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Yeah that was one decision I was unsure about, but I'm going to try it out and see how it feels after a few days.

"Ember.js is the backbone of our new analytics page". I thought Backbone.js was the backbone of....oh nevermind.

The creator of Minecraft is creating a space game!? He should totally call it Starcraft.

Seconded. They helped connect me with top notch interviews over a two month period and were extremely professional and personable. Quite a few of the startups they represent are A-list. I would recommend them to any high caliber engineer.

I've been using Netfirms. About 30 domains over last 7 years or so. Have also used Gandi.net, 1and1.

I'd love to read your thoughts on this as a blog post - do you have one?

I'm a desingineer - ux, visual design, solid on front-end and okay on backend. Just wanted to point out its not all a bed of roses.

For the last month I've been interviewing at some really amazing startups. What I've found is that I have no problem getting interviews at some of the best startups (>50% response rate) because well everyone wants someone who can code and design . The problem is that I have to fight an uphill battle to prove that I'm not just a designer that writes HTML/CSS. There is ALWAYS the question of "so...how good are your frontend skills?" with an intonation of doubt. No one actually bothers to ask or determine about the level of your design skills. Another question is "which one do you prefer?". I really hate that question because it shows you don't understand what a product focused engineer is.

Positive response really depends on the stage of a startup. I'm finding that teams between 5-20 are looking more for specialists in design and engineering. Any smaller or bigger and a desingineer becomes a very valuable role to fill. So feeling I'm missing out on opportunities at some great startups cause of this phenomenon. Would e interested to know if anyone else has experienced this?

It's definitely causing me to think about my career path. Do I focus on one or the other? I know I am not great at both and that is because I have to spread myself thin in both areas and dont know the best tools and practices as well as I should.

Being a desingineer makes it really easy to start your own thing be it a startup or side project - I've done it a few times myself. However, sometimes you need financial stability, or are waiting for a significant idea, or just want to work with other really smart people on an idea with traction to gain more experience.

So we aren't unicorns and it's definitely not a double-rainbow life.

I've been thinking about this situation myself this last month and wanted to help give back to the OSS community as a designer/front-end developer - but I didn't know where to start.

I'm considering building a simple matchmaking site that lets open source project developers request for design/front-end help and for designers/front-enders to offer up their time as well.

Would anyone be interested in this if I built it or has this already been done?

Hmm, but then what about that day when, you know, like Steve Jobs died...?

I've been doing the same and it works quite well if you are targeting startups. I've had a 50% response rate so far.

I can't give you a definitive answer since that's yours to make. I can tell from my experience of being in 2 startups that the team should be your most important consideration. Your product and market can and will change more often than the entire team would. You shouldn't go in feeling uncertain about the people you're working with, because its not like you can A/B Test your way out to a better situation like you can with a product/market. Sometimes, however, the opportunity can be such that you just have to play the cards you get and take a chance.

If you're main issue is compensation, then negotiate back a number that will make you comfortable without being unreasonable; it seems like you're pretty valuable to them.

Youth and startup experience shouldn't be a concern if you think their smart, dedicated and have some gusto.

I've read Scout McCloud's series about comic books and I can understand why he did this - he's fascinated in how to challenge the status quo and existing norms in comics. Besides the obvious parallel to chess moves that is. He's kind of a in a position to do it too, given he's already accomplished a lot in the comic world.

Thanks for the promo codes!

The Schedule page is nice but the Event Details page needs work. Would be cool to know if an event is being broadcasted on Twitch.tv or some other website (you kind of have it in the description box, but its really hidden). Also not sure why the description is inside of a box.

Only 1 person would have a college degree and 1 person would have a computer? That seems ridiculously low.

Or it could be a long lost Beatles song

I like the how-much-time-do-you-have slider. But why would I use this over YouTube own "watch later"?

I think you need to focus your product on a specific killer use case. I'm a bit lost as to what your unique core vision is beyond making the world a better place by helping people, cause I'm sure no one else in the world is trying to do that.

Awesome - something I've been looking to use actually.

Aha I didn't even think of that. Chuckie was just insane though. I'm thinking of a Matrix Revolutions for Toy Story.

There needs to be a dark and gritty Toy Story retelling in the same spirit as "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies"

I was honestly expecting another quick and dirty instant implementation but this is actually very nicely designed. Wish the book covers would slightly faster though.

Invite-only has been pretty successful at Quora (now public) and Forrst so far. A lot of designers also want in on Dribbble because of the scarcity of invites they've created.

Related: http://www.quora.com/What-are-some-good-examples-of-startup-...

As an entrepreneur in Toronto I can say that this is sorely needed. I do echo the question by someone else why there is pressure to make a decision so soon.

Wouldn't that be like speed-dating except you have to marry the person you just met?

I'm looking for a full-time position (consumer web startups) in either Product Management, UX Design or Front-End Development. I'm located in Toronto but actively looking everywhere and would love to relocate to somewhere new.

I'm experienced with both the LAMP stack and the design stack (especially napkins). I cofounded and was CTO of a startup for 1.5 years, http://thinkpanda.com, and am currently freelancing.

Check out my portfolio website: http://fahdoo.com LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/fahdb

Or if someone wants to angel fund me so I can work on a few new startup ideas, then that would be swell :)

Pretty cool. I've basically been using an etherpad to keep track for my job search but this wouldve be so much better.

Wow. This is a direct swipe at airbnb.com no doubt (a YC startup). New York must be the largest market for short-term rentals.

Neat idea but would love a more subdued pastel color palette

Found our poster for this project: http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs031.ash2/34894...

We did this for one of our university design projects (back in 2007). With a rudimentary prototype we created in a couple months, we were able to charge an LED light for a second after 30 seconds of shaking the battery.

So what I'd like to know for this is the same thing, how long would I have to shake the remote to get a single button push?