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speekon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2017)

Armada - http://armada.ai - Cambridge/Boston ONSITE

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   = What we do =
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We're helping shippers make the right logistics decisions at the right times by tracking pallets and running analysis on the global supply chain to figure out what the hell is going on. (Think Skynet for Logistics if we gave skynet a finger to touch every shipment in the world).

This is one of the few massive industries ($4T) left that are left to be digitized and completely optimized with technology

We're a funded startup, coming off a recent exit, with a friggin' fantastic team in central sq.

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   = Looking for =
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- Fullstack engineer

If you'd like to learn more, please shoot us an email at hello@armada.ai (feel free to mention Marc)

speekon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2016)

Armada - http://armada.ai - Cambridge/Boston + San Francisco/SV -- REMOTE (ONSITE ideal)

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   = What we do =
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Stealth startup in the intersection of IoT, logistics, big data, and computational neuroscience. Wish I could share more but my last company was Weft (http://weft.io - recently acquired) -- I'm sure you can use your imagination ;-)

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   = Looking for =
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- Clojurescript/javascript engineer

- Designer

- Data engineer (scala, clojure, python, R)

If you'd like to learn more, please shoot me an email at marc@armada.ai

speekon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2016)

Weft - http://weft.io - Cambridge/Boston, MA -- ONSITE

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  = What we do =
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We're building skynet (except we're focusing 100% on logistics, less so on the murder part) -- we track every boat on the water, every plane in the sky, and pretty much everything else that moves in the supply chain (all the way down to the container/pallet level) so we can make predictions about what's going to happen!

We help solve problems like the multi-billion dollar asset repositioning problem (people literally ship empty containers to try to meet customer demand) and answer questions like is the port of long beach about to go on strike, is my shipment going to get stuck in customs, and who's the best person to ship with between point A and B?

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- Clojure, Clojurescript, Python/PySpark

- Cassandra, postgres, redis, kafka, accumulo, docker

- We have one of the world's experts in Deep Learning on our team

- We have paying customers across multiple verticals

- We eat + drink together a lot...

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  = Looking for =
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- Clojurescript engineer (frontend tech lead)

- Clojure Data engineer

If this sounds interesting, please shoot us an email at jobs@weft.io!

speekon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (January 2016)

Weft - http://weft.io - Cambridge/Boston, MA -- ONSITE

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     === What we do ===
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We're building skynet (except we're focusing 100% on logistics, less so on the murder part) -- we track every boat on the water, every plane in the sky, and pretty much everything else that moves in the supply chain (all the way down to the container/pallet level) so we can make predictions about what's going to happen!

We help solve problems like the multi-billion dollar asset repositioning problem (people literally ship empty containers to try to meet customer demand) and answer questions like is the port of long beach about to go on strike, is my shipment going to get stuck in customs, and who's the best person to ship with between point A and B (among a bunch of other things)?

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     === Crib notes ===
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- Clojure, Clojurescript, Javascript, Python/PySpark, React/re-frame, we even have a couple services in Scala

- Spark, postgres, redis, kafka, accumulo, docker

- We have one of the world's experts in Deep Learning on our team

- We're funded by top-tier VCs

- We have paying customers across multiple verticals

- We eat + drink together a lot... wino wednesday, whiskey thursday, foodie friday

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     === Looking for ===
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- Front end tech lead (starting to play with clojurescript, though I guess that'd be your choice!)

- Data engineer

- Firmware engineer (MSP430, WOO!)

If this sounds interesting, please shoot us an email at jobs@weft.io! Tell 'em Marc sent you.

speekon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2015)

Weft - http://weft.io - Cambridge/Boston, MA -- ONSITE

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    === What we do ===
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We're a unified logistics intelligence platform -- we track every boat on the water, every plane in the sky, and are working on tracking every truck on the ground (+ a bunch of other indirectly related data sets) so that we can know everything that's going on in the logistics world.

Turns out there're lots of inefficiencies in the supply chain! One of our customers spends $400mm/year shipping empty containers, another spends $80mm/year on late fees. Lots to optimize!

