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Just came here to say big thanks to you and everyone else at Khan Academy for the tremendous work you're all doing. As a working parent who has now been thrust into the role of teacher, it's been incredibly helpful. Thank you!

Apologies, that was a mistake on my part when I submitted.

Hi, what did you do for a career change if it's okay to ask?

I would love to work for an outfit like Pivotal. Unfortunately I live in Maine and I know they don't do remote. :( I'm feeling seriously burnt out at my current position as the culture seems to be predominantly "throw something against the wall." There seems to be little thought towards maintainability, testing, etc. so feels like I'm pushing a rock up the hill continually trying to provide suggestions in PRs, etc.

If anyone knows of any well run consulting outfits that work with remote workers, practice pairing, TDD, and just all around "giving a shit" I'd welcome pointers.

Thanks!

Thanks for sharing this! The only thing I had found was stuff like SportsXML, etc. but it took me weeks to just get a demo data dump for a single game and the pricing was way too much to bite off.

Hi, do you have a link to these feeds by any chance? Was hoping for something like this for a POC. Thanks!

Perhaps Disconnect search might work with this. Then both Omniref and Google can mind their own business.

Great work! I tried the workout for the first time after a run this afternoon... it kicked my butt! As I was following along on the ipad I was thinking a simple app would be perfect for this. Love the implementation and visuals!

I worked with a talented C++ programmer who had flown airplanes in the Pacific Theatre in WWII. I don't think he necessarily needed the money as much as just enjoyed the job but it goes to show that you can still write code when you're older. We always enjoyed taking him out to lunch on Veteran's day too!

The message makes it sound like it's all over, but this alludes to a reboot in 2013:

https://twitter.com/amyhoy/status/271279292741201920

Hubot for Business. Aimed at users who rely on a variety of services such as analytics, business intelligence, CRM, e-commerce, and more. It's a virtual assistant/gopher that stands ready to do your bidding.

Anyone have recommendations/guidelines on checking your posture and setup? I had a friend who worked at Apple and said they had people who could come by and review your desk setup for proper posture, etc. I wish there was an equivalent for people working out of their home office.

What did you use for wrist supports? If you can share any specific products it would be greatly appreciated.

My cofounder and I were remote. He in SF with me in Maine. We would try to meetup every few months and would alternate who had to travel. It definitely requires more discipline and effort. I would say we did it successfully, though there was still room for improvement.

Perhaps it was the journalistic tone that the author presents while relying on stereotypes and massive generalizations that makes it difficult to take seriously.

Clearly the author can make broad sweeping generalizations after having talked to a few people in a city of 9.8M.

The logic that 9 to 5, work, life, kids and profitability can't lead to anything "revolutionary" (whatever that may actually be) seems dubious.

Finally, assuming everyone there operates under a single "midwestern" mindset and philosophy also seems ignorant.

He's also got a restaurant in the Marshal Field's food court. I can't remember the name but it was tasty. Lower price lunch type fare that beats the hell out of the usual stuff.

Yup. We wasted a considerable amount of time going for silly optimizations like this when we should of been trying changing the entire copy and layout. It felt like we were doing something when in fact we were just spinning our wheels.

I'd also suggest Ash Maurya's Running Lean book. It covers how to implement Lean Startup principles for a product idea in detail.

I've enjoyed using Rails for a long time now and still do. That being said, I've started steering towards Sinatra more given the minimal startup time and speed. The biggest gripe I have with Rails is the long startup time. It's a real drag on test driven development. Waiting close to 30 seconds per test run while the framework boots really sucks.

I've done it for over three years now. At first, it was really tough, now I actually enjoy it vs. the alternative. Some things that have worked for me:

- Invest in a good workspace, desk, chair, monitor, etc. Good ergonomics help immensely.

- Exercise regularly each and every day.

- Practice good hygiene as if you were working at an office. Shower and dress everyday!

- Get out of the house regularly to meet with peers if you can. I do lunch at least once a week with friends/colleagues to break things up a bit.

- I've used coworking spaces periodically which can be good if you find interesting people there.

- Start and stop at regular hours each day. I also try not to work anywhere and everywhere in the house. Stick to your office if you can.

Good luck!

Great post, thanks for sharing. This gives me a much more actionable set of criteria to evaluate with the next time around.

Nice work and thanks for contributing. Look forward to trying this out on a future project I'm working on.

At first glance I thought it resembled a Maxim-esque portal site as opposed to place to get the lowdown on a car. It seems like you're trying to do too much here with the various content categories.

Why not just focus on the niche of affluent people seeking expensive sports cars? Carwoo for higher end vehicles maybe that cater to a more affluent demographic?

Maybe profile a car each week as a way to drive quote requests. I'd focus solely on that aspect before adding anything else. Kudos for starting though... keep at it and good luck!

MixPanel also offers a platform capability that lets you offer analytics to end users of your application. I haven't used it personally, and am not affiliated with them but here's the link:

http://mixpanel.com/platform/

Might be a quick way to offer something and see how it sticks with your audience.

Big tip of the cap on design. It looks very, very nice. Signed up for the beta as well.

Congrats! I've been remote for over two years now. I also have a one year old at home and was working from the house when she was born. It was extremely difficult to focus given the inevitable distractions of being first time parents.

I now rent a desk out at an incubator and it's been much nicer. I have a clean separation from work and home and get showered and dressed each and every morning like a normal person! :)

Even though I'm a FT employee right now, I'd probably still try and go this route even if I was freelancing.