AdoptAHacker invites you to visit NYC

How else are they going to verify you're a "talented hacker"? When most resumes are available publicly on any personal website (I'm making an assumption), it doesn't seem like too much to send.

Re: AdoptAHacker invites you to visit NYC

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Post by andrewacove » Mon, Sep 13, 2010, 3:07 AM UTC

I love this. I'm thinking about NYC for the future, and this will be awesome for it.

But...

Right now I'm focused on a startup in SF, so I can't apply.

I'd love for this to turn into some sort of community site - first and foremost so that I can follow/join and keep track of events and gatherings that will inevitably occur under its umbrella. But also because I think it'd be very cool to let hackers sign up, without a timetable, to indicate "hey, I'm interested in being a hacker in NYC [any city] if I find a cool project and like minded people."

It could be a city-centric talent-pool. When companies exhaust their local options for new blood, they can turn to AdoptAHacker and try to attract people who want to go to the city but aren't ready to go without something lined up in advance.

Re: AdoptAHacker invites you to visit NYC

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Post by cageface » Mon, Sep 13, 2010, 3:10 AM UTC

I hear so much about the desperate shortage of hackers in NYC yet I send my resume to a few startups, full of relevant experience at top-tier companies, and get not a peep back. What gives?

Re: AdoptAHacker invites you to visit NYC

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Post by andrewacove » Mon, Sep 13, 2010, 3:12 AM UTC

I sent an e-mail to the address listed, and it failed.

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Delivery to the following recipient failed permanently:

    nyc@adoptahacker.com

Technical details of permanent failure: Google tried to deliver your message, but it was rejected by the recipient domain. We recommend contacting the other email provider for further information about the cause of this error. The error that the other server returned was: 550 550 "Unknown User" (state 14).

Re: AdoptAHacker invites you to visit NYC

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Post by MediaSquirrel » Mon, Sep 13, 2010, 3:44 AM UTC

cageface wrote: post #8

I hear so much about the desperate shortage of hackers in NYC yet I send my resume to a few startups, full of relevant experience at top-tier companies, and get not a peep back. What gives?

the startups in need of hackers are often the ones you haven't heard of just yet.