Ask HN: Is the concept of a one-person software shop still viable?

Re:Ask HN: Is the concept of a one-person software shop stil... by joshontheweb on Tuesday December 13, 2016 @03:08PM (#13170447)

Thanks! I'm trying to hire right now. (web audio and/or webrtc devs call me) :)

I've thought about a virtual secretary but I'm not so sure how helpful it would be. They would need pretty specialized knowledge to be able to help much with support requests. I don't have so many meetings that I can't schedule my own.

As far as Uber for your country. Does Uber not exist where you are yet? There was another one in Malaysia called GoTaxi or GrabTaxi that I thought was interesting. It connected you with 'real' taxi drivers for a pre-arranged flat fee for the ride. One guy told me he used it just so he had a record of what taxi he was in incase he got robbed by the driver.

Edit: latent thoughts

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Re:Ask HN: Is the concept of a one-person software shop stil... by Cyph0n on Tuesday December 13, 2016 @04:15PM (#13171101)

No, not yet! There is one service that is doing something similar to Uber, but it's not a good service imo.

That sounds interesting actually. One of my biggest concerns is push back from the local taxi union, so that may be a better way to approach it. I'll definitely look that service up.

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