Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (July 2012)  - <AUTHOR> Please lead with either SEEKING WORK or SEEKING FREELANCER, your location and whether remote work is a possibility. <comment><USER10> SEEKING WORK - Remote or occasional travel around Europe fine. Native British developer based in Warsaw, Poland.

Back-end jack-of-all-trades, concentrating on PHP/C#/MySQL, experienced with Apache/nginx/IIS, and general Linux admin.

A few sample projects I work on in my spare time, using PHP/Kohana/MySQL/jQuery:

<http://tweetingmachine.com>

<http://campaignbar.com>

<http://interactwive.com>

I'm very good at finding solutions to complex problems, enjoy rescuing projects in trouble, and like working with technology in general. I always chatting about requirements, feel free to drop me a line at email@example.com

</comment><comment><USER11> SEEKING WORK - Remote/Freelance Python/Django/jQuery, with extensive experience building e-commerce marketplaces. I have a research background, data analysis, playing around with NLP right now. I run a django dev shop, currently taking gigs. Here's my portfolio:

* <http://www.cloudshuffle.com/>

* <http://www.sidmitra.com/portfolio.html>

Contact details in my profile or the link above.

Here're some examples from my portfolio:

* <http://www.teaspiller.com> \- An online marketplace for tax experts.

* <http://www.garnishbar.com> \- social network, to share mixed drink recipes

* <http://www.fertilityplanit.com>, built their self serve ad network + billing and payments.

* <http://www.turlytag.com> \- an app to connect owners with people who found their lost items.

* <http://www.fratmusic.com> \- an online radio streaming app serving over 1.3 million uniques a month.

* <http://www.emriq.com> \- a web based medical records platform for small to medium clinics.

* <http://loudfarm.com> \- A music event site.

and many more.

<comment><USER12> Some great designs there - may I ask how do you normally do it? (just curious, not a possible employer)

<comment><USER11> Did you mean our design process?

* We usually begin with clients giving us a brief, and in most cases we prefer a mockup either on paper or preferably a tool like: <https://gomockingbird.com/>

It helps us clarify their requirements, notice the little things that would go missing or ambiguous set of requirements.

* We'd ask them to list a few sites/design they like. Based on those we'd come up with a few rough ideas, and go darwinian on it. i.e. kill the unhealthy ones, work on what we think works. Sometimes we do very basic/naive user-testing to figure out which mockups are easier to navigate. 'Cos the most 'liked' design is not always the most intuitive. And clients have a tendency to just do too much on every screen. But yeah we try to be very iterative.

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER13> SEEKING WORK - Remote or Central Illinois

Freelance web developer/web application developer:

* Python (Django, Tornado)

* HTML, CSS (Bootstrap, LESS)

* JavaScript (jQuery)

* Linux (Linode VPS), AWS (EC2, S3), Heroku

* SQL & NoSQL (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis)

* Nginx, Gunicorn

Also have experience with PHP (CodeIgniter), C++ (Cinder), C# and Java (Processing).

Website: <http://blakeowens.com> Github: <https://github.com/owensbla> Email: firstname.lastname@example.com

</comment><comment><USER14> SEEKING WORK - NYC or Remote

Developer based out of New York with significant Django, front-end, and product development experience.

For the last 3 years I have been the main organizer of Django NYC, the community chair of DjangoCon.US, and I have worked on more than dozen Django projects over the last five years.

On the front-end side of things, I have developed a number of projects from start to finish including projects where the front-end work ranged from entirely static HTML+CSS sites to single page javascript applications that interacted with a REST APIs.

Additionally I have worked done a fair amount of sys admin work deploying and managing django/postgres/mysql stacks. This experience has been entirely linux based (mix of Ubuntu and RHEL). I've worked with both cloud hosting providers (AWS) and dedicated hosting providers (Rackspace, Softlayer). I have also done a fair amount of work automating deployment and management using Chef.

I'd be very interested to learn more about your project and seeing what we could accomplish together.

You can find my email in my profile or you can reach me via <http://seanoc.com>

</comment><comment><USER15> SEEKING FREELANCER - Looking for Django/PostgreSQL web application developers as well as designers. Happy to work with folks remotely. Well-capitalized, profitable business is based in Los Angeles. References from past and current freelancers are available on request.

Contact: entrop at gmail or @JMayer for more info on the project. Please include relevant GitHub / Bitbucket / Dribbble / Forrst portfolio links.

</comment><comment><USER16> SEEKING work as your Technical Project Manager.

I am a technical project manager - unlike most of them I'm also a coder. However, I'm looking to oversee a project that includes recruiting technical talent (possibly remote) and managing all aspects of technical development. Excellent references, including with a YC company.

I am the only technical interface you need between business and product.

You can reach me at: email@example.com

</comment><comment><USER17> SEEKING WORK - Remote (out of Philadelphia)

Experienced, accessible, and reliable full-stack web developer. I've been developing highly interactive web applications since 2003, and using Rails professionally to do so since 2006.

I currently do most of my work in Rails or Node on the backend with Backbone, Ember.js, or just jQuery on the frontend. I also, have plenty of HTML5 and CSS, and mobile-web experience.

In my work I emphasize high quality, easy-to-use software through by employing Behavior/Test Drive Development almost exclusively and usability/user testing when possible.

email@example.com

Outdated portfolio: <http://ablegray.com> Github: <https://github.com/nicholaides> LinkedIn: <http://www.linkedin.com/in/mikenicholaides>

</comment><comment><USER18> SEEKING WORK - Remote/Brazil

Back-end/non-web work. I'm an ACM ICPC world finalist and my main languages are C, C++, and Python.

I'll be in San Francisco at the end of the month; meetups or on-site interviews are possible.

Github: <https://github.com/lessandro> Email: email@example.com

</comment><comment><USER19> SEEKING WORK - Remote Web & mobile interface designer from California. I work with companies around the world on visual design, application design and usability.

HTML5 / CSS3 (Sass, Stylus, Less, Bootstrap) / JS / Photoshop / iOS

<http://nylira.com>

</comment><comment><USER20> SEEKING WORK

Freelance developer based in the Brighton in the UK. I can travel to London but I usually prefer to work remotely as I have a very nice desk in a co- working place 5 minutes from my house :)

Languages are mainly Python and JavaScript (client and server side) but happy with lots of others when they are needed (I love a bit of Haskell, although rarely get paid to use it!). Experience with Django, Node.JS, Backbone.JS, SciPy, OpenCV.

One of the things I enjoy doing is RESTful API design, here's a talk I gave to a local JavaScript talk about that recently (scroll down for the slides): <http://asyncjs.com/hypermedia/>

Email: firstname.lastname@example.com

(replies might be slow, I'm at the EuroPython conference this week)

</comment><comment><USER21> SEEKING WORK - USA/Caribbean/Puerto Rico (Remote or local).

Mature, responsible and dedicated programmer with skills in web development (PHP/Python). Have also worked on .NET projects. Will gladly look at your proposal if its fits my current skills. Some Javascript (jquery).

Why you may not want to hire me:

\-- I don't currently have an amazing public portfolio. My work has been done under NDAs and such.

\-- I'm not available full time.

\-- I cannot travel (unless you pay for it).

What sets me apart:

\-- My local rates are more competitive than mainland US.

\-- Fluent in English and Spanish.

\-- Will make your project work as intended. I don't deliver half cooked projects.

\-- I always ship.

\-- Agile is fine.

\-- Will test everything.

\-- Part-time availability that allows you to get more for less.

\-- Will do testing and Q&A.

My email is in my profile. I will be happy to hear from you.

</comment><comment><USER22> SEEKING WORK - Remote/Ann Arbor, MI

Freelance interface designer/front-end developer.

I specialize in: HTML/CSS, javascript, and Wordpress development.

Proficient in responsive web design (both simple sites and fully responsive web applications).

Good with copywriting and developing personable experiences (i.e. has a voice and personality like Mailchimp).

Portfolio: <http://ryanglover.net> Dribbble: <http://dribbble.com/rglover> Email: email@example.com

<comment><USER23> endorsement: ryan is finishing up a full redesign of Rocket Lease's dashboard pages UI.

He is absolutely phenomenal, a pleasure to work with, a great communicator, has really helped clarify the UI, and helped bring focus to each of the internal pages.

Ryan writes fantastic javascript and awesome, clean, HTML markup, and convinced me to take the plunge and start using Compass.

He's a cofounder level UI/UX developer, and if you're looking you should be looking here.

Ryan, feel free to post before/afters of the Rocket Lease work you've done if you want to highlight some of the work you created for me.

A+++ would buy again.

<comment><USER22> Appreciate the endorsement, Ezl. If you're interested in the work he's referring to:

1.) <http://wrgnt.us/Nlp6zd> 2.) <http://wrgnt.us/LlYMUZ> 3.) <http://wrgnt.us/LJJGxw> 4.) <http://wrgnt.us/LZtmac>

This is a fully responsive app, so feel free to check it out across devices/resize the browser.

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER24> SEEKING WORK - Remote or Cincinnati for a few months then SF

15 years experiences including security clearance for projects at NASA and defense contractors, major ecommerce firms, etc. MSc in compsci +eng (passed PhD qualification exam) undergrad math+CS, expert java, javascript, machine learning, computational geometry, large scale client server systems, RDF and semantic technologies.

I need to be in Cincinnati for a while due to family stuff then I'll be moving back to SF where I lived since 2006.

</comment><comment><USER25> SEEKING WORK- Remote/Freelance in Cincinnati. I do data visualization with d3.js and backbone.

Open source portfolio (much of my work isn't publicly available):

* <https://github.com/zmaril/d3.js-boilerplate> \- get started quickly with d3.js and a ton of other useful libraries.

* <https://github.com/zmaril/d3-bootstrap-plugins> \- Bootstrap plugins for d3, do tooltips and popovers easily via d3. Examples: <http://bl.ocks.org/2981335> (front page of hn last week), <http://bl.ocks.org/3012212>

* <http://zacharymaril.com/d3/> \- Going through and annotating the d3 source code bit by bit. Getting back to the source.

* <https://github.com/zmaril/Visualization-Data> \- a bunch of data sets that are useful for visualizing data, particularly geographic data.