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    === Crib notes ===
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- Clojure, Rails, Javascript, Python (we use a lot of PySpark)

- Spark, pg, redis, kafka, accumulo, docker

- We have one of the world's experts in Deep Learning on our team

- We eat + drink together a lot... wino wednesday, whiskey thursday (though I think we should rename it to thirsty thursday), foodie friday

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    === Looking for ===
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- Front end tech lead

- Back end tech lead

- Firmware engineer

If this sounds interesting, please shoot us an email at jobs@weft.io! Tell 'em Marc sent you.

speekon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2015)

Weft - http://weft.io - Cambridge/Boston, MA -- ONSITE

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    === What we do ===
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We're a unified logistics intelligence platform -- we track every boat on the water, every plane in the sky, and are working on tracking every truck on the ground (+ a bunch of other indirectly related data sets) so that we can know everything that's going on in the logistics world.

Turns out there're lots of inefficiencies in the supply chain! One of our customers spends $400mm/year shipping empty containers, another spends $80mm/year on late fees. Lots to optimize!

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    === Crib notes ===
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- Clojure, Rails, Javascript, Python (we use a lot of PySpark)

- Spark, pg, redis, kafka, accumulo, docker

- We have one of the world's experts in Deep Learning on our team

- We eat + drink together a lot... wino wednesday, whiskey thursday (though I think we should rename it to thirsty thursday), foodie friday

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    === Looking for ===
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- Front end tech lead

- Back end tech lead

- Firmware engineer

If this sounds interesting, please shoot us an email at jobs@weft.io! Tell 'em Marc sent you.

speekon Ask HN: How do you manage and structure a team?

I've also had really good luck setting up + managing one-on-ones using Lighthouse (http://getlighthouse.com).

speekon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2015)

Weft - http://weft.io - Cambridge/Boston, MA -- ONSITE

    === What we do ===

We're a unified logistics intelligence platform -- we track every boat on the water, every plane in the sky, and are working on tracking every truck on the ground (+ a bunch of other indirectly related data sets) so that we can know everything that's going on in the logistics world.

Turns out there're lots of inefficiencies in the supply chain! One of our customers spends $400mm/year shipping empty containers, another spends $80mm/year on late fees. Lots to optimize!

    === Crib notes ===

- Clojure, Rails, Javascript, Python (we use a lot of PySpark)

- Spark, pg, redis, kafka, accumulo, docker

- We have one of the world's experts in Deep Learning on our team

- We eat + drink together a lot... Taco tuesday, wino wednesday, whiskey thursday (though I think we should rename it to thirsty thursday), foodie friday

    === Looking for ===

Mid-level and senior-level folks in:

- Data science

- Data engineering

- Backend engineering

- Firmware engineering (yeah, we make hardware, too)

- Front-end engineering

If this sounds interesting, please shoot us an email at jobs@weft.io! Tell 'em Marc sent you.

speekon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2015)

Weft - http://weft.io - Cambridge/Boston, MA (office is in central sq.) -- LOCAL ONLY (no remote)

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We're the single source of truth in logistics -- we track every boat on the water, every plane in the sky, and every truck on the ground so that we can know everything that's going on in the logistics world. We do a lot of analysis and optimization, too. We’re working in the largest, least sexy, most invisible industry in the world — 90% of everything has been on a ship at one point in time.

The problem -> Lots of inefficiencies in the supply chain! One of our customers spends $400mm/year shipping empty containers, another spends $80mm/year on late fees. Lots to optimize!

How we fix it -> We track everything in the supply chain and make predictions and recommendations as to what our customers should do!

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Web/data stack -> clojure + postgres/cassandra/redis/rabbit + ruby on rails + hadoop/EMR (we’re a SOA shop)

Mobile -> iOS, android, mobile web

Algorithms -> a dizzying mixture of oldschool and newschool techniques ;-)

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   ====== And the rest =======
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We've got some very interesting partners and customers (ranging from CPG companies and telcos to enterprise software providers to regional and international logistics companies). We also have some top tier investors (a16z, atlas)!

Looking for:

- Data science folks

- Data engineering folks

- Generalists

- Master front-end devs

- Android devs

If this sounds interesting, please shoot us an email at mike@weft.io!

speekon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (January 2015)

Weft - http://weft.io - Cambridge/Boston, MA (office is in central sq.)

