What a super idea. It's true that IRC is a little cold but the distinction is that if you want to ignore it for a bit you can, whereas if you set up 'office hours' you actually have to be there which only works if you have a reasonably regular life. I usually don't even know what time I'll have lunch on any given day (if at all) so it would be hard for me to join this but I really think it is a great initiative.
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#12Casual, colleague-like 'sounding board' services. I would love to see this monetized. Not because I'd use it, I'd just get a kick out of it.
fiverr.com has plenty of those.
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#13This is a novel idea; a great way to utilize willingness to meet, talk and collaborate. I may have to steal this idea from you some time, Kent... or I may just give you a call! :-)
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#141 on 1 conversations or mentoring is the absolute best. Last year, I taught a guy a little bit of EE in exchange for him looking at the Java I was teaching myself and adding comments, but it was all on IRC. I have to admit, I really like the idea of doing this on Skype.
Does anyone else have major lightbulbs coming on at a really rapid clip because of this post?
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#15Man I REALLY like this idea. Props! Let us know how it goes please. I might be tempted to do the same thing with J2EE/Enterprise scalability focus, if there's any interest in that.
I wonder if this could be monitized, like pay for 15 minute blocks or something, both to increase the value to the provider and to cut down on potential abuse/time-suck. The value could be very well worth it to the caller I'd think. Like cam girls for tech/startup stuff...
Does Skype have any good collaborative whiteboarding software or can anyone recommend a web service that does that? I think that could be key.
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#16This is a bit of what I had in mind for http://EveryMentor.com. Someone to be a "workout" buddy of sorts for pretty much any activity (from being a single founder to being a wedding planner). Needless to say, I like the idea!
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#17I just had an awesome call with Kent. He knows a ton about technology and people. Helped me with a lot of questions about my startup.
He's doing a pretty cool startup. Check it out - http://viewpointr.com.
If I could have a skype conversation like this every now and then, it would help me a great deal to get through the lows of running a startup alone.
Thanks Kent!
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#18Man I REALLY like this idea. Props! Let us know how it goes please. I might be tempted to do the same thing with J2EE/Enterprise scalability focus, if there's any interest in that. I wonder if this could be monitized, like pay for 15 minute blocks or something, both to increase the value to the provider and to cut down on potential abuse/time-suck. The value could be very well worth it to the caller I'd think. Like c…
There was a service several years back where you could post a rate and a profile, and if people called they would pay to talk to you. It seems to have gone under as I can't find any references to it.
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#19Man I REALLY like this idea. Props! Let us know how it goes please. I might be tempted to do the same thing with J2EE/Enterprise scalability focus, if there's any interest in that. I wonder if this could be monitized, like pay for 15 minute blocks or something, both to increase the value to the provider and to cut down on potential abuse/time-suck. The value could be very well worth it to the caller I'd think. Like c…
There was a service several years back where you could post a rate and a profile, and if people called they would pay to talk to you. It seems to have gone under as I can't find any references to it.
There a many services like that. Most of them are targeting a very different market though...
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#20I just had an awesome call with Kent. He knows a ton about technology and people. Helped me with a lot of questions about my startup. He's doing a pretty cool startup. Check it out - http://viewpointr.com . If I could have a skype conversation like this every now and then, it would help me a great deal to get through the lows of running a startup alone. Thanks Kent!
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