* <http://json-outliner.herokuapp.com/> Fun project using edge detection to outline upload pictures Annotated d3

<comment><USER25> Note: I've recently accepted a full time position. As such, I will not be available for consulting work.

</comment></comment><comment><USER26> SEEKING FREELANCER

NoFavorite | Downtown, NYC, NY, United States

<http://nofavorite.com>

Responsibilities:

Implementing modern, semantically structured layouts based on designs provided by our design team.

Requirements:

Proven experience with HTML5, CSS3, Javascript Expert knowledge of Javascript Expert knowledge of Javascript frameworks (jQuery, YUI) Expert knowledge of Adobe CS Experience creating device-specific layouts Design sensibilities Understanding of back end technologies Understanding of source control Understanding of best practices, design principles, and web standards Bonus:

PHP Ruby We are looking for someone creative who stays up to date with new web trends. Responsive design skills are a major plus. Knowledge of Photoshop and image optimization methods are a requirement.

Strong communications skills in dealing with team members and clients is essential.

This is a freelance/contract position with possibility of turning into full time.

Remote work is okay, but in house is much more proffered.

If you think you would be a good fit and want to work in a fun, creative environment, please email email@example.com with a link to your portfolio. Submissions without portfolio links will not be considered.

Compensation for each position is to be determined based on work quality and experience.

</comment><comment><USER27> SEEKING WORK - Remote / Belgium. Occasional travel within Europe is no issue.

Currently focusing on iOS / Rails development, but I've also worked with Android, Backbone.js, Coffeescript and a whole bunch of other technologies.

I'm a good communicator and enjoy finding an optimal solution to a given problem. Firm believer that good code should be simple, succinct and contain the least amount of surprises possible, so this is something I strive for.

Contact details are in my profile.

</comment><comment><USER28> SEEKING WORK - Remote / Belgium / France. Can Travel within Europe too.

Skills: \- Everything Marketing \- Emailing champion \- Branding \- SEO/SEM \- Data Metrics analysis \+ I have access to web designer, UX pro and front end developers

Some example of what I can do for you: \- Social media campaigns \- Viral Marketing ( Videos, Websites, etc ) \- Product development \- Retention & Reactivation emailing campaign \- Customer Acquisitions campaign through SEO or SEM \- Help you with Investors pitch & Business plan \- Sales \- and many more!

Experience: \- Worked for 2 years in a startup,Allmyapps.com, where I was in charge of Users retention & acquisition ( Emailing, SEO, SEM, Video Production ) \- 1 year in Ad agency where I was working on Digital strategy and Planning. \- Currently working on a mobile games with 2 friends and also Dropdock ( <http://getdropdock.com> )

Finally, I know how startups work from my experience at Allmyapps and my personal entrepreneurial endeavors so my works can be very capital efficient.

Contact details are in my profile. feel free to contact if you have any enquiries.

Cheers, Sylvain

</comment><comment><USER29> SEEKING FREELANCERS - Alexandria VA / Washington DC - REMOTE Workers Welcome - Prefer full time, but we're flexible.

SHRM is hiring local or remote freelancers to help us build Sherman, our next generation content management system / integrated application platform built with CoffeeScript/Node.js and Ruby.

We are looking for both CoffeeScript/Node.js and Ruby developers (one or the other is OK, both is even more OK) for engagements that could run from anywhere from one month to one year, continuously or intermittently, depending upon your interest, availability and fit. If you were playing buzzword bingo at one of our team discussions, you'd be happy to see words like REST, JSON, GitHub, Riak, Cassandra, dust.js, HTML5, and mobile (iOS/Android) on your card.

Our small team is already distributed across the US, so remote collaborators are welcome, but you can also join us in our pair of well-furnished, Metro- accessible buildings in Alexandria Virginia (just across the Potomac from Washington DC).

If this sounds interesting to you, you can reach me via the email address in my profile.

</comment><comment><USER30> \- SEEKING FREELANCER - Looking for someone to help us make a change to an open source publishing solution we use (<https://github.com/simbul/baker>). We don't have enough money to make it worth your while, so you should probably just like contributing to open source. Anyone interested, contact tom-at- overnightbuses.com

</comment><comment><USER31> SEEKING WORK - Remote only, since I'm currently living in small-town Indiana. Available for part-time work or one-off projects.

I do all parts of creating your website except for the design. Give me a mockup and I can do the frontend HTML, CSS, and Javascript (jQuery), as well as your backend in either Django or Wordpress. I can also host your site on my Linode if desired.

Some sites I've built: <http://crankshaft.net> \- Wordpress backend, I created a custom theme given a mockup.

<https://rushlocksandkeys.com> \- Custom Django ecommerce site using Stripe as payment processor.

<http://demanda1.com> \- Django site with product catalog.

I also enjoy doing smaller sites, like <http://personalizedpm.com> (simple static site with minimal PHP backend).

I currently host three of these four sites on my Linode along with about 10 others.

If interested in working with me, send me an email at email@example.com.

</comment><comment><USER32> SEEKING WORK, REMOTE (Pacific Time)

I've been building businesses since I was 13. At 26, with 10 years of web development experience, and 7+ years working with WordPress, I'm looking for extra work on Sundays to pay off a few debts and save for our second baby (they're expensive).

During the week, I work at a startup building paywalls for the newspaper industry (pigeonpaywall.com).

When it comes to working with WordPress, I can do just about anything. On top of my technical skillsets and experience, my specialty is communication and training. I am highly responsible and efficient.

I'm a match for:

\- Someone looking to turn over responsibility for getting a website done (even down to copyediting and content orgnanization).

\- Someone looking for a competent developer to take a design over to WordPress.

I'm not a match for:

\- Someone looking for a low bidder - I'm not desperate for work, just looking for new opportunities and ways to accelerate cashflow.

\- Someone who feels a need to micromanage - As a first-born recovering- perfectionist, I am highly detail oriented.

Interested? See my email in profile. Write or send me your number and I'll give you a call.

</comment><comment><USER33> SEEKING WORK - Remote / Brazil

2 years experience with node.js, former lead front-end dev. LESS, HTML5 + new browser APIs, javascript, coffeescript, php, mongo, redis, shell, well versed on interface design. Willing to learn anything not java.

Currently looking for interesting challenges in web/mobile/games for fun and profit :)

<http://about.me/ricardotomasi>

</comment><comment><USER34> SEEKING WORK - remote/southern California

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iOS/Web Developer

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joe[at]joecortopassi.com

Iphone/Objective-C (proficient in networking with web services and syncing)

Web Development stack: php/mysql/javascript (along with jquery, dojo, css, kohana etc)

Highly-capable of breaking down complex technology concepts, for non-technical people to facilitate teamwork.

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 _(like most people, most of my work is under NDA for an employer. I'd be glad to talk through any questions you may have though)_

Resume: <http://www.linkedin.com/pub/joe-cortopassi/24/76b/5b9>

Github: <https://github.com/JoeCortopassi>

iPhone App: [http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/follow-my- money/id471808412?l...](http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/follow-my- money/id471808412?ls=1&mt=8)

Twitter: <http://twitter.com/#!/JoeCortopassi>

Youtube: <http://www.youtube.com/user/Cortopasta>

Example Website I've done: www.temeculaprep.com

</comment><comment><USER35> SEEKING FREELANCER, start up in Spain(Mallorca), looking for experienced freelancer to build MVP. Need Java, C# and MongoDB developers (we already have designers and web dev) for a SaaS server and client.

We are currently building the arquitecture and documentation so it will take some weeks to begin coding). We'll use agile and git. Contact mail email@example.com

<comment><USER35> I forgot to mention that it must be REMOTE, as we still don´t have office.

</comment></comment><comment><USER36> SEEKING WORK - Remote / Austin, TX (freelance)

I am still employed full time so I can commit only to 10 hours per week.

I am doing PHP and JS coding, LAMP administration, nginx, heartbeat, etc for living. Have minor experience building android native applications.

I love Perl, although I am not working on any commercial projects.

I am willing to learn new things and can work at reduced rate on these as long as this knowledge could be reused by me later (i.e. python, ruby, etc)

I am not doing anything Apple related, i.e. iPhone native apps, MacOS- anything. Simply do not have any hardware and not really interested in investing into it.

No matter what I am working on I am looking to do things work automagically (I am lazy), efficiently (I am smart) and maintainable (I wish best to any of my clients)

My linkedin - <http://www.linkedin.com/in/pavelkorovkin>

My github - <https://github.com/hippich>

My email - email@example.com

</comment><comment><USER37> SEEKING WORK - <USER2>

Over 9 years of developing enterprise applications for web,desktop and mobile, I can develop sites in PHP/Java/Coldfusion in SQL/noSQL databases. I can also help to shape up your idea and discuss to make it in a product form. Visit my LinkedIn profile:

<http://pk.linkedin.com/in/kadnan>

</comment><comment><USER38> SEEKING FREELANCER

For MyWriters.com - Ruby, Rails, Bonsai ElasticSearch, Mailgun. Based in Los Angeles but remote is fine. Bootstrapped but I pay deposits up front and final invoices within 10 days every time. References from past and current freelancers I've worked with available on request.

Email: firstname.lastname@example.com or @spking for more info on the project.

</comment><comment><USER39> SEEKING WORK

Freelance project manager based in Brighton in the UK. I have previously been head of ICT at a large local authority, but have worked in private sector as well, and I've downsized a little recently to follow some other interests. Lots of experience managing small and large teams of developers and other IT types.

Get in touch at firstname.lastname@example.com

</comment><comment><USER40> SEEKING WORK - Poland, Gdansk based team of mobile developers. We specialize in in Android and IOS development, we implement backend solutions in Java, .NET, PHP and Ruby on Rails. More than 7 years experience in the industry.

Check our website: www.bright-inventions.com and ask for quote. We are looking for long term partnership.

</comment><comment><USER41> SEEKING WORK. From Porto, Portugal, E.U.; open for remote, but will possibly relocate

Backend:

* Currently Python/Javascript developer, Django mostly; Google Appengine skills (<https://bitbucket.org/zemanel/django-sentry-appengine>)

* Past experience with PHP, including some Zend Framework, Propel, ZetaComponents (formerly known as ezComponents)

* Past experience with Java in content management applications: Struts, Hibernate, Jboss Seam. Many beers ago.