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   ====== What we do =========
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We're the single source of truth in logistics -- we track every boat on the water, every plane in the sky, and every truck on the ground so that we can know everything that's going on in the logistics world. We do a lot of analysis and optimization, too. We’re working in the largest, least sexy, most invisible industry in the world — 90% of everything has been on a ship at one point in time.

The problem -> Lots of inefficiencies in the supply chain! One of our customers spends $400mm/year shipping empty containers, another spends $80mm/year on late fees. Lots to optimize!

How we fix it -> We track everything in the supply chain and make predictions and recommendations as to what our customers should do!

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   ===== How we do it ========
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Web/data stack -> clojure + postgres/cassandra/redis/rabbit + ruby on rails + hadoop/EMR (we’re a SOA shop)

Mobile -> iOS, android, mobile web

Algorithms -> a dizzying mixture of oldschool and newschool techniques ;-)

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   ====== And the rest =======
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We've got some very interesting partners and customers (ranging from CPG companies and telcos to enterprise software providers to regional and international logistics companies). We also have some top tier investors (a16z, atlas)!

Looking for:

- A growth hacker

- Data science folks

- Data engineering folks

- Generalists

- Master front-end devs

If this sounds interesting, please shoot us an email at mike@weft.io!

speekon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2014)

Weft - http://weft.io - Cambridge/Boston, MA (office is in central sq.)

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   ====== What we do =========
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We're the single source of truth in logistics data -- we track every boat on the water, every plane in the sky, and every truck on the ground so that we can know everything that's going on in the logistics world. We do a lot of analysis and optimization, too. We’re working in the largest, least sexy, most invisible industry in the world — 90% of everything has been on a ship at one point in time.

The problem -> To try to decrease costs, carries have been increasing the size of container ships. The only problem there is that as container ships get larger, the variability in the global supply chain goes up (e.g. a large ship being late causes a headache to more people than a small one).

How we fix it -> We track every ship on the water and run a bunch of analysis on our data sets so that we can help our customers smooth out the rough edges. (One company we're working with spends 6.5 mil every month on “late fees” because of these rough edges).

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Web/data stack -> clojure + postgres/cassandra/redis/rabbit + ruby on rails + hadoop/EMR (we’re a SOA shop)

Mobile -> iOS, android in the near term

Algorithms -> a dizzying mixture of oldschool and newschool techniques ;-)

   ===========================
   ====== And the rest =======
   ===========================

We've got some very interesting partners and customers (ranging from CPG companies and telcos to enterprise software providers to regional and international logistics companies). We also have some top tier investors (a16z, atlas)!

Looking for help on hardware and data science sides! (also looking for experimentalists for fun hedge fund stuff)

If this sounds interesting, please shoot us an email at mike@weft.io!

speekon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2014)

Weft - http://weft.io - Cambridge/Boston, MA (office is in central sq.)

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   ====== What we do =========
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We're the single source of truth in logistics data -- we track every boat on the water, every plane in the sky, and every truck on the ground so that we can know everything that's going on in the logistics world. We do a lot of analysis and optimization, too.

We’re working in the largest, least sexy, most invisible industry in the world — 90% of everything has been on a ship at one point in time.

The problem -> To try to decrease costs, carries have been increasing the size of container ships. The only problem there is that as container ships get larger, the variability in the global supply chain goes up (e.g. a large ship being late causes a headache to more people than a small one).

How we fix it -> We track every ship on the water and run a bunch of analysis on our data sets so that we can help our customers smooth out the rough edges. (One company we're working with spends 6.5 mil every month on “late fees” because of these rough edges).

   ===========================
   ===== How we do it ========
   ===========================

Web/data stack -> clojure + postgres/cassandra/redis/rabbit + ruby on rails + hadoop/EMR (we’re a SOA shop)

Mobile -> iOS, android in the near term

Algorithms -> a dizzying mixture of oldschool and newschool techniques ;-)

   ===========================
   ====== And the rest =======
   ===========================

We've got some very interesting partners and customers (ranging from CPG companies and telcos to enterprise software providers to regional and international logistics companies). We also have some top tier investors (a16z, atlas)!

