Live data from Hacker News

Viewing profile — jacsamira

jacsamira

HN member
Joined
Mon, Sep 30, 2019, 1:59 AM UTC
HN karma
16
Public activity
13 items

About jacsamira

No profile information was provided.

Recent public activity

  1. comment
    Comment #31842105

    amazing suggestion, seems so obvious but we had never considered - thank you! <3

  2. comment
    Comment #31841024

    Andrew, thank you for the feedback. This is something we'd love to be able to be better at and would love any advice you may have. We send the rate with each developer. We don't ha…

  3. comment
    Comment #31840725

    Thank you, zebulonevans! Yes, upwork is great, but we really needed help with all the other logistical stuff that really makes a difference in being able to treat teammates like co…

  4. comment
    Comment #31840224

    lol! The HN I know and love. We started in 2018 :) So not 0, but I do agree, percentages can be bullshit.

  5. comment
  6. comment
    Comment #31840005

    This is tricky indeed, but something we keep at the front of mind and is very important to us. We have local offices and local teams solely focused on team engagement and happiness…

  7. comment
    Comment #31839952

    Austin, TX :) Thanks for pointing that out

  8. comment
    Comment #31839943

    Not a downer at all! We're not a fit for everyone. We totally get that. We let the devs set their prices, and then have a standard premium benefits package because we believe every…

  9. comment
    Comment #31839881

    Thanks for the note! We have one team we do this with. Email me and we can discuss offline j@austinsoftware.com

  10. comment
    Comment #31839668

    Thanks so much! We grew like crazy last year (over 400%). Do I think we can do the same this year, not sure, but definitely 100 times again this year and 100 times again next year.…

  11. comment
    Comment #31839461

    Pricing-wise, I'd say our all-in fees on a per dev basis are comparable to a developer's salary here in the US, but our fees are inclusive of benefits, tech, offices, etc... and th…

  12. comment
    Comment #31839430

    We work very closely with our devs and US partners. We have intermediaries to help with these cultural blockers. We believe it's never a technical bar that are misses, but a cultur…

  13. comment
    Comment #31839381

    Yes, we couldn't agree more! People shouldn't have to uproot their life. My mom moved half-way around the world for work and building a family away from your family, while professi…