* Built a small Node.js/Dojo project for NodeKnockout 2010 which got #10 ([http://www.slideshare.net/MyCatStoleMyPPT/tweetirc-presentat...](http://www.slideshare.net/MyCatStoleMyPPT/tweetirc-presentation))

Frontend javascript:

* Dojo Toolkit

* JQuery

* virtualenv, pip, Git, Mercurial, SVN

* Experience with managed hosting (Heroku, Gondor)

<http://github.com/zemanel> zemanel at zemanel . eu

</comment><comment><USER42> SEEKING WORK (remote)

Python, Django, HTML/CSS/JavaScript, Android. Jamshedpur, India.

Developed <http://www.datumdroid.com/> and <http://www.quizzardous.com> and worked with several OSS projects including OpenIntents, VLC, etc.

Email on profile.

</comment><comment><USER43> SEEKING WORK - London, UK or Remote

Full-stack web developer; on the backend, I mostly code in Ruby, but I've also got a fair bit of experience with PHP and Java. Frontend-wise I'm experienced with HTML, CSS, Javascript, jQuery etc.

Portfolio: <http://i.saac.me/portfolio>

Email: firstname.lastname@example.com

</comment><comment><USER44> SEEKING WORK - Toronto or remote

<http://github.com/jedediah>

13 years as a working programmer, 10 more as a kid hacker. Lots of web, some mobile, a little game dev, many platforms and languages. Also make music, comedy, stay fit, long walks on the beach, etc.

<comment><USER45> What's the best way to contact you? Shoot me a note: noah at dwelleo.com

</comment></comment><comment><USER46> SEEKING WORK - Remote/UK - Willing to travel or relocate

Exceptional customer service, Startup support and assistance.

I have a degree in Comp Sci from a UK university, 5 yrs experience in applications & software support.

Looking for a role with a startup or entrepreneurial team where I can assist, provide support and manage any tasks assigned. Would be ideal for someone looking to free up time away from their business or where a support engineer is needed on GMT business hours.

I currently support 50+ financial banking applications and around 5000+ staff members. Looking to move away from the finance industry, towards a development role in the future.

I pride myself on delivering amazing customer support, my technical knowledge and flexible work ethic.

Hours & schedule negotiable. I'm my username on gmail.com

</comment><comment><USER47> SEEKING WORK - Remote - Finland - Can travel

I'm bootstrapping a startup and could do consulting work for a few months.

Full stack web development, we have been building our products with:

* Rails

* MySQL/MongoDB

* ExtJS

I have also experience with Java, C#(XNA), Flash and Groovy(on Grails), but the best value for the money I can provide with Ruby/Rails/Javascritp/ExtJS.

Our products consist CRM, invoicing, product management, calendar, booking, etc. They are not ready for public demos, but I can make some demo accounts if someone is interested.

We have also a free service where you can print finnish invoices: <http://www.laskulomake.fi>

<http://milep.github.com>

<https://github.com/milep>

Contact: email@example.com

</comment><comment><USER48> SEEKING WORK - remotely or around Richmond, VA

Haskell! JS/HTML/CSS! Machine Learning! Linux deployments on AWS! Let me solve your hard problems in return for dollars.

      email@example.com
      http://brandon.si/code/
      http://careers.stackoverflow.com/jberryman

</comment><comment><USER49> SEEKING WORK - Remote / Czech Republic, can travel

Java, Scala, RDBMS, PostgreSQL, Datalog, Neo4j, JavaScript, jQuery, AWS, LinkedData, RDF/S, ontologies

PhD (2011) in knowledge representation and reasoning from Germany. Implemented a forward chaining reasoner for a semantic wiki (<http://www.kiwi- project.eu/>, now the LMF <http://code.google.com/p/lmf/>)

I'm currently trying to found a startup but in the meantime I'd love to also help others and get more connected to the startup world (I'm most used to the academia and to large IT companies - I worked at HP and before that at Sun).

</comment><comment><USER50> SEEKING WORK - Remote work possible ,Linz Austria

Skills: Marketing, Branding (+some incredible partners for other stuff like design or development)

Specific things I can deliver: brand development, video production, social media campaigns, events, guerilla marketing, websites,...

Experience: I've been doing marketing for international as well as national brand since my 15th birthday. I've worked on campaigns for brands like Nespresso and worked as head of marketing on a freelancer basis for an ecommerce shop in Austria and trippled their revenue.

Furthermore, I know how startups work from my entrepreneurial ventures and can deliver very capital efficient campaigns that can jumpstart your business.

<comment><USER51> Could you add some contact details? I'd like to get in touch, although not directly freelance related.

</comment></comment><comment><USER52> SEEKING WORK - San Francisco or Remote

All around web pro with 13+ years experience.

Art Direction, UI/UX Design, Info Architecture, PHP/MySQL, JavaScript, HTML5/CSS3, Canvas, Wordpress, Linux Admin, Project Management, Search Engine Marketing.

Portfolio/Contact : <http://www.briandelaney.me>

<http://twitter.com/maxmzd>

<http://facebook.com/maxmzd>

<http://dribbble.com/maxmzd>

<http://behance.net/maxmzd>

<http://pinterest.com/maxmzd>

</comment><comment><USER53> SEEKING WORK - Remote, or Edinburgh, Scotland.

I'm a contract linux sysadmin. I know about modern web development best practices, and I know about ancient perl horrors. I prefer the first thing to the second.

I really really want to work with startups that are going from the 'two hours of downtime every week while we resize the single Linode instance we run our entire app on' stage to the 'holy shit we have paying customers we'd better think about scaling and availability' stage. Even if you don't have a lot of money, a bit of a specialist's time can cost less than you think and give you a solid foundation to build from.

firstname.lastname@example.com / @semanticist

</comment><comment><USER54> SEEKING WORK

Python, Tornado, Django, Google App Engine, Javascript (jQuery, Backbone.js), PostgreSQL, MySQL, Linux and VPS (Linode), MongoDB. Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (Statement of accomplishment from Andrew Ng - <USER3> Stanford, and Sebastian Thrun/Peter Norvig - AI Stanford).

My Github repos: <https://github.com/ccarpenterg>

Some work in Python:

<http://todolist-app.appspot.com/>

Blog: <http://ccarpenterg.posterous.com/>

Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com (My name is Cristian)

</comment><comment><USER55> SEEKING WORK - Remote or Rochester, NY

Small projects, sub-projects, pieces of larger work preferred. I love a good bug hunt.

Recently used languages include Go, Perl, and Python, but I am very flexible here.

I have some experience with Rails, but most recently Mojolicious (built <https://everyminder.com/>). My recent interest is Django -- bonus points if you need help there. I also have experience integrating 3rd party services such as Mailgun and Stripe.

GitHub: <https://github.com/whee/> Email: firstname.lastname@example.com

</comment><comment><USER56> SEEKING FREELANCER in NYC - We're a growing publishing startup that helps great writers get discovered. We are seeking someone to help our CTO grow our platform and begin developing our app. We are looking for a 4-week contract to hire developer who can work in our NYC office 5 days/week.

\- 2-3 years of web development experience in PHP

\- Proven experience developing iOS applications (please provide examples)

\- Full LAMP stack experience or interest: front-end, back-end, database, server

*How to apply: \- E-mail team_at_writersbloq.com with subject line: "DEVELOPER" and include your web presence: LinkedIn/Github/Twitter/Blog

</comment><comment><USER57> SEEKING WORK - Birmingham, AL, REMOTE

We're a small, agile, and highly experienced team with deep experience in Java and Ruby development as well as and user interface design and development. We're looking for our next challenge with openings in mid-August and October. Our favorite clients are small to medium-sized companies who wish us to tackle either part or all of a new product.

Preferred engagement length is at least three months. Rates are ~$8k per three week sprint.

Contact via email in profile or at our home, <http://www.urbancoding.net> .

</comment><comment><USER58> SEEKING WORK - 16 Year Old iOS Developer looking to get a start in the industry I've had experience developing freelance iOS applications with a company called Treehouse Mobile. I've also developed applications in my own right, most recently a location sharing app called Rendezvous. I'm not looking to make huge amounts of money doing this - the experience of the industry is what I'm after. Let me know if there's anything I can do for you.

GitHub: <https://github.com/baltoli> Email: email@example.com

</comment><comment><USER59> SEEKING WORK - NYC or remote.

I am a mobile developer who focuses on Android Java development. I have worked on multiple Android apps, both large and small, for a variety of clients. My portfolio and Github are listed below:

<http://www.bricolsoftconsulting.com/category/portfolio/>

<https://github.com/bricolsoftconsulting/>

My previous experience includes C/C++, VB.NET, and HTML / PHP. Feel free to get in touch -- email is theo---AT---bricolsoftconsulting----DOT---com.

</comment><comment><USER60> SEEKING work/ freelancing/remote INDIA web designing,mobile app development( cross platform) skilled in JS,CSS,XHTML,HTML5,PHP,JAVA, contact me on email@example.com and i can send you my complete CV.

</comment><comment><USER61> SEEKING WORK - Remote or Madison, Wisconsin

I'm a full-stack developer. Currently bootstrapping a startup (<http://codiqa.com/>) and want to augment revenues with short-term consulting.

I do a ton of frontend development (JS/HTML/CSS) and backend development with Python+Django. I also do a lot of work setting up backend services and tying the whole application together.

I can be reached by email at max AT codiqa DOT com or cell at 414-530-9687.

My linkedin is <http://linkedin.com/in/maxlynch>

</comment><comment><USER62> SEEKING WORK - Probably remote, as I'm currently in Buenos Aires and heading back to Chicago in October.

I do more than just web stuff. I'm also really smart (heheh). Let's talk.

Things I've used for serious work: Objective-C for iOS, C, Erlang, Ruby, Python, Javascript, Haskell, RSLogix 5000 (yeah baby!)

If anybody has a Factor project, I'll work on it for peanuts.

GH: <http://github.com/zuwiki>

email: email@example.com

My twitter (@mvzink) and website (<http://mvz.so>) aren't exactly professional, but are there if you want to make friends.

