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Re: Show HN: I built a zero-cost, ad-free alternative to LinkedIn

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Post by Der_Einzige »

fireeyed wrote: post #55
rsweeney21 wrote: post #30

Not directly related to the post, but developers should be aware that developer salaries will likely jump significantly this year. The VC market is super hot right now - VC firms are being flooded with cash, and they need to deploy it. Companies are raising massive amounts of money at unprecedented valuations. A large chunk of that money is going to hire developers. The recruiting industry is seeing a huge surge in h…

Not likely. The work permit immigration spigots have opened up again with new administration relaxing previous constraints. My vendors Cognizant, Wipro and TCS are very excited for lots of contract work in SV. We can come back and revisit this comment at the end of the year. The wages will barely budge.

It's not difficult to write better solutions than the people who works for the WICS companies write. No offense to those working there - but work conditions like what are usually described there are not helpful for writing good solutions.

Re: Show HN: I built a zero-cost, ad-free alternative to LinkedIn

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Post by afavour »

fireeyed wrote: post #55
rsweeney21 wrote: post #30

Not directly related to the post, but developers should be aware that developer salaries will likely jump significantly this year. The VC market is super hot right now - VC firms are being flooded with cash, and they need to deploy it. Companies are raising massive amounts of money at unprecedented valuations. A large chunk of that money is going to hire developers. The recruiting industry is seeing a huge surge in h…

Not likely. The work permit immigration spigots have opened up again with new administration relaxing previous constraints. My vendors Cognizant, Wipro and TCS are very excited for lots of contract work in SV. We can come back and revisit this comment at the end of the year. The wages will barely budge.

I don't disagree with what you're saying here but I don't think it contradicts the OP. Wipro etc. occupy a different corner of the tech jobs market than VC-funded startups do.

Re: Show HN: I built a zero-cost, ad-free alternative to LinkedIn

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Post by sgtnoodle »

4sellff wrote: post #29
adventured wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They're making purchase decisions on 5-star ratings for eg consumer goods, objects. You're talking about trading people virtually. It's going to be extraordinarily offensive and maybe worse. Prepare for an incredible wave of never-ending lawsuits from the large number of people who don't like 1) being traded at all or 2) don't like how they're trading / being represented. And the service will lose those lawsuits: it'…

To be clear, the platform does not support "short selling" of the shares in another member. So, there is no effective way to deliberately drive down the reputation of another member. Shares are traded in a fixed size of 100. Each BUY transaction increases the share price by 0.01. Each SELL transaction, reduces the share price by 0.01. When you join the service, shares in your profile become available to trade by ever…

Sounds pretty complicated. It doesn't seem like something I would want to participate in. I don't participate on most social networks, though.

I don't mean to boast, but make a point that such a service seemingly won't add any value to folk like me. Just from past work connections alone, I get 1 or 2 phone calls a year from direct acquaintances wondering if I want to join a serious startup from the start. I also get a handful of linkedin messages a week from recruiters despite not having even looked at my own profile in 5+ years. It literally requires no effort on my part. All I've done through my career is find projects I'm inherently interested in, focus on the technical work with heart and conviction, and always try to be a friendly and helpful coworker.

Likewise, if somebody's resume primarily featured a social credit score like this above hands-on domain relevant experience, it probably wouldn't stack up too well against other resumes, unless their high score was specifically due to them cleverly gaming the algorithms and documenting it or something. That would make them an interesting candidate!

Re: Show HN: I built a zero-cost, ad-free alternative to LinkedIn

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Post by theandrewbailey »

4sellff wrote: post #63
random5634 wrote: post #58

I browse with ublock origin, and get an endless spinning circle in the tab.

Please...which tab are you referring to? Which member profile? Feel free to send an email to help@sellff.com with any details. Thx.

As a rule of thumb, serve HTML on page load. All of these pages are remarkably free of meaningful markup.

Re: Show HN: I built a zero-cost, ad-free alternative to LinkedIn

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Post by 4sellff »

carabiner wrote: post #69
medell wrote: post #22

Black Mirror Nose Dive anyone? Nice concept but the "invest" idea introduces friction that could be too much to overcome. What about a PageRank system based on recommendation / testimonials and likes and connections?

Dont know bout you but everyone is trading at $1. I'm just getting in on the ground floor.

The starting share price is 1.00 for all members at the time of registration.

- When anyone BUYS shares in your profile, the price will increase by 0.01 - When anyone SELLS shares in your profile, the price will decrease by 0.01

Each trade is fixed at 100 shares

There are a few limits we placed for the launch: [1] A maximum of 1,000 shares in another member per day - So, if you wanted to BUY 5,000 shares, it would need to be spread across 5 different days - The same logic applies if want to SELL shares

[2] A maximum of 100,000 shares total in another member

Re: Show HN: I built a zero-cost, ad-free alternative to LinkedIn

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Post by 4sellff »

theandrewbailey wrote: post #77
4sellff wrote: post #63

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Please...which tab are you referring to? Which member profile? Feel free to send an email to help@sellff.com with any details. Thx.

As a rule of thumb, serve HTML on page load. All of these pages are remarkably free of meaningful markup.

Thank you for the feedback...the devs are reading your comments.

Re: Show HN: I built a zero-cost, ad-free alternative to LinkedIn

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Post by carabiner »

4sellff wrote: post #78
carabiner wrote: post #69

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Dont know bout you but everyone is trading at $1. I'm just getting in on the ground floor.

The starting share price is 1.00 for all members at the time of registration. - When anyone BUYS shares in your profile, the price will increase by 0.01 - When anyone SELLS shares in your profile, the price will decrease by 0.01 Each trade is fixed at 100 shares There are a few limits we placed for the launch: [1] A maximum of 1,000 shares in another member per day - So, if you wanted to BUY 5,000 shares, it would ne…

When can I convert to USD?
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