Looking for help on frontend and data science sides! (also looking for experimentalists for fun hedge fund stuff)

If this sounds interesting, please shoot me an email at marc@weft.io!

speekon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2014)

Posted :-)

speekon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2014)

Weft - http://weft.io - Cambridge/Boston, MA (office is in central sq.)

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Strategic Maritime Risk Planning (waze for ships, https://www.waze.com/)! We’re working in the largest, least sexy, most invisible industry in the world — 90% of everything has been on a ship at one point in time.

The problem -> To try to decrease costs, carries have been increasing the size of container ships. The only problem there is that as container ships get larger, the variability in the global supply chain goes up (e.g. a large ship being late causes a headache to more people than a small one).

How we fix it -> We track every ship on the water and run a bunch of analysis on our data sets so that we can help our customers smooth out the rough edges. (One company we're working with spends 6.5 mil every month on “late fees” because of these rough edges).

   ===========================
   ===== How we do it ========
   ===========================

Web/data stack -> clojure + postgres/cassandra/redis/rabbit + ruby on rails + hadoop/EMR + node (we’re a SOA shop)

Mobile -> iOS, android in the near term

Algorithms -> a dizzying mixture of oldschool and newschool techniques ;-)

   ===========================
   ====== And the rest =======
   ===========================

We've got some very interesting partners and customers (ranging from telcos to enterprise software providers to regional and international logistics companies). We also have some top tier investors (a16z)!

Looking for help on mobile, frontend, and data science sides! Would be thrilled to find a CTO to grow the tech side of the company with me, but I'm also happy to find engineers who just want to build great things.

If this sounds interesting, please shoot me an email at marc@weft.io!

speekon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2014)

Weft - http://weft.io - Cambridge/Boston, MA (office is in central sq.)

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Real-time logistics optimization (EZPass for Ports).

On the left side of the problem, we track every ship on the water so that we can make predictions about the impact of a bunch of things on the rest of the supply chain (this mostly manifests itself in us being able to help companies save a bunch of money on demurrage. One company we're working with, alone, spends 6.5 mil every month on this). On the right side of the problem, we let truckers know when they need to arrive at a port in order to wait in line the least amount of time (so that they spend more time making money and less time waiting). Right smack dab in the middle, we optimize port throughput by scheduling all the right people to do the right thing at the right time.

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Web/data stack -> Clojure + postgres/cassandra/redis/rabbit + ruby on rails (along with hadoop/EMR)

Mobile -> Currently building iOS app, android in the near term

Algorithms -> a dizzying mixture of oldschool and newschool techniques ;-)

   ===========================
   ====== And the rest =======
   ===========================

We've got some very interesting partners and customers (ranging from telcos to enterprise software providers to regional and international logistics companies). We also have some top tier investors (a16z)!

Looking for help on mobile, frontend, and data science sides! Would be thrilled to find a CTO to grow the tech side of the company with me, but I'm also happy to find engineers who know their shit who just want to build great things.

If this sounds interesting, please shoot me an email at marc@weft.io!

speekon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2014)

:-)

speekon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2014)

That's one of our use cases!

speekon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2014)

Cargo shrink is a 25B/year problem in the US -- way bigger globally (logistics by itself is a 4T industry) -- however, we're more about fixing disruptable supply chains (which is way harder to measure, but also way larger). Cargo shrink can be theft, spoilage, misplacement, or a bunch of other similar reasons. Our hardware helps us track that kind of stuff and our predictive analytics helps us figure out the ramifications of what happens down the line!

speekon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2014)

Weft - http://weft.io - Boston, MA (LOCAL) + San Francisco, CA (LOCAL) + Eastern Europe (REMOTE).