</comment><comment><USER63> SEEKING FREELANCER - Monroe, MI -- Los Angeles, CA -- or remote!

MNX Solutions is looking for a highly experienced Linux admin.

\- 5+ years Linux system administration experience

\- Puppet/Saltstack, HAproxy, Nginx, MySQL cluster, Nagios, Proxmox, is some of the tech you'll be working with.

\- Managing hundreds of Centos/RHEL servers across many data centers.

\- You have programming experience, and can write complex scripts in Perl/Python/PHP/bash/etc.

\- Prior experience with Amazon Web Services is a plus.

This is a 3-6 month project. A full time perm position is also available if interested..

Shoot me an email (in profile) and introduce yourself!

<comment><USER53> The email address field in your profile isn't shown to other people - you need to add it to your 'about' section.

I might be interested, if you're happy employing a non-US contractor. firstname.lastname@example.com

</comment></comment><comment><USER64> SEEKING WORK – Bay Area or Remote

Full-Stack iOS development.

We specialize in realizing your app vision starting from your wireframes to live on the App Store. Our typical architecture is the app + cloud-based web service deployable to Heroku/AWS or even simpler with Parse. Fixed-price project bidding available.

Team includes former engineering lead at Kleiner, Benchmark, DFJ startups. Ivy League CS grad.

Recent work: <http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dreampro/id492589174>

Email: email@example.com

</comment><comment><USER65> Seeking work: Remote or in Canada (willing/love to travel!)

* Privacy/Information Security * Systems administration (Linux/BSD/UNIX) * Business Development (co-founder?) * Event Organization (I founded <http://www.ideawave.ca> and <http://www.ideasmeetings.org>) * Strategic Social Media Campaigns

Personal blog: <http://www.krisconstable.com>

</comment><comment><USER66> SEEKING WORK - Remote or San Francisco

I'm a software engineer in San Francisco. I've historically done lots of web development and software security, today I pass the time working on my (FOSS) NoSQL database written in Erlang called Artifact.

Primarily proficient in Ruby & Rails / C++ / Erlang / x86 Assembly.

if you're working on something neat shoot me an email

Email : email@example.com

Github: <https://github.com/zv>

Site : <http://zv.github.com/>

</comment><comment><USER67> SEEKING WORK - London, UK (or Remote)

Front-end(HTML/CSS/Javascript etc.), Python, PHP, Ruby, MySQL/Postgres/Mongo. Experience with Appengine and general aspects of Linux/BSD stacks.

</comment><comment><USER68> SEEKING WORK - NYC or Remote

<http://madhatted.com> firstname.lastname@example.com

Fullstack web developer with a background in startups, eager to work with the smart people on your team to build something great. I've been working with Rails since 2006, but I'm comfortable with everything from Linux command-lines to writing tested Javascript libraries.

If you're doing something with Ember.js or an ambitious client-side app, let's talk!

</comment><comment><USER69> SEEKING FREELANCER remote - <USER4>

We are pushing the browser to the limits and need someone to help us push harder and squeeze more performance and functionality out of the front end.

We aren't about just building a product, we want to build the best. That goes for the code inside the application.

Our stack is: heroku//rails 3.1//Ember.js//jQuery//crossfilter//D3//twitter bootstrap. And no, we don't support old browsers ;)

If that sounds like you apply away. Contact me via twitter @zaui

</comment><comment><USER70> SEEKING WORK - remote.

An expert in the dying art of ActionScript 3 programming. Backend programming in Python or Java. Hands-on experience with C++/Qt/OpenGL/Unity3D/Semantic Web/Salesforce

Not afraid to learn something new.

See my profile here: <https://grouptalent.com/talent/2464> or at oDesk <https://www.odesk.com/users/~~729881ad189fa90c>

Email is in the profile.

Ivan

</comment><comment><USER71> SEEKING WORK - Remote/Freelance in and around Europe.

I mainly do consulting for web projects and LAMP stack development (PHP, MySQL, memcached, jQuery, Wordpress) but also Node.js and other backend tech.

Skills overview: <http://udos.name/>

Current open source project: <http://hubbub-project.org/>

<https://github.com/udo>

</comment><comment><USER72> SEEKING WORK - Remote, Freelance

Mac OS X & iOS developer with 2 years experience working on the iOS App Store and 1 year working on the Mac App Store. I've been writing Objective-C & C on both platforms for just a little over 3 years.

Website: <http://infincia.com>

Twitter: <http://twitter.com/infincia>

Email: email@example.com

</comment><comment><USER73> SEEKING WORK (remote USA or local Dallas, TX)

I specialize in low-level embedded devices typically involving driver development and low level board bring-up on Linux devices and TI processors.

This covers everything form hardware review, boot-loader, kernel, and root filesystem of the embedded device.

More information and contact details @ <http://www.kylemanna.com>

</comment><comment><USER74> SEEKING WORK - <USER9>

Hungry (LITERALLY AND FIGURATIVELY :P) iOS & Rails developer, looking for consistent and on-going work. If needed, I am able to pick up new things very quickly.

Portfolio: <http://safetyscissors.co>

Github: <http://github.com/safetyscissors>

Bitbucket: Available on request.

Email: email@example.com

</comment><comment><USER75> SEEKING FREELANCER

A start up in Ann Arbor, MI. Looking for a designer. Initially to design our landing page, and then work with us on a continual basis. We care a lot more about your design skills than your coding skills---we are fine with getting PSDs or html (although the later will be nicer). We're a technical team with mostly engineers. Thank you.

azarias[at]meritful[dot]commm

</comment><comment><USER76> SEEKING WORK (remote)

Language of choice is Python but generally flexible -- enjoy the Flask framework

Expertise in Natural Language Processing (NLP), machine learning, data mining/analytics and algorithms at scale

Previous experience in start-ups + tech companies (ZeroMail, Google [intern], Freelancer.com)

Reside in Sydney, Australia -- prefer remote but happy to come in / travel as appropriate

Email, LinkedIn and website in profile

</comment><comment><USER77> SEEKING WORK - Pittsburgh or Remote

"Full Stack" Robotics Engineer with 12+ years of experience.

* Software, Hardware, Electronics. Localization, Computer vision, Sensor Fusion.

* C/C++/Java.

* Current project is autonomous vehicles.

Website: <http://mind-melt.com/> or <http://about.me/JeffreyKramer/>

Contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com.

</comment><comment><USER78> SEEKING WORK - <USER9>

I do corporate logo design at a firm and I'm currently looking for some work on the side.

All work is vector art obviously, and business card design as well as letterhead design can be provided.

You can find my e-mail in my profile; contact me and I'll send you some samples. The service isn't aimed at big companies; SMBs and individuals find my rates affordable.

</comment><comment><USER79> SEEKING WORK - Remote or Seattle, WA, USA.

Android/Grails developer, currently bootstrapping <http://adventurous.io>. Looking for short-term consulting work before hopefully making it into StartupChile this fall.

Email: firstname.lastname@example.com

Twitter: <http://twitter.com/peted20>

Phone: 360-930-9001

</comment><comment><USER80> AVAILABLE FOR FREELANCE - NYC or remote - full stack web developer with scientific data analysis experience

-Scala/Akka/Play/Liftweb/neo4j/Java

-Python w/ Django

-PHP, C/C++, Nvidia CUDA

-HTML5/CSS/Javascript

See here for more, including contact info: <http://fearofc.com/?page_id=19>

<https://github.com/Fear-of-C>

</comment><comment><USER81> SEEKING WORK- Seattle or Remote

Hey I am a front end web dev working on a startup of my own so I am looking for quick projects to do like PSD to HTML/CSS or WordPress nothing big and heavy.

<http://www.willcodeit.com/>

email@example.com

p.s I am learning RoR so if you need your designs implemented and have patience I can get it done.

</comment><comment><USER82> SEEKING FREELANCER

Anyone with experience working with MMS and the ability to accept images from users texting to a phone number. Looking for someone to help implement a "Twilio for MMS" sort of solution for our business. That's not the product itself but is a component of the app that we need assistance on. RoR experience a plus.

yknihc [at] gmail.

</comment><comment><USER83> SEEKING WORK - A VoIP enthusiast and WebRTC developer with hands on experience on many VoIP projects .

Extensive knowledge on SIP protocol and part of handling and launching one of the most used messagin apps.

My email is mentioned on my profile , if you are looking for a VoIP guy or interested in discussing anything regarding voip give me a mail.

</comment><comment><USER84> SEEKING WORK - Java developer with 3+ years of experience, currently based in Warsaw, looking for an appropriate remote vacancy. Please have a look at my CV:

<http://pl.linkedin.com/pub/lukasz-malinowski/b/75b/772>

Feel free to contact me at: firstname.lastname@example.com

</comment><comment><USER85> SEEKING FREELANCER - Remote.

I'm looking for a PHP developer to customise the mustache.php templating system to better suit a new collaborative platform I've got in the works, with the potential for additional work. More details at <http://notes.bryc.me/code>.

email@example.com | @brycecammo

</comment><comment><USER86> SEEKING WORK - Remote, will travel.

I am looking specifically for Node.js, MongoDB, AWS, and Puppet contract work, remote and part-time, but am available for all kinds of full-stack Web development and project management. I've found some great engagements here in the past.

Email and links in my profile. CV and references on request.

</comment><comment><USER87> SEEKING WORK - <USER9>

I'm a generalist web developer / front end person with many hundreds of dog years experience.

Exciting bullet points:

* PHP - primarily Codeigniter but I'm flexible :)

* HTML 5 / CSS 3

* Javascript

* iOS/Android app dev (using Titanium or PhoneGap)

* Git/Mercurial

I also have a degree of exposure to things like SASS, Mongo, AWS etc etc.

My site: <http://pitbot.net>

I'm in the UK.

</comment><comment><USER88> SEEKING WORK - Toronto area / Canada

Full-time experience in Symfony, Doctrine, MySQL, JavaScript, Bash, Gearman, Nginx, Apache, Selenium.

Freelance and personal experience with Tornado, Flask, MongoDB, Redis.

Projects and personal CV at <http://arekzb.wordpress.com>

</comment><comment><USER89> SEEKING WORK - <USER9>

Generalist web developer with a marketing degree. Most of my specialty is in helping first time entrepreneurs avoid mistakes I've made and have seen made in the past.

