Chief Administrative Officer http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_administrative_officer That position existed at my company several years ago before being acquired. Rumor was it used to be a more popular position back…
Both (leaning more heavily towards bad) Bad: Paypal as a potential suitor will make some existing and potential customers very nervous and that won't be good for customer acquisition. Other potential suitors may see…
What a short-sighted comment. Dig a little further down. If this is their reponse to an issue that affects three customers it sends a message that every customer is important. Their reponse makes me, a potential…
I agree with you that there are many forces that shape options, but my original point was that temp work is an option. My original reply was to someone that threw out a blanket statement that all temp work was bad in…
In real life land, people are responsible for their own careers. Temp jobs are an option if a worker so chooses and not a cure all. If a temp job to get a temp paycheck to get temp experience does not help fulfill their…
"Temp work is bad in the long term." I'm not trying to be an anus, but temp stands for temporary which is not long term. It looks like they are looking to improve individual skills that are in demand in order to…
I'm going to make some assumptions about your situation so pardon me if I get some things wrong. Do not make any decisions while you are in despair. Reach out to a family member or friend NOW. I felt something similar…
How is this different than hiring your company to develop the software/application which you already offer as a service through your company? What extra value are you offering for the equity? I am personally not…
I attended Starter League (formerly Code Academy) in Chicago last fall and I'm in my mid-30s with the exact same background as you. The development part was the easiest and like Keith said you will pick it up very…
Why don't you buy it back? He gets to recoup part of his failed investment and you get your project back. Dedicate 3-7 days to implement what you've learned since that time and set up a passive income source. Would make…
Talk to your boss (manager, CTO, etc...) first! You have nothing to lose by doing this. Be completely honest with them about your feelings, but phrase things in positive ways. Don't say you "already stopped learning new…
Here is the story from one of the co-founders of Code Academy. http://howilearnedeverything.com/2011/10/30/clearing-the-air... I only know his side of the story, but I know Neal and have the highest respect for him.…
I strongly agree with this point. I was also very distracted during this very good post wondering if Dan signed off on it before it was published. By the end I assumed that was the case, but the message would have been…
On that page then click the chapter title again and you will see the full chapter. It's set up like a blog where you first see a preview and then need to click on the title to see the full blog post.
Your last sentence has a conflict in it. You are thinking about open-sourcing the project, but you still want to control it? That doesn't sound very open. Are you at a point where you can launch something? Do you have…
http://www.kickofflabs.com/ is a good alternative as well. They basically sit between Unbounce and LaunchRock as far as features go.
Chief Administrative Officer http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_administrative_officer That position existed at my company several years ago before being acquired. Rumor was it used to be a more popular position back…
Both (leaning more heavily towards bad) Bad: Paypal as a potential suitor will make some existing and potential customers very nervous and that won't be good for customer acquisition. Other potential suitors may see…
What a short-sighted comment. Dig a little further down. If this is their reponse to an issue that affects three customers it sends a message that every customer is important. Their reponse makes me, a potential…
I agree with you that there are many forces that shape options, but my original point was that temp work is an option. My original reply was to someone that threw out a blanket statement that all temp work was bad in…
In real life land, people are responsible for their own careers. Temp jobs are an option if a worker so chooses and not a cure all. If a temp job to get a temp paycheck to get temp experience does not help fulfill their…
"Temp work is bad in the long term." I'm not trying to be an anus, but temp stands for temporary which is not long term. It looks like they are looking to improve individual skills that are in demand in order to…
I'm going to make some assumptions about your situation so pardon me if I get some things wrong. Do not make any decisions while you are in despair. Reach out to a family member or friend NOW. I felt something similar…
How is this different than hiring your company to develop the software/application which you already offer as a service through your company? What extra value are you offering for the equity? I am personally not…
I attended Starter League (formerly Code Academy) in Chicago last fall and I'm in my mid-30s with the exact same background as you. The development part was the easiest and like Keith said you will pick it up very…
Why don't you buy it back? He gets to recoup part of his failed investment and you get your project back. Dedicate 3-7 days to implement what you've learned since that time and set up a passive income source. Would make…
Talk to your boss (manager, CTO, etc...) first! You have nothing to lose by doing this. Be completely honest with them about your feelings, but phrase things in positive ways. Don't say you "already stopped learning new…
Here is the story from one of the co-founders of Code Academy. http://howilearnedeverything.com/2011/10/30/clearing-the-air... I only know his side of the story, but I know Neal and have the highest respect for him.…
I strongly agree with this point. I was also very distracted during this very good post wondering if Dan signed off on it before it was published. By the end I assumed that was the case, but the message would have been…
On that page then click the chapter title again and you will see the full chapter. It's set up like a blog where you first see a preview and then need to click on the title to see the full blog post.
Your last sentence has a conflict in it. You are thinking about open-sourcing the project, but you still want to control it? That doesn't sound very open. Are you at a point where you can launch something? Do you have…
http://www.kickofflabs.com/ is a good alternative as well. They basically sit between Unbounce and LaunchRock as far as features go.