Hey guys, exquisitejobs is my most recent weekend project. It's my solution the the crappy situation that is freelance job boards on the Internet.
To preempt all the "why another job board" comments, let me explain how I think exquisitejobs is better.
Most freelance job boards have super low signal to noise ratios. Job posts are mostly "build a Facebook plus groupon clone for $500" and most of the applications are "we are super A++++++ firm. We have reviewed your project and are ready to start immediately".
Recently https://tinyproj.com/ launched, and solved half that problem. Tinyproj hand approved projects, then sent them out by email. The result was quality projects being delivered to my email. This was great. However, I applied to several projects, and all the responses were along the lines of "so many people applied, please jump through hoop x,y and z to show interest." Without filtering both jobs and applicants, the jobs quality increased, but the application quality didn't, and overwhelmed employers.
By hand selecting jobs, and allowing freelancers in by invite only, we can carefully balance the two, making sure employers aren't overwhelmed by low quality applications, and that there are always interesting jobs for hackers.
We are in closed beta for a bit so that we can build up enough jobs and freelancers to make sure we can have a productive launch for everyone. If you are interested in hiring the best freelancers, or being presented with quality hand selected jobs, sign up, mention your HN name, etc. as long as your quality is decent, you'll probably be admitted.
Thanks.