<http://ibuildmvps.com>

 _PHP - codeigniter, cake, wordpress, or custom

_ Rails

 _Javascript

_ General UI - CSS/Bootstrap/SASS

 _Graphics

_ Git

 _Browser Extensions

_ API Integrations

*Wordpress Plugins

I live in Boston

Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com

</comment><comment><USER90> UI / UX Designer Seeking work. (Remote)

I'm a web & mobile user interface designer based in Buenos Aires.

Portfolio: <http://www.heynico.com>

-Dribbble: <http://www.dribbble.com/nicogarcia>

-Email: email@example.com

</comment><comment><USER91> SEEKING FREELANCER -

Looking for a UI/UX for iOS/iPhone for a series of applications that we will be writing.

This will be in the music/tech/band space - and looking to start immediately.

Would prefer in the west coast region (SF/SD), but will consider all.

Please email me a link to your portfolio/dribbble/scoutzie/forrrst.

<comment><USER11> You can ping us at <http://www.cloudshuffle.com> You guys didn't mention your email address. Here's some recent examples of our iOS folio: [https://www.dropbox.com/gallery/10832416/1/Cloudshuffle/mobi...](https://www.dropbox.com/gallery/10832416/1/Cloudshuffle/mobile/?h=984e72)

</comment></comment><comment><USER92> SEEKING FREELANCER - PHP developer in NYC Looking for PHP developer to help build onto our backend. Let us know what you've previously worked on, and why you think you could be valuable to our team :) Email: jobs <$> brightalyze.com

<comment><USER93> I sent you an email but it bounced.

</comment></comment><comment><USER94> SEEKING WORK! Available for freelance/contract work - Boise, Idaho area. Experienced mobile developer since 2008 with iOS and Android. Ruby, Rails, Python. Remote work very much a possibility. contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com

</comment><comment><USER95> SEEKING WORK - Remote, from the Netherlands.

UI designer for web, mobile and desktop applications. <http://www.dribbble.com/marvin>

My email address can be found in my profile, my twitter handle is @MarvinKennis

</comment><comment><USER96> SEEKING WORK, Madison, WI USA - REMOTE OK Branding and identity, print design, web design & development with expert CMS integration, project management. <http://versastudio.com>

</comment><comment><USER97> SEEKING WORK Boston. Remote OK. Ruby on rails, js/jquery/coffee, haml/html5/css/sass, phonegap/sencha touch mobile apps, ux design, mongo/sql, have built upon all major social apis (fb, twitter, 4sq)

contact: ian.stanczyk at gmail

</comment><comment><USER98> Seeking work - Houston TX or remote. C# .net 4.x wpf, Silverlight, asp, iOS.

</comment><comment><USER99> SEEKING FREELANCER

Looking for an experienced WordPress/LAMP developer who can build us a theme and plugin from start to finish. We are a photography-focused company so experience working with images is a plus.

Email is in my profile.

</comment><comment><USER100> SEEKING WORK - Remote iOS, PHP/MySQL. 4+ Years of experience writing code for web and a year for App Store.

Most Recent work: An iOS app which is doing pretty well in App Store.

Email: firstname.lastname@example.com

</comment><comment><USER101> AVAILABLE for FREELANCE WORK - Washington, DC

UI / UX Engineer HTML5/CSS3/JS/PHP/MySQL/Node.js 10 years working experience building websites and apps from ground up.

about.me/evansamek

evancsamek[at]gmail.com

</comment><comment><USER102> SEEKING WORK - Norway, Oslo I do frontend design and development. Portfolio - <http://einarlove.com>

</comment><comment><USER103> SEEKING WORK - remotely or around London.

Web design, HTML, CSS, PHP, Javascript

<http://danielhellier.com>

</comment><comment><USER104> SEEKING WORK - Remote, Freelance

Python/Ruby/HTML/CSS

Website: <http://thedjpetersen.github.com/>

</comment><comment><USER105> SEEKING WORK - Remote/France

JS/Ruby/Wordpress/Dataviz

Portfolio/Contact : <http://www.alexgirard.com>

</comment><comment><USER106> SEEKING WORK

Ruby, Rails, DevOps/Chef, TDD Remote, Germany: <https://roland.io/>

</comment><comment><USER107> SEEKING WORK - REMOTE, FREELANCE

UI / UX Designer <http://Masswerks.com>

</comment><comment><USER108> SEEKING WORK - Mountain View, California (remote okay)

Specialized in making Ember.js and SproutCore webapps.

More info on HN profile.

email@example.com

</comment><comment><USER109> SEEKING FREELANCER

metro detroit, chicago or virtual

SEO and strategy work for ecommerce startup fsimmons at g mail.

</comment><comment><USER110> SEEKING WORK - Preferably in Chicago NW Suburbs or Milwaukee

Natural born computer nerd who likes python, php, online development and user experience consulting. Moonlighting as the president of a LLC-S and a C-corp (currently seeking funding for patented/copyrighted work).

I'm not much on the actual developing side anymore since there are people better than me who can handle that, though I am pretty darn good at making sure your user experience is perfect.

What most people miss the essential steps on corporate pages, sales pages and every other type of page that helps their readers/viewers move happily and properly through their sales/marketing funnels.

I'm not all too interested in which technologies are used so long as they are safe, secure, PROPERLY DEVELOPED and well maintained.

I'm looking to work with companies and people who own companies that are stable and finally need to grow or growing and need help in getting things right. I'm not interested in working with small businesses anymore. Only funded start-ups, larger small businesses ($500,000 and up in gross profit to owner(s)), medium and large businesses.

I don't have a portfolio but you can check out my personal site at:

<http://piotrkrzyzek.com/blog>

My consulting companies page: <http://chykalophiagroup.com>

The C-corp doesn't have a site yet.

I've worked with Department of Defense contractors, helped bring a complete fashion business from zero into life and profit, and have partnered with international telecom companies on side ventures for fun.

I'm part of two local Chambers of Commerce. An active Ambassador (the guy at the chamber who meets and greets you and shows you the ropes) at one.

Working on another in-house project where we now joined the Chicago Lean Start-up Challenge. <http://frespiration.com> or the old site at: <http://mag.frespiration.com>

Writing one infoproduct: <http://quantumfanpages.com> ... but stopped for now due to Facebooks constant API and business changes. Little time to keep up with it. Need a ghost writer for it!

Working with an international Start-up to bring their whole company online and deliver their SaaS properly to the UK public (London area only at launch).

As a side note, I do have an insurance license that I don't use.

I'm available on LinkedIn, Twitter and preferably by e-mail.

LinkedIn: <http://www.linkedin.com/in/piotrkrzyzek> Twitter: <https://twitter.com/#!/piotrkrzyzek> Quora: <https://www.quora.com/Piotr- Krzyzek>

eh, and many more online profiles.

Best way to reach me e-mail me directly at piotr @ piotrkrzyzek.com or call (GV number) at 847-929-4718

</comment><comment><USER111> SEEKING WORK - <USER9>

Linux/FreeBSD System Administrator/Architect

Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com

</comment><comment><USER112> Seeking Senior Level Java Expert

Are you consistently the most senior person on your development teams? Are you the person that everyone else turns to when they need help? Only apply if this describes you!

The Position: We need a rock star java developer to help enhance Gaggle's web and mobile tools. You'll work from home and the hours are flexible. We are seeking a full-time programmer for 40-50 hours per week who ideally will continue with Gaggle for at least 2 years.

We want someone who can actually do the work as opposed to someone who wants to manage others. We are seeking someone who can solve problems on their own and write solid code that holds up under high load.

You will be joining an existing team of five senior java developers who also work remotely. Our developers want to code, not manage others, hence they only want to work with someone who is already a great developer.

This is the ideal position for an experienced java developer who is looking for a lifestyle change.

The Company: Gaggle.Net is a provider communication and collaboration tools for students at K-12 schools throughout the USA and Canada. The system provides a number of unique safety features so that schools can monitor and maintain the accounts for students. Gaggle was founded in 1999. The company is profitable growing at about 30% annually. We are not venture capital funded and thus we do what's best for our customers and employees.

In addition to email, other services provided include online forums, a java chat system, digital lockers, blogs, calendars, homework drop boxes, social networking features, user web pages, texting support and iPad applications. On average over 70,000 users per day log into the web site to access these features. The company's primary offices are in Bloomington, Illinois. However, the servers and related hardware are housed in Los Angeles.

What you will be doing: You'll be responsible for adding new features, tracking down and fixing bugs, and architecting and developing new systems.

The Technology: The Gaggle system is a custom-built jsp site running on Apache/Tomcat on Linux. The jsp pages use a Struts/Dojo infrastructure. We are looking at a switch to GWT). Our data is stored in clustered mySQL databases.

Qualifications: 5 years of solid experience coding java based systems. The ability to work independently and manage your time is important.

Technology You Need to Know: You should have an excellent understanding of the following technologies, or be able to learn those you're unfamiliar with VERY quickly: - JavaScript, AJAX, and Dojo Toolkit - Java 5, JSP, Struts - Hibernate, Spring, JavaMail, Linux, Apache, Tomcat, Eclipse IDE, ANT, and CVS.

Please Only Highly Qualified Developers: Our development team is very picky about who we hire. If you are interested send us a brief note and your resume to firstname.lastname@example.com

</comment><comment><USER113> Seeking work / seeking gigs: I am an avid blogger with a background in web development. I'm in the Minneapolis / Saint Paul area. I'm open to telecommuting. My most recent article. [http://ebackgroundchecks.hubpages.com/hub/Online- Background-...](http://ebackgroundchecks.hubpages.com/hub/Online-Background- Checks)

</comment><comment><USER114> Since most of the people on here are seeking remote work try this:

[http://rssident.com/mash/?t=job&e=telecommute](http://rssident.com/mash/?t=job&e=telecommute)

[http://rssident.com/mash/?t=job&e=remote](http://rssident.com/mash/?t=job&e=remote)

<comment><USER93> This is great, thanks for this.

<comment><USER114> Glad you find it useful.

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER115> SEEKING WORK - Sonoma/Marin area. Can work remotely.

