Hi,I'm one of the founders of Wikinvest and we're looking for some Flex/Flash superstars. We've got some pretty cool stuff that we're building -- see below for some more info. Email me if you're interested in exploring further (also, if you're not interested but know of some folks who might be, would love some intros!)
Best, Mike -------- Imagine there was something like Wikipedia, but focused on helping people understand how to invest. We've taken a big step in the right direction but need more amazing people to help us turn the vision into reality. This is an opportunity to work on something exciting with a really awesome team with experience from companies including Amazon, Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, Facebook, and Merrill Lynch. We're backed by a top tier Silicon Valley VC firm and have recently been featured in The Wall Street Journal<http://www.emailthis.clickability.com/et/emailThis?clickMap=viewThis&etMailToID=1990980111>, Wired, TechCrunch, Mashable, the Boston Globe, and more. Check us out: there are articles about all kinds of companies<http://www.wikinvest.com/special/Companies>and also interesting concepts <http://www.wikinvest.com/special/Concepts>, trends, and investing ideas like the iPhone, Renewable Energy, Mobile phone usage in China, The Hurricane Season, and The Impact of Internet Advertising. http://www.wikinvest.com Excited about the vision? Want to get involved? We've got some amazing opportunities for innovation for superstar Flash/Flex developers. If you are an actionscript 2/3 expert and like to build interactive web applications, we're working on some pretty cool stuff. Play around with Wikinvest (particularly the WikiCharts feature), and if you've got some good ideas for ways to improve our RIAs, we'd love to hear from you. You have years of experience in : - Flash/Flex, and building consumer oriented interactive web applications - AJAX experience, particularly as it relates interaction and integration with Flash, a big plus - Building technology at the crossroads of back-end functionality and front-end design - User experience and interaction design You are also someone who: - Is scary smart and someone we can trust will find the right answers to hard problems you may have never solved before - Is technically brilliant, versatile, and creative - Your teammates love working with - Will passionately devote yourself to building something that helps people invest, and have fun in the process - Has valuable experience designing consumer web applications with performance, scalability, stability, and security in mind You will: - Play a key role in the creation of the user-facing components of Wikinvest - Start with ideas, design products and features, architect a technical solution, then build, test, and launch it - Be an integral member of our team and help shape our future - Help build and grow the team We will: - Be a group of the smartest, most trustworthy, passionate, and interesting people you know - Make sure you have what you need to be happy and productive - Compensate you with a exciting mixture of cash and equity - Make great teammates united around a vision of how to solve some meaningful problems for people Interested candidates should send your resume to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Please also include in your email a summary what you're been up to for the past few years that makes you the right person for our team as well as a list of ideas you have for how to improve our site. This position is based atop one of the sunniest peaks of San Francisco.
