Inside Pivotal Labs, the Agile Force Behind Twitter

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Post by justlearning » Fri, Oct 08, 2010, 6:09 AM UTC

Inside Pivotal Labs, the Agile Force Behind Twitter
gigaom.com

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Post by derwiki » Fri, Oct 08, 2010, 9:30 AM UTC

Good to see Pivotal Labs getting some of the credit they deserve.

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Post by rbxbx » Fri, Oct 08, 2010, 10:24 AM UTC

Not a bad article/video at all, but I don't believe the title of this thread to be appropriate.

They weren't so much behind twitter, as they were brought on partway through the game to help with some (I assume) scaling concerns.

(edit: I like pivotal, but keeping the quality on HN is essential to my being)

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Post by jseifer » Fri, Oct 08, 2010, 10:51 AM UTC

derwiki wrote: post #2

Good to see Pivotal Labs getting some of the credit they deserve.

Definitely. I know a couple of people who work there and they are some of the smartest/best programmers I know.

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Post by srgseg » Fri, Oct 08, 2010, 12:07 PM UTC

I've heard a VC saying that Pivotal is a great company to build polished software for you if you have raised a big chunk of money.

Anyone know how much they actually cost though? Are their rates through the roof because people throw their VC money at them?

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Oct 08, 2010, 12:16 PM UTC

srgseg wrote: post #5

I've heard a VC saying that Pivotal is a great company to build polished software for you if you have raised a big chunk of money. Anyone know how much they actually cost though? Are their rates through the roof because people throw their VC money at them?

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Oct 08, 2010, 12:25 PM UTC

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srgseg wrote: post #5

I've heard a VC saying that Pivotal is a great company to build polished software for you if you have raised a big chunk of money. Anyone know how much they actually cost though? Are their rates through the roof because people throw their VC money at them?

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Oct 08, 2010, 1:28 PM UTC

srgseg wrote: post #5

I've heard a VC saying that Pivotal is a great company to build polished software for you if you have raised a big chunk of money. Anyone know how much they actually cost though? Are their rates through the roof because people throw their VC money at them?

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Post by Timothee » Fri, Oct 08, 2010, 2:08 PM UTC

srgseg wrote: post #5

I've heard a VC saying that Pivotal is a great company to build polished software for you if you have raised a big chunk of money. Anyone know how much they actually cost though? Are their rates through the roof because people throw their VC money at them?

Companies pay Pivotal between $150,000 and $600,000 on average, according to VP Technology and Principal Ian McFarland.

(from the article)

Sounds a bit hard to afford if you're not funded. I'd be curious to know what this includes too: how long, how many developers?

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Post by rbxbx » Fri, Oct 08, 2010, 3:12 PM UTC

Timothee wrote: post #9

srgseg wrote: post #5

I've heard a VC saying that Pivotal is a great company to build polished software for you if you have raised a big chunk of money. Anyone know how much they actually cost though? Are their rates through the roof because people throw their VC money at them?

Companies pay Pivotal between $150,000 and $600,000 on average, according to VP Technology and Principal Ian McFarland. (from the article) Sounds a bit hard to afford if you're not funded. I'd be curious to know what this includes too: how long, how many developers?

From 2-7 months, although typically 3-6

(Also from the article ;) )