Well-rounded junior developer. Full-stack LAM[PHP/Perl/Python] incl. HTML5 and JS, prefer backend work. Can also do AD/IIS/Exchange, switch/router admin, Java, C, GIS.

Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com</comment>


Why Steve Ballmer will resign from Microsoft in 2010 - <AUTHOR> http://thenextweb.com/2009/10/06/steve-ballmer/ <comment><USER2> Microsoft's value has been falling because it is obvious that software commoditization threatens their revenues. Windows and Office isn't packed with growth potential. No amount of "vision" or "leadership" will defy fate.

Many products launched during Ballmer's tenure have been successful. More importantly, Microsoft has been able to move away from their core business.

* Sharepoint (A billion dollar product and a multi-billion dollar industry.)

* Axapta (purchased)

* Great Plains (purchased)

* Solomon (purchased)

* Xbox/Xbox 360

* BizTalk

* .NET (An application stack to compete with J2EE, unthinkable in 1999.)

\----

During the same period, a number of Microsoft products went from minor items to major contenders in their industries.

* MS SQL was a Sybase clone in 1999; in 2009 it's a price/performance champ.

* Exchange was only used in "Microsoft shops" in 1999. Today it's the de facto standard.

<comment><USER3> Is the the Xbox 360 profitable by itself, or are they still using the Mac BU to cover the losses?

<comment><USER4> The Xbox 360 never had to make profit to be successful. The reason the product was introduced is that Microsoft saw itself going head to head with Sony in a number of markets, and so they wanted to undercut Sony's big cash cow, the playstation.

As long as Microsoft reduced Sony's profits more than Microsoft lost money, the mission was accomplished.

<comment><USER3> Ok, you pretty much stated my big problem with Microsoft. They don't have a great idea for a new product, but their competitor of the week has a product that they want to stomp.

What business does Microsoft have going after Sony?

<comment><USER4> They were head to head in a lot of places. Both wanted to create the next DRM standard, Sony was pushing Blu-ray so Microsoft pushed back, Microsoft wanted to push its software into portable devices, and Sony didn't want them there, and Microsoft was afraid that the Playstation would grow up into a general purpose computer in every household and undermine the PC market.

So Microsoft saw a company going head to head with them in a lot of key areas, and they decided to weaken the threat.

</comment></comment></comment></comment></comment><comment><USER5> Ballmer's not exactly a visionary:

In a post from June [<http://thenextweb.com/2009/06/02/web-death-google>] Boris relates a famous story about a meeting between Yahoo and Microsoft which took place when Yahoo was still a small start-up:

"Yahoo was growing at neck-breaking speed and David Filo and Jerry Yang were invited to Redmond to talk about working together.

"The meeting turned into a disappointment when Steve Ballmer joined the conversation and gave his opinion on the future of search engines. According to Ballmer Search Engines were a temporary solution to a temporary problem. Ballmer claimed that 'within a few years there will only be a handful of websites left. People will use their Favorites to navigate to those destination sites and nobody will need a Search engine except for a few students and professors.'"

Oops.

<comment><USER6> Amazing. He really missed the entire point of the internet.

<comment><USER7> Well, I think this is becoming more and more right. I mean, how many people only use Facebook, Youtube and Wikipedia only ?

The internet, after an incredible growth phase, has just begun to shrink.

<comment><USER6> You must have some numbers to back up such a bold statement. Otherwise that's a ridiculous assumption.

<comment><USER7> I don't have numbers - actually nobody has them, but the growth of web 2.0 websites had a consequence : less and less people host themselves their websites.

</comment></comment></comment></comment></comment><comment><USER8> This is a situation where numbers can mislead. Microsoft may very well be down 53% since Ballmer took over in January 2000 but do they mention that the Nasdaq, a tech industry bell weather, is down 50% overall for that same time period?

(ref: [http://finance.yahoo.com/q/hp?s=%5EIXIC&a=00&b=1&...](http://finance.yahoo.com/q/hp?s=%5EIXIC&a=00&b=1&c=2000&d=09&e=6&f=2009&g=d&z=66&y=2442))

</comment><comment><USER3> My biggest problem with Ballmer is that he seems defined by what he hates as opposed to what he loves.

Also, his tendency to enter markets for no other reason then to have a product in every market is painful. The Zune is a great example. What the heck did it bring to Microsoft?

</comment><comment><USER9> Dismissing the tripling of Microsoft's net income just because PC sales almost tripled as well seems a bit, for want of a better word, simplistic.

<comment><USER10> Well its not too far off the mark since Windows is preinstalled on about 90% of pcs.

</comment></comment><comment><USER11> If Microsoft were smart, they'd use the free cash flow that they throw off to outright buy businesses in areas outside of tech that are run by really bright people. Imagine Microsoft going conglomerate. With the right capital allocation they could be an awesome company.

Unfortunately, they probably lack such visionary ideas and will end up throwing good money after bad while their FCF gradually declines as they're made irrelevant. A slow and sad death.

Look at Henry Singleton as a bright leader of a tech company who allocated capital well enough to grow shareholder value by expanding into non-tech areas like insurance.

<comment><USER3> General Electric 2.0 -- the market may not like that

</comment></comment><comment><USER12> 2 ways to have $1 billion:

1\. Start with a game changing idea in a rapidly evolving market. Assemble a great team. Execute flawlessly. Take advantage of every opportunity. Minimize mistakes. Get a little lucky.

2\. Be Steve Ballmer and start out with $2 billion.

<comment><USER13> Have you even tried to contribute to the discussion?

<comment><USER14> Sometimes a negative object lesson is helpful.

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER15> It sounds like Yahoo was still in its infancy. Just to play Devil's Advocate, could Ballmer have talked down the role of search engines to get the Jerry et al. to concede Yahoo or its technology at a cheaper price?

</comment><comment><USER16> My personal reasons why he will resign or be forced out:

He has significantly underperformed compared to the market.

Stephen Sinofsky has shown how valuable he is to the company during the Win7 reorg, and will be elevated to CEO by popular demand.

</comment><comment><USER17> Comparisons of stock prices circa 1999 to stock prices 2009 are pretty ridiculous.</comment>


We Wrote a YC Application for Mattermark, Here's What It Said - <AUTHOR> http://mattermark.com/we-wrote-a-yc-application-for-mattermark-heres-what-it-said/

<comment><USER2> Thanks for sharing this. When you say you "didn't end up going through the program again," do you mean you were accepted again but decided not to participate?</comment>


Lulzsec Attempts Nintendo Hack - No Customer Information Lost - <AUTHOR> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304474804576366802876217440.html

<comment><USER2> That WSJ article only showed me 1.5 paragraphs before asking me to pay to continue reading, here's a link to another article (not long, but doesn't ask you to pay):

[http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/05/us-nintendo- idUSTR...](http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/05/us-nintendo- idUSTRE7541WP20110605)

</comment><comment><AUTHOR> Sharing this primarily in-light of the discussion in the latest Sony-hack story[1] on HN. Something being discussed was how common is shoddy enterprise security. Seeing a hack attempt against Nintendo fail by one of the same groups that hacked Sony recently was pertinent.

[1] <http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2621844>

<comment><USER3> I don't know if you should consider this a failed attempt; the pastebin release implies that they were just "warming up" before the FBI attack. Perhaps they wanted more and failed, but perhaps they weren't aiming to compromise them like Sony.

<comment><USER4> Perhaps failure is a strong word, but clearly the attackers didn't gain anything of value - unlike every single Sony attack.

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER5> This is actually more bad news for Sony. It shows that their competitors have much better security than they do, and Sony won't be able to claim anymore that "it wasn't _really_ their fault, it's just that the hackers were very good".

</comment><comment><USER3> Pastebin of the release: <http://pastebin.com/QFJN82X4>

It's apparently nintendo.com's httpd.conf. Most is just a huge pile of url rewrites.

<comment><USER6> I wonder what patio11 thinks of their KeepAliveTimeout settings?

      KeepAlive On
      MaxKeepAliveRequests 0
      KeepAliveTimeout 120

</comment></comment><comment><USER7> This is my number one pet peeve, right here:

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

# Force all clients that hit this host to www.nintendo.com

RewriteEngine on

RewriteRule .* <http://www.nintendo.com/> [R,L]

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Nothing is worse than trying to go to foobar.com/something/I/know/exists and being redirected back to the homepage. What's wrong with deep linking and respecting URLs that a user has been to before?

More importantly, doesn't this interfere with bookmarks?

<comment><USER8> Uh, it doesn't mean that at all. Here's a random link, note how it doesn't redirect to the homepage: [http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/9xKcFNixgDWMPXx0DGu0_77...](http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/9xKcFNixgDWMPXx0DGu0_77F-6Hwbk2s)

That's just the default behavior. There's an enormous amount of other rewrites to handle actual functionality.

Bookmark interfering - probably. But which is worse for _most_ users: a 302 / 404 error, or being pushed somewhere useful to start from?

<comment><USER9> 302 won't break bookmarks.

Most users get taken to where they meant to go, without noticing the domain rewrite.</comment></comment></comment>


Appsumo YC Week: Final Days Bonanza - <AUTHOR> https://www.appsumo.com/yc-week-final-days/

<comment><USER2> I'll probably skip this one. I wonder, am I missing something or does appsumo not link to any of the sites? I can never find any links, I have to search...

<comment><USER3> Just getting Pager Duty for 6 months for $17 is a good deal, if you need it. It'd be $72 normally (OK, $60 because they have a 30-day free trial thing).

Yeah, the absence of linkage is lame.

<http://pagerduty.com/>

<http://kb.weebly.com/faq-pro.html>

<http://crowdbooster.com/>

<http://www.co2stats.com/>

<comment><USER4> It's not clear from the promo description, but it's actually the Small plan that's included in the PagerDuty deal ($24/month).

EDIT: The description was updated, it's clear now. :)</comment></comment></comment>


Ask HN: Where can I watch the live stream of YC demo day? - <AUTHOR>

Anyone meerkat'ing? <comment><USER2> Dave McClure had a stream running for a bit until he was asked to turn it off. Looks like we don't get Meerkat access today.

</comment><comment><USER3> Pretty sure there is no live stream and I think at least some of the presentations are off the record.

