Here here. I can share a funny story I once built a phone system for someone that wanted to set up a 900 number (remember those?) so you can call in and pay two dollars a minute to listen to samples of some New Age music catalog (think Enya or something even more awful). It was quite possibly the stupidest idea I had ever encountered, but the client was blindly unaware of just how much their idea sucked. I remember one of them saying, and this is a direct quote I will remember all the way to the grave, "We smell gold here, and we have the right mining equipment." Right.
I was just out of college and desperate for cash, so I did the job, but I left a timer in my code so if I didn't call in within 90 days with a secret code to unlock it, it would stop working. Sure enough, the client didn't pay, and right on schedule, I got an angry call from one of them complaining about a database error message, to which I replied that the system appeared to be working perfectly. They went through several more developers, and needless to say, did not go on to build iTunes. So a bit of advice for people here who are thinking of renting themselves out. There are plenty of established companies that are intrigued by cloud computing, have professional management, and the means to pay and pay well to prototype things. If I were building a consulting business that's where I would focus my efforts. The economy may be really bad now, but this is one area where companies can save a lot of money, and the number of people working in this domain is still pretty small. That's where you want to be in a recession, not working on commission for a startup which will more than likely fail (especially in this economy). My two cents... On Mar 5, 2:41 am, Andrew Badera <and...@badera.us> wrote: > *chuckle* > > So wait, you lack capability, but rather than be forthcoming about > your needs, you wish to screen the people volunteering to help you? > > Sounds like yet another pseudo-"entrepreneur" who wants to take > advantage of techies. > > On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 5:31 AM, Alex Rad <alexra...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Linbo! > > The questions that it will answer is Where it is and what it is.... using > > Google map, reader and google finance. > > Drop me a few lines about your expereince and I will send out a full > > description as soon I have read through all the people who has shown their > > interest..... > > Regards > > Alex > > 2009/3/5 lianbo <waveconnex...@gmail.com> > > >> Hi, Alex, > > >> What app are you trying to develop? > > >> -lb > >> On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 7:47 PM, AlexR <alexra...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>> Hi Everyone, > > >>> I am not a very good developer, therefore I am looking for some one > >>> who can join me to develop an apps. > > >>> So anyone who enjoy working in team, why not send me an email --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" group. To post to this group, send email to google-appengine@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-appengine+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
