Well, yeah.. celebs can pretty much crash anywhere and they will get in. A regular hacker wont be that lucky.
I would recommend to email them suggesting a feature, write a couple codes of line and give it to them and tell them you are a great fan of the company and would love to get to meet them or just have a cup of coffee there.
Email and ask? If they're too busy, they'll tell you, but most startups that I know that have graduated to an office are fine if someone comes by during lunch to see the office/people.
email one of the founders, they'll normally be keen for a coffee, if you've got a legitimate reason to visit. A little product praise never hurts either :-)
My challenge right now is finding good talent for co-founders or developers. My post on Craigslist got zero response, and my post on eLance got only one response from a fellow down in Uruguay.
I was at CAST 2010 this summer, and the buzz around the table led me to a small development company in Grand Rapids that hosted a bunch of us on a tour. It was great to learn about their business model and generate ideas.
I've applied to founder school in January, and if accepted I am sure there will be lots of good advice to go around. But, I am leading a workshop at eBay in a couple of weeks and thought I could make good use of my free time down there and perhaps figure out how to solve my talent problem.
Thanks for your advice and taking the time to respond.
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[ 0.21 ms ] story [ 30.8 ms ] threadI would recommend to email them suggesting a feature, write a couple codes of line and give it to them and tell them you are a great fan of the company and would love to get to meet them or just have a cup of coffee there.
TIP: Dont go there empty handed.
I was at CAST 2010 this summer, and the buzz around the table led me to a small development company in Grand Rapids that hosted a bunch of us on a tour. It was great to learn about their business model and generate ideas.
I've applied to founder school in January, and if accepted I am sure there will be lots of good advice to go around. But, I am leading a workshop at eBay in a couple of weeks and thought I could make good use of my free time down there and perhaps figure out how to solve my talent problem.
Thanks for your advice and taking the time to respond.