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We're a logistics visibility platform (read: Waze for Cargo). Weft tracks shipping containers using low-cost hardware to make sure that shipments get to where they're supposed to be on time and intact, saving billions in lost value due to cargo shrink and disrupted supply chains. We take the info we get from the hardware and figure out where the bottlenecks in the supply chain are, predict whether or not a shipment is going to make it to its destination on time, and dynamically reroute/reschedule shipments so that we can optimize the system as a whole. Really neat stuff. We're working on a lot of the things that happen once you have that data, but I can't share much about it here

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Web stack -> clojure (immutant) + postgres/cassandra/riak -- we use middleman + enlive (and a bit of hiccup) for templating, meaning that we're pretty flexible about frontend tech.

Algorithms -> a dizzying mixture of oldschool and newschool techniques ;-)

Hardware -> think cell phone on crack (atmel avr xmega, a bunch of sensors, gps, gsm, etc). Working integrated chip in the sub-$5 price point now! Have some pilots running with v1 hw.

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   ====== And the rest =======
   ===========================

We've got some very interesting partners and customers (ranging from telcos to enterprise software providers to regional and international logistics companies). We also have some top tier investors!

Looking for help on mobile, frontend, and data science sides!

I should also probably mention that we have a team with a bunch of industry vets!

If this sounds interesting, please shoot me an email at marc@weft.io!

speekon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2014)

Weft - http://weft.io - Boston, MA + San Francisco, CA. INTERN welcome.

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  ====== What we do =========
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We're Waze for Cargo. Weft tracks shipping containers using low-cost hardware to make sure that shipments get to where they're supposed to be on time and intact, saving billions in lost value due to cargo shrink and disrupted supply chains. We take the info we get from the hardware and figure out where the bottlenecks in the supply chain are, predict whether or not a shipment is going to make it to its destination on time, and dynamically reroute/reschedule shipments so that we can optimize the system as a whole. Really neat stuff.

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Web stack -> clojure (immutant) + titan (really scary graph database on top of cassandra) -- we use middleman + enlive (and a bit of hiccup) for templating

Algorithms -> a dizzying mixture of oldschool and newschool techniques ;-)

Hardware -> think cell phone on crack (atmel avr xmega, a bunch of sensors, gps, gsm, etc). Working integrated chip now! Have some pilots running with v1 hw.

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  ====== And the rest =======
  ===========================

We've got some very interesting partners and customers (ranging from telcos to enterprise software providers to regional and international logistics companies). We also have some top tier investors!

Looking for help at every point in the system (hardware, firmware, frontend, backend, algorithms, mobile, etc). Mostly focused on the data science aspect of Weft for the next few months.

I should also probably mention that we have a team with a bunch of industry vets!

If this sounds interesting, please shoot me an email at marc@weft.io!

speekon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2013)

Weft - http://weft.io - Boston MA. INTERN or REMOTE are both welcome!

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  ====== What we do =========
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We're Waze for Cargo. Building hardware to put inside of shipping containers so our customers get realtime visibility into their supply chain. We're then taking the info we get from the hardware and figuring out where the bottlenecks in the supply chain are, predicting whether or not a shipment is going to make it to its destination on time, and dynamically rerouting/rescheduling shipments so that we can optimize the system as a whole. Really neat stuff.

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  ===== How we do it ========
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Web stack -> clojure (immutant) + HANA (really scary database on crack) -- we use middleman + enlive (and a bit of hiccup) for templating

Algorithms -> a dizzying mixture of oldschool and newschool techniques ;-)

Hardware -> prototyped with arduino, still using atmel uC but no longer arduino-ey. Manufacture-ready. In the process of sourcing for large scale manufacturing. Have some pilots running.

  ===========================
  ====== And the rest =======
  ===========================

We've got some very interesting partners and customers (ranging from telcos to enterprise software providers to regional and international logistics companies).

Looking for help at every point in the system (hardware, firmware, frontend, backend, algorithms, mobile, etc). If this sounds interesting, please shoot me an email at marc@weft.io!

speekon Clojure: The JFDI language

We use it at my company, Weft -- we're building Waze for Cargo. Shoot me an email (marc@weft.io) and we'll try to get a Clojure for SCO group going! There are at least a few of us hacking away on that kind of stuff.

speekon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2013)

Weft - http://weft.io - Boston MA, San Francisco CA, or the surrounding areas

  ===========================
  ====== What we do =========
  ===========================

We're Waze for Cargo. Building hardware to put inside of shipping containers so our customers get realtime visibility into their supply chain. We're then taking the info we get from the hardware and figuring out where the bottlenecks in the supply chain are, predicting whether or not a shipment is going to make it to its destination on time, and dynamically rerouting/rescheduling shipments so that we can optimize the system as a whole. Really neat stuff.

