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We'll pay you $3000/mo to build your startup on Dark

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Re: We'll pay you $3000/mo to build your startup on Dark

#31

Cute but how the hell is someone expected to survive in SF for $3000 a month?!? This sounds like a way to get interns cheaper than standard intern wages in SF ($48k). Are you breaking california labor laws?

It does not sound like they are offering a job. This actually sounds like a really great deal for the right person in the right spot.

That's right - we're not offering a job. Most likely you'll have an incorporated startup and we'll be paying the startup.

Re: We'll pay you $3000/mo to build your startup on Dark

#32

Can we get some more info on what exactly "Dark Lang" is? A Google search yields absolutely nothing. Definitely sounds interesting though. I have a lot of ideas, and would jump at the chance to cut my salary in half in exchange for total freedom to pursue them.

I went to their homepage to find this blurb:

We’re creating a new programming language, tightly integrated with an editor, compiler and PaaS, to allow engineers to build distributed applications using high-level primitives. We abstract away individual machines and low-level distributed systems code to:

* Generate and run scalable infrastructure for you. * Use APIs as easily as if they were functions. * Remove the deployment step entirely.

Quite ambitious I must say

Re: We'll pay you $3000/mo to build your startup on Dark

#34
post #9

Why do they require living in SF? They plan to make money on support in the future (I believe), so why this model won't work for other spots on this planet?

Presumably because they want to learn how well their platform is working directly from you every day by being there in-person - like a three month in-person usability test.

Re: We'll pay you $3000/mo to build your startup on Dark

#35
post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It does not sound like they are offering a job. This actually sounds like a really great deal for the right person in the right spot.

That's right - we're not offering a job. Most likely you'll have an incorporated startup and we'll be paying the startup.

I applaud your formulation of this, it sounds like a really great mutually beneficial setup. Very clever.

Re: We'll pay you $3000/mo to build your startup on Dark

#36
post #9

Why do they require living in SF? They plan to make money on support in the future (I believe), so why this model won't work for other spots on this planet?

I think the easiest way to measure WTFs/minute is to be physically located next to the person swearing at your platform.

Re: We'll pay you $3000/mo to build your startup on Dark

#39

I looked around the website and couldn't find any mention of what Dark even is. I keep hearing that "Dark is a new tool to help you build a complete scalable app in an afternoon", but how does it actually do this? Why would I want to base my startup on this platform?

For this reason, I wouldn't recommend that anyone try this. I expect that the Darklang employees will present a really early/difficult platform to the startup and require that the developer expand the platform as they go, which will be more friction that actually developing the startup's software. Most applicants will realize this halfway through the interview, and the one that takes this offer will be the one who is most surprised by this fact.

Re: We'll pay you $3000/mo to build your startup on Dark

#40
post #2

I like the premise, but at $3000/month it'd be hard to live in SF (which is a requirement). More importantly though, it appears the goal is to lock-in startups, then as they scale you make more money. For Dark, this makes total sense and is a good business model, for a new startup - it seems like an unnecessary risk.

It doesn't sound like they have limitations on where you live. They only ask that you come to their SOMA office every day. You can live in a more affordable place like Oakland and take BART or Redwood City and take Caltrain.
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