That's cool! I can totally see this being useful. I like the logo and the sheep :-)
I love how simple it is, but I have one wish -- when you enter an expense, by tapping the red (+) button, it would be nice if the text field was already selected, so I don't have to tap on it -- would save one extra step. Then, once you select the text field and enter an amount, the next problem is that the continue button (>) is hidden below the keyboard, so I need to somehow dismiss the keyboard in order to proceed. Would be cool if you could tap the keyboard "return", or "OK" button to proceed.
Otherwise really nice. I like the simplicity of it very much! Good job!
That's very interesting. I like this approach. I've been using a sort of simplified Kanban for my own tasks, but I find this time-based sorting interesting.
Technically the only downside for me in this tool would be having to sync manually betwen devices, as I'm constantly jumping between managing the list on my phone and on my laptop.
I found that Trello works pretty well for my own needs, having automatic sync and offline functionality.
>Technically the only downside for me in this tool would be having to sync manually betwen devices, as I'm constantly jumping between managing the list on my phone and on my laptop.
Yeah, I can definitely agree that this is an annoyance if that's your workflow - personally I mostly stick to my phone. I might look into whether Chrome/Firefox tab syncing could do this for me, if I kept the hash fragment up-to-date. Feel free to raise any issues in the linked GitHub for requests.
Without knowing anything about your product, I'd say most likely you won't get any contributions. However, many companies feel that open sourcing their product brings a lot of other benefits.
https://science.slashdot.org could be one. The quality of the posts vary a lot from editor to editor, so it's a bit of a hit-or-miss, but could add some value.
Have you discussed it with them? Did you ask them, without judging, why do they feel that it's better to delete the comment rather than update it? I'm wondering what kind of answers would come from them.
Who knows, maybe they have a legit reason for the behavior. Or maybe they simply did not give it enough thought. Either way, the humane appreach, talking, could help here.
- Always keep your calm (as mathieubordere has already suggested).
- Don't micromanage, let the developers do their job.
- Organize retrospectives regularly, with the right environment for people to express their good and bad feelings, and find solutions. If you've never done it before, the first few might feel a bit forced, but with experience they become smooth and invaluable.
- Stand up for your people. When your developer makes a stupid mistake, instead of sending him/her to be grilled by the client, do it yourself. Every developer is a human being, and fuck ups can happen to anyone. You'll gain tremendous respect and strong following if you show your understanding in the toughest situations.
Good developers know how to do their job. You're there to assit them, guide them, and reduce their stress when the going gets rough.
* Try to have job descriptions that make a little bit of sense. A lot of times it's just a dumb collection of somewhat related programming keywords, which just makes me cringe.
Don't:
* Don't tell me my rate should be fine, and waste my and company's time by proceeding to interview process, if my rate is way more than what the company can actually afford to pay.
* Don't mass spam people with job postings, because most of them time they are a bad match. E.g. don't send ASP.net position to an iOS developer.
I know this is a lot to ask, because recruiters are busy, and would rather send the same message to 10,000 developer than go through each profile individually and pick only the ones that really match the criteria for the job. I'm just pretty tired of receiving all the recriter spam about developer jobs that don't match my interests at all.
I've also heard of good and bad stories about Upwork. I think it all depends on how you handle it yourself.
One of my good friends started his copywriting career on Upwork. First projects he did were extremely cheap, just getting some experience. However, he made sure he does the absolute best he can, with every project. So clients were happy and recommended him to other clients. My friend would be doubling his hourly rate pretty frequenly, and eventually stopped using Upwork altogether, because clients would contact him directly, by reference from his previous clients.
On the other hand, I know a person who's been copywriting on Upwork for seven years, and still has an hourly rate of 10 USD / hour, which is just ridiculous.
Thanks, this is uplifting information, and sounds like a good plan - start with low-paying jobs and be exceptional and then raise your rates and get first-hand clients.
How professional do they handle freelancer's and client's privacy? I will try to do my best but some things can and will go wrong. If things don't go well I don't want to loose my reputation because of some remote-work jobs site, because they or a client skrewed up.
I don't personally know enough about Upwork to answer that question.
I'm currently working as a developer consultant, and get all my clients from my previous work history. I used to work in an agency, building apps for many different clients, so now I've got a lot of connections in the industry.
Has it been complex to sell your skills because of your previous employee? Did you just cold e-mail your previous contacts that you got while working or did they approach you?
I love how simple it is, but I have one wish -- when you enter an expense, by tapping the red (+) button, it would be nice if the text field was already selected, so I don't have to tap on it -- would save one extra step. Then, once you select the text field and enter an amount, the next problem is that the continue button (>) is hidden below the keyboard, so I need to somehow dismiss the keyboard in order to proceed. Would be cool if you could tap the keyboard "return", or "OK" button to proceed.
Otherwise really nice. I like the simplicity of it very much! Good job!