</comment><comment><USER4> In the past, some of the demos have been off the record, so I believe there is no stream.

</comment><comment><AUTHOR> I thought this will be the main use of meerkat TBH

<comment><USER5> [https://twitter.com/mikeisaac/status/580125816438140928](https://twitter.com/mikeisaac/status/580125816438140928)</comment></comment>


Ask HN: What do you do when your cubicle is next to somplace noisy? - <AUTHOR>

Your a programmer.  Your company is cheap.
Your cubicle next to sales/lunch room where the people next to you are loud, noisy, and talk about nothing related to what your doing.
What do you do next if moving your cubicle to someplace quieter is not an option? <comment><USER2> Headphones with subtle music or just white noise.

Change your work schedule so you have quiet time before the office opens.

If you have some flexibility about being _at your desk_ , you can find a lot of secondary spaces which go unused. Wiring closets, conference rooms, file rooms, storage areas.

</comment><comment><USER3> First off - talk to your boss about perhaps working from home N days a week. There are other options - but they are all workarounds I think (noise cancelling headphones, etc.)

</comment><comment><USER4> Short term, this site is helpful:

<http://simplynoise.com/></comment>


Facebook wants up to 30% of fan subscriptions vs Patreon's 5% - <AUTHOR> https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/26/facebook-vs-patreon/ <comment><USER3> Liberapay takes 0% [https://liberapay.com/](https://liberapay.com/) It's European non-profit and open source. It's funded by the donation on it's own platform.

<comment><USER4> [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19270786](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19270786) European non-profit is not the same as American non-profit.

So i made a new item for liberapay, since I thought it was worth it.

Also, I would much rather see Liberapay on the frontpage of HN than Facebook "fan subscriptions"...

We have enough multinationals that try to claim 30% on top of someone else's work.

<comment><USER4> Fyi. HN has flagged it ( lower ranking ) and removed European and 0 commission from the title without moderation comment ? ... :(

<comment><USER5> Generally speaking submissions should just match the <title> of the page... so if you want, write a blog post about it, then submit the blog post?

</comment></comment></comment></comment><comment><USER6> Patreon is selling a service, Facebook is selling access to an audience. Two seemingly similar but vastly different offerings. That's why Facebook can have a lot of crappier versions of other products that are still successful (e.g. Facebook events vs. Meetup.)

I doubt they'll be able to get away with the terms as is, but it wouldn't surprise me if they manage to successfully charge significantly more than Patreon and still get a lot of customers.

<comment><USER7> Absolutely correct and the best comment here imo. It's very different to provide an audience vs. providing a service.

<comment><USER8> But once past initial audience discovery, the recurrent billing of patronage donations is just pure service.

So logically creators should only use FB for access to new audience, build a relationship with the newly acquired audience, and pivot to direct billing or Patreon for recurrent collection.

<comment><USER9> By the same logic, YouTube creators should only use YT to build an audience, then switch to hosting their own videos. Yet they want to remain on the platform.

<comment><USER10> Video hosting costs a lot of money.

Sending an API request, to the credit card company, to bill the monthly payment, does not cost a lot of money.

Getting your audience to switch platforms for the monthly payments is a compartively easy thing to do, compared to setting up your own video hosting site.

<comment><USER9> More to the point, neither is very easy to do in practice.

</comment></comment></comment></comment></comment></comment><comment><USER11> I don't understand why people are acting like this is ridiculous and will obviously fail. 30% is the same cut that Apple and Google take for everything that goes through their app stores, including all in-app purchases. It's the same cut that Steam takes. It's the same cut that YouTube takes for channel membership. Twitch takes an even larger cut: 50% from subscriptions. It's extremely well-established that people are comfortable with platforms taking that large of a portion.

Patreon is the outlier, and they're dropping hints now that it probably isn't going to last: [https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/23/crowd-funding-platform- patre...](https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/23/crowd-funding-platform-patreon- announces-it-will-pay-out-half-a-billion-dollars-to-content-creators- in-2019.html)

<comment><USER12> Yes, but Apple and Google have monopolies.

Not a "gamer", so I don't really know what "Steam" is/does, but I suspect they must have some kind of moat.

I'm not sure that people are comfortable with Patreon taking a 10% cut.

I'm not happy about eBay taking a 10% cut, but they have a monopoly. Jack Ma, please bring Taobao to USA!

<comment><USER13> Steam is, despite there being a lot of competition, the de facto one stop shop for digitally distributed PC video games (and is in itself a kind of DRM protection). I think that a large proportion of gamers would be happy for almost all of the competition to disappear in favor of getting everything on the Steam platform.

<comment><USER14> > _I think that a large proportion of gamers would be happy for almost all of > the competition to disappear in favor of getting everything on the Steam > platform._

Yup. Competition is good for the market in general, and for consumers in a more indirect way, but balkanization of content space and having to deal with the crappy apps of me-too competitors is a real pain.

(There's probably some economical theory around this that I don't know, but my gut-feel classification is this: competition is good for consumer when competitors are providing the same, or at least directly substitutable, goods and services. Individual video games - and music, movies, books - are _not_ substitutable goods, so the competition is useful only to the extent you can get _the_ same game/movie from any of the competitors. Exclusive publishing deals make competition harmful to the consumer.)

<comment><USER15> > There's probably some economical theory around this that I don't know ... > competition is good for the consumer when ...

Yes, there is a pretty standard economic proof that much of capitalism is based on. It says that an economy is most "efficient" (you can take a class on that word), when three pre-requisites are met:

1\. Perfect information: Everyone knows the value of everything.

2\. Commodities: Products created by competitors are equivalent. This works well for oil and bananas, but not so well for much else.

3\. Access to Capital: This means new competitors can start competitors and enter markets easily. This isn't so easy when there is regulation, monopolies, or network effects.

In short, there is a set of circumstances when things work really well. However, in the real world, those circumstances rarely arise.

</comment></comment></comment></comment></comment><comment><USER16> I remember when reasonably smart cellphones first came out. You could hook them up over USB and change things like ringtones or backgrounds. It was fun.

Then manufacturers and cell phone companies started realizing the money train they were on. They made billions by selling this same crap to people who didn't know how or have the time to customize their own phone.

As it turns out, billions of dollars tends to get people's attention. Now those same companies are locking down PC boots, taking out headphone jacks, and all sorts of other things to "help" us have better computers. Each of them will involve trying to keep those cash cows lying around, maybe grow the herd a bit.

My point is this: smart people caught on to this bullshit. Facebook, Patreon, and the other fan/audience aggregation systems are doing the same thing, just with a different platform. I'm not sure, but I think the folks are catching on faster this time around. We're going to end up with an internet where the tech elite use services that actually facilitate their lives while the rest of the world use various subscription and "helper" services that try to extract as much money as possible from them at every turn.

<comment><USER17> > As it turns out, billions of dollars tends to get people's attention.

As Sir Tony Hoare lamented:

> At first I hoped that such a technically unsound project would collapse but > I soon realized it was doomed to success. Almost anything in software can be > implmented, sold, and even used given enough determination. There is nothing > a mere scientist can say that will stand against the flood of a hundred > million dollars.

I get the feeling that a lot of modern products are boondoggles on the merits but "doomed to success" because FAANG et. al. put them on a pedestal and the media is all too happy to go along with corporate marketing narratives if it grabs eyeballs (see e.g. the ridiculous amount of hype around foldable phones, which are sort of neat but hardly a revolutionary advance).

<comment><USER18> >(see e.g. the ridiculous amount of hype around foldable phones, which are sort of neat but hardly a revolutionary advance).

Yea what's going on with that nonsense? I can't wait until consumer electronics turn into appliances and all this tech messianism finally dies off. It's not like the newer stuff really is better anymore. People are just looking for their next hit in tech products.

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER19> How is this a "Patreon killer" at all? In addition to the extra 25% cut, they will also apparently demand IP rights that would continue even after you stop using their service.

Are they thinking that people will sign up for this because it gives them instant access to lots of people on FB, and that justifies the higher percentage? I'm guessing that creators will end up having to pay to get exposure, just like brands, which nullifies this potential benefit.

<comment><USER20> > By posting content to Patreon you grant us a royalty-free, perpetual, > irrevocable, non-exclusive, sublicensable, worldwide license to use, > reproduce, distribute, perform, publicly display or prepare derivative works > of your content.

"Perpetual and irrevocable" means that it continues even after you stop using their service.

<comment><USER21> With the difference that much of what "happens" on patreon is not actually hosted there, and thus doesn't fall under that clause if I understand this correctly.

<comment><USER22> Yeah but I would imagine Patreon is working towards introducing their own video hosting platform at some point and build out their moat. Otherwise they're a glorified Paypal button.

</comment></comment></comment></comment><comment><USER23> I miss those times when enthusiasm used to drive the net. Seeking profit in every corner of one's life is demoralizing to say at least.

<comment><USER24> Most regular people call this behavior... survival. Anything else is an extreme luxury reserved for a minuscule fraction of the human race.

<comment><USER25> No, not really. And do the extent people do live that way, it's a new phenomenon.

A hundred years ago most people had vast swaths of their productive life that operated outside of the economy. Housewives cooking meals, people fixing their own cars. Dances in barns. Etc.

Many "regular" people still live that way, which is where your statement is false.

Over the last 100 years there has been a concerted effort by business owners to displace all of that activity and replace it with productized equivalents in the economy:

You don't cook, you buy frozen dinners. You pay to have your complicated car fixed. You don't walk your friends dog, you get paid to do dog walking gigs. You gramma doesn't cook you soup, you get it delivered. People don't meet up in a barn, you go to a club and pay a cover.

This is new. And I'm not even saying it's fundamentally bad for us. But for some of us it is disorienting.

<comment><USER24> Because the non discretionary parts of your life like rent/mortgage and medical is so expensive people don't have time after investing 50-60 hours to walk the friends dog.

Note that someone who only works 40 hours but has to commute 1.5 hours to and from work because they can't live in the city where the jobs are and spends 2 hours taking text emails while not actually at work has committed 65.5 hours of their time.

half hour getting ready for work, 1.5 hours driving there, 4 hours on lunch for an hour, 4 hours on, 1.5 hours getting home.

