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Not just trust, but also social proof. Humans are hard-wired to find interesting what other humans seem to be interested in, regardless of whether it's a positive or negative inter…

The size of the pool is the total number of people you expect to evaluate for a given decision.

Yes, we're US-only for the moment, although we can work with anyone who has a US corporation.

SEEKING FREELANCERS - NYC area Lambda is a talent agency for freelance developers and designers. We help you find clients, negotiate for higher rates, and take care of the business…

SEEKING FREELANCERS - NYC area Lambda is a talent agency for freelance developers and designers. We help you find clients, negotiate for higher rates, and take care of the business…

Hi, this is Ken. Sorry we didn't get back to you -- we've been getting a lot of interest and it's been difficult getting back to everyone promptly. I can't tell who you are from yo…

The proportion spent on fundraising isn't a good indicator of effectiveness either. Generally, the metrics tracked by Charity Navigator are easy to measure, and aren't very useful.…

The overhead ratio is a pretty poor indicator of a charity's effectiveness. http://overheadmyth.com/

Yes, we're currently looking for Rails, Django, js, and iOS.

We get about 15 qualified leads a month (on average, each project is worth about $25k). We're focused on the US and Canada only for the moment.

We posted on this thread already, so I hope this isn't spammy, but we're http://getlambda.com and we personally screen all devs for quality.

Our company Lambda ( http://getlambda.com ) helps negotiate contract work for our freelancers. We often set up the following arrangement: the client pays in advance for a week or t…

Sorry about that. We'll cut back and be more relevant next time.

College is also a really good place to meet and work with people who could eventually become your technical cofounders, the scarcest ingredient for most startups.

Agreed, and this is basically what we do for devs who want to do contract work -- help find clients that pay well and don't suck. ( http://getlambda.com )

We'll certainly have conversations with devs who are interested in the concept. Our clients are primarily located in SF and NYC. I'd say about 20% of our clients are okay with remo…

Our current thesis is that job boards are painful to wade through, especially for experienced devs looking to freelance. Our current model involves connecting devs to good clients …

Check out the Center for Applied Rationality ( http://rationality.org/ ) for workshops on overcoming cognitive biases, building habits, achieving your goals, making better decision…

Almost all of our clients are based in the US, and we already have a lot of devs who are willing to do remote work.

SEEKING FREELANCERS - NYC or Bay Area preferred - Remote is okay Lambda is a talent agency for freelance developers and designers. We help you find clients, negotiate for higher ra…

Yes, freelancing is very lucrative, if you're a good developer with the right skillset. People are generally willing to give up a lot of money in exchange for a steady income guara…

This is part of what we were trying to avoid while starting Lambda ( http://getlambda.com ). Do contract work to bootstrap your company, especially for technical founders. It's ver…

We just launched a talent agency for startup founders who aren't interested in full-time office positions, but are willing to take on contract work that can be done part-time and r…