BS or MS degree in Computer Science or a related technical field Back End Engineer
- Accountability, honesty, responsibility, flexibility… and a sense of fun and playfulness
==Responsibilities of the position will include==
- Build from scratch the entire technology architecture
- Be efficient writing code: less is more
- Design and implement Guildda’s core service
- Build a fault tolerant platform
- Work with frontend engineers to plan and implement new ideas and features
- Find and fix performance and reliability issues
You should aim to make working on Guildda just as fun and simple as using it. Few things make you happier than disrupting industries with as few lines of code as possible.
==What we offer==
- Pick your own gear (Mac/PC, OS, editor, etc.)
- Flat organisational structure and no bs
- Competitive salary + bonus
==Want to apply?==
To apply, please send an email with your resume (all in PDF, no LinkedIn URLs please) to the following address jobs@guildda.com with the job’s title as the subject line. Bonus points if you included a link to your Github repository and/or web applications.
having seen a prototype, i can only say that this tech is a game changer - comparable to the mouse, but will make keyboard style input/ux obsolote. it wouldnt surprise me if the company gets snatched before it ships product.
that is no explanation:
- investors do not consider Groupon a tech company (it's all over the research reports)
- Google, Intel are down marginally (non retail), Apple is up (tech retail). Nasdaq is ONLY 0.07% down.
- Falling 14% is intrinsic to the stock, not the market.
I was making a point regarding tech. Groupon is not a technology stock, it didn't market itself as a tech company. I don't understand how on the one side you say "Groupon doesn't have a listed competitor" but you want to compare it to "unproven '11 IPOs. Look at Pandora, Zipcar, etc.". It all sounds to 1+1=5...
if Groupon is big data, the credit card companies and banks are the mother of ALL big data. Hoffman has a conflict of interest when making this flawed statement. Let's see what he says when the lock-up period on his Groupon stock expires in less than 180 days