People working multiple part time jobs are worse off. They may be "working" 60 hours and committing 80.

<comment><USER23> Guys, perhaps, we should to give such examples a context.

I lived/studied in Boston, MA number of years, and I used to meet up with my childhood friend who immigrated from Georgia roughly 8 years ago at his late teen years. He graduated from a very prestigious business school, and has a decent job but after the day was over he used to do some extra stuff, like driving someone from place to place, some screw driving job (I don't exactly know). It seemed crazy to me, I asked numerous times what are you doing dude? His response was extra $ is not a bad thing.

It might sound a bit bold and too generalized, no offense, I'm up for conversation - _in the US people forgot what it means to rest properly._

Roughly a year ago, I was visiting my good friend in Germany, who immigrated 15 years ago. He was encouraged by another friend who lived in California to move to the US. We sat down and make a list of comparisons. Just to name a few:

Germany: 1\. Workers Union protects employees. Pays a salary (70%+ of it) for 6 months if one looses a job. Also, a simple cold is good enough reason to take a week long leave and you're encouraged to do so. \- US? no bro, you're on your own. It's a god damn pressure that makes people work unworkable hours and being in the endless state of anxiety.

2\. Car insurance - he drives a new BMW and pays ~ 350 USD per year. We quoted the minimal package for insurance in MA for the same car, guess the number? 10fold: 3000 USD per year.

3\. Education? - Free. US: 70$K per year.

4\. Cost of food. Well, Germany is "notorious" even in EU for grocery affordability.

5\. And Beer? German Hefeweizen 60 cents. Samuel Adams? no thank you. (half joking)

I did eventually left the US, although data science/engineering is the dream job generate money, but quality of life is no less important than the number of 0s at the end of bank acc. balance.

</comment></comment></comment></comment></comment><comment><USER26> Steam takes 30%. Apple, Google Play take 30%. Physical stores can eat 60% unless you're selling something that's _demonstrably_ saleable. Those sorts of markups aren't at all weird for access to a market...

And that's what it is, as SatvikBeri has already said. People typically don't go to Patreon to find new content. They consume the content elsewhere (YouTube, Facebook, etc) and then go to Patreon. Facebook et al are packaging together a huge userbase as well as a very targeted marketing service amounts.

In the big scheme of things —because I'm sure some people do browse— Patreon is just the money processor.

Edit: Should also point out that YouTube has a similar system. Users can pay 100K-sub channels a fixed £4.99/month and Google keeps 30%. It's all about the point of contact. YouTube, Facebook, established app markets, etc all have near-monopoly access to people. That's why they can demand the big bucks.

<comment><USER27> It's a bit more complicated, which is why many content producers still use Patreon even if they want an alternative.

Patreon not only collects money, it also provides a way to assign rewards, define goals and notify patrons (filtered by reward level) of new content.

It's not a publishing platform, but it's not just a payment processor, it's also a kind of marketing platform.

That said, the most appalling part of Facebook's "competitor" is not the 30% rate, it's that their ToS try to pull the same bullshit stunt they try to pull on their social platform: tricking you into believing you owe them perpetual transferable rights to everything you share via their platform. They know this isn't actually enforceable (at least not in all jurisdictions internationally) but they still try to trick people into believing they unknowingly agreed to it and are comfortable exploiting those in jurisdictions where this nonsense works and those who don't know any better.

</comment></comment><comment><USER28> > But whatever cut it takes will be after processing fees and the 15 to 30 > percent tax Apple and Google levy on iOS and Android in-app purchases. We'll > see if Facebook tries a workaround that pushes users to their mobile browser > where it can take their subscription money tax-free.

That makes it kinda ridiculous.

$5 subscription.

30% to Apple: $1.5

30% to Facebook: $1.05 (of the remaining $3.50)

Leaving the creator with: $2.45

I assume it will be out of control of the content creator regarding how the subscriber chooses to pay/subscribe, so the margins could be all over the place.

<comment><USER29> Heh, now assume the creator makes $80k/yr and lives in California.

Marginal tax rate - ~38%?

$5 subscription.

30% to Apple: $1.5

30% to Facebook: $1.05 (of the remaining $3.50)

38% to the Government: $.93 (of the remaining $2.45)

Leaving the creator with: $1.52

<comment><USER30> > 38% to the Government: $.93 (of the remaining $2.45)

If the invoice you give your customer says "$5.00", isn't the tax taken from that? That's how things work in Europe, the gross income is taxed.

<comment><USER31> No, because the shares of the transaction that go to Apple and Facebook were never your income to begin with.

Alternatively, those costs are simply deductible from taxable business income, for the same result, even on individual returns. (In the US business income is taxed on a net basis.)

</comment></comment></comment></comment><comment><USER32> So Facebook are essentially like an email spam operator here. They have billions of targets (customers), so only have to find a small number of suckers (customer sub-set) to make it profitable.

No doubt you'll need to sign up to Facebook to even view the content, so I'm out then.

</comment><comment><USER33> Its nice to see the multinationals agree 30% is a decent taxation level.

<comment><USER34> Even 30% of the revenue, while most taxation is based on the profits only.

<comment><USER35> They've learned their lesson - taxing profits means everyone will pull off bullshit accounting tricks to make their profits as close to 0 as possible.

<comment><USER36> The US government just needs to rebrand itself as an app store & platform, and we'd be done with all this controversy around tax rates.

</comment></comment></comment></comment><comment><USER37> This seems like the sort of thing that could only move forward at a company like Facebook. If this were proposed as an independent business, it would be laughed out of the room.

Of course Facebook has enough loyal users that they might actually be able to make this work..

<comment><USER20> Why would it be laughed out of the room?

FYI, here's the current top comment in this very thread:

> 30% is the same cut that Apple and Google take for everything that goes > through their app stores, including all in-app purchases. It's the same cut > that Steam takes. It's the same cut that YouTube takes for channel > membership. Twitch takes an even larger cut: 50% from subscriptions. It's > extremely well-established that people are comfortable with platforms taking > that large of a portion.

<comment><USER38> Because a new company would have nothing to offer for that 30% that Patreon doesn't have. Facebook has an audience.

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER39> To actually see content creators sign up for this would be a sign of the times.

<comment><USER40> Well, Facebook has somewhat transparent guidelines for banning, and will be held accountable in public if they overstep. Patreon doesn't, your business with them as a creator is as safe as it is with PayPal if you're putting out controversial content.

<comment><USER41> Transparent? Never heard of zucc?

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER42> Sometimes, I feel like the Facebook hate train is just too much and then stuff like this comes along.

</comment><comment><USER43> Am I being paranoid that, by collecting CC numbers, Facebook will then use that to share data with retailers to collect the precise purchase history of a user?

<comment><USER44> You mean like this product Facebook already has? [https://www.facebook.com/business/help/1278167592274041](https://www.facebook.com/business/help/1278167592274041)

I'd say not that paranoid.

</comment></comment><comment><USER38> This is great news! Hopefully it will keep Facebook's Fan Subscriptions from becoming popular.

</comment><comment><USER45> Geez, none of the comments here mention surveillance! That's the ONLY focus Facebook really has.

The point of this is OBVIOUSLY not just profit, it's about figuring out how to get more and more stuff to live in Facebook, be run by Facebook, and _tracked_ by Facebook.

Zuck and Sandberg can't tolerate the idea that people are donating to things and they don't _know_ about it. They want to know who donates to what and all the other details. And they'd like to eliminate the existence of any content that's _outside_ of the Facebook ecosystem.

</comment><comment><USER46> I wonder if Facebook will be able to pay content creators on time. Might be worth a significant drop in revenue to some folks who depend on services like Patreon in order to pay rent if they're able to at least get their money when they're supposed to get it.

[https://twitter.com/ericacbarnett/status/1100809443422302208](https://twitter.com/ericacbarnett/status/1100809443422302208)

</comment><comment><USER47> You need to take into account that fan subscriptions are a miniscule percentage of the overall user base. It's not like an app store where a whopping 1/3 of users buy apps. Just because facebook has a larger userbase it doesn't mean people are going to use it "out of convenience". If creators don't see a financial advantage , they 'll redirect their sponsors to patreon or another cheaper medium.

</comment><comment><USER48> This could be a huge boost for Patreon.

A significant fraction of creators will seek alternatives when they hear about the FB product, or after being burned by it.

<comment><USER40> The problem isn't in on the creator side, it's getting users to go, sign up and pledge. FB already has the users, it just needs to give them an option to sign up.

Twitch streamers also use Patreon, but subscriptions and cheers on Twitch are more successful from what I can tell - it's closer to the content. If somebody is using FB as the primary way to release content, it's only natural to also do the donations/subscriptions on FB.

<comment><USER48> I'd expect high-end buyers (who typically account for a large majority of the total market) would follow the creators to Patreon if it's creator community expands rapidly.

</comment></comment></comment><comment><USER49> "The policy document attained by TechCrunch shows Facebook plans to take up to a 30 percent cut of subscription revenue minus fees, compared to 5 percent by Patreon, 30 percent by YouTube, which covers fees and 50 percent by Twitch."

Looks on par with other providers.

</comment><comment><USER50> Everyone arguing against this is forgetting that this is FACEBOOK, premier social network on the planet. sure it's unhip to actually use it for networking now but everyone and their mum is still maintaining a presence on it(no the vaunted snapchat only teens don't count, they have secret facebook accounts linked to none of their peers to participate with their selfsame anonymized peers in meme pages on facebook)

all they'd have to do for this to be successful is to make reach for partnered pages the same as it used to be before they limited it. there are pages with 1million followers who have a reach of 10-100k right now coz of the new rules.imagine if facebook said "partner and you get 1 million back".

</comment><comment><USER51> Damn, if Facebook actually had a face, it would be quite punchable I must say...

<comment><USER52> Best description I've ever heard of the company.

</comment></comment><comment><USER53> FB is charging a premium for accessing an economy of scale (audience).

As a content creator that charges $25/mth, would you rather: 1\. Patreon - <USER2> subs 25x500x.95=$12,500 rev 2\. FB - 5K subs 25x5000x.70=$87,500 rev

10x growth doesn't seem unrealistic given FB's scale and $$ motivation to grow your audience</comment>