Re:Bootstrapping a $30k profit/month company from our intern...
by n9com on Friday September 09, 2011 @02:03PM
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Cool, glad we got you to sign up to HN :)
Great question, I'm pretty technical since I've was developing websites for several years before starting FIPLAB. At times, I even figure out how to code things when our programmer can't figure it out. I always look for the simplest way to build something, especially when we are under a tight deadline and need to ship before the competition does.
Also, I still do a lot of the design work myself (obviously not the 3d modelling/animation though) - but more UI/Icon design.
As for hiring coders, the number one thing we look for is a proactive and 'never give up' attitude. Can't stand it where in the past a programmer has given up after spending just 1 hour trying to code a particular feature. If they can't be bothered find/figure out the solution, then they'll never mix well with our team.
Great question, I'm pretty technical since I've was developing websites for several years before starting FIPLAB. At times, I even figure out how to code things when our programmer can't figure it out. I always look for the simplest way to build something, especially when we are under a tight deadline and need to ship before the competition does.
Also, I still do a lot of the design work myself (obviously not the 3d modelling/animation though) - but more UI/Icon design.
As for hiring coders, the number one thing we look for is a proactive and 'never give up' attitude. Can't stand it where in the past a programmer has given up after spending just 1 hour trying to code a particular feature. If they can't be bothered find/figure out the solution, then they'll never mix well with our team.