  ===========================
  ===== How we do it ========
  ===========================

Web stack -> clojure (immutant) + HANA (really scary database on crack) -- we use middleman + enlive (and a bit of hiccup) for templating

Algorithms -> a dizzying mixture of oldschool and newschool techniques ;-)

Hardware -> prototyped with arduino, still using atmel uC but no longer arduino-ey. Manufacture-ready. In the process of sourcing for large scale manufacturing. Have some pilots running.

  ===========================
  ====== And the rest =======
  ===========================

We've got some very interesting partners and customers (ranging from telcos to enterprise software providers to regional and international logistics companies).

Looking for help at every point in the system (hardware, firmware, frontend, backend, algorithms, mobile, etc).

If this sounds interesting, please shoot me an email at marc@weft.io!

speekon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2013)

Boxfish (http://boxfish.com) - Palo Alto, CA

We are building the index of Television.

Boxfish captures every word spoken on television, as it happens. We process the data in real-time and we use it as a new layer of discovery for television.

With our technology, Boxfish is transforming television from a passive entertainment medium into a truly dynamic source of real-time information - on any platform.

The android app has been featured in the google play store a couple times, and our iOS app kicks ass.

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We're looking for some help with our iOS and Android apps (big bonus if you can do both). Please shoot me an email at marc@boxfish.com

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speekon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2013)

Boxfish \o/ - Palo Alto, CA - Full Time -> Mobile Dev (mostly android, but we're doing crazy stuff across all mobile platforms) - H1B OK (visa sorted)

Boxfish (http://boxfish.com) captures and indexes every word spoken on TV. Our mission is to harness this vast resource and deliver on our platform, beautiful and inspiring consumer focused products that reimagine TV discovery. We launched our product, 'Boxfish Live Guide' on iPhone, iPad, and Android (mobile + tablet), which a TV discovery app and remote control and are continuing our march onto GoogleTV and connected devices. We're a team of 9 and growing, with a position open for an exceptional mobile developer. Long story short, we're looking for developers to build products that use our index of TV.

If you're interested, get in touch -> marc@boxfish.com

speekon Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2013)

Boxfish \o/ - Palo Alto, CA - Full Time -> Data Scientist (you can call yourself whatever you want, as long as you're up to snuff with ML) - H1B OK (visa sorted)

Boxfish captures and indexes every word spoken on TV. Our mission is to harness this vast resource and deliver on our platform, beautiful and inspiring consumer focused products that reimagine TV discovery. We launched our product, 'Boxfish Live Guide' on iPhone, iPad, and Android (mobile + tablet), which a TV discovery app and remote control and are continuing our march onto GoogleTV and connected devices.

We're a team of 9 and growing, with a position open for an exceptional data scientist. Long story short, we're looking for developers to build the index of TV, semantic processing pipelines in realtime, distributed services for trending, + metrics and search applications (stack: AWS deployed Redis, MongoDB & ElasticSearch).

If you're interested, get in touch -> marc@boxfish.com

speekon How Large Will the Paid Feed Reader Market Be?

For those of you who need your RSS fix: I made a little thing yesterday that sends you an email (I have it running daily via cronjob) with whatever news/information is relevant to you -> https://github.com/mheld/daily-digest

It's not pretty, but it sure as hell works for me (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/63726/Screen%20Shot%2020...)

Please feel free to fork it!

speekon The Patents I Never Filed

Now that they've been publicly disclosed, don't they become prior art for other people wanting to patent them?

speekon How to attend a hackathon

We kinda do -- it's ugly as hell, though (https://dl.dropbox.com/u/63726/weft-presentation.pdf)

speekon How to attend a hackathon

Awesome.

Dickey + I built weft.io for the last Angelhack (a couple weeks ago). We didn't win, but we definitely did a lot of things we were proud of.