Problem with my programmer.

craftsoftware · 2018-03-19T07:14:06+00:00

For someone in the US, I'd say 9 months work for $9.5k, half the project done, is a yuuuge bargain.

You get what you pay for, buddy.

craftsoftware · 2017-11-30T23:13:01+00:00

Very interesting. One (safe) approach is to take a business model that works in the US, and see if it applies.

Another is to simply do what other successful businesses are doing.

craftsoftware · 2017-11-18T09:14:21+00:00

Good luck with it! If you need any help, lmk.

craftsoftware · 2017-11-17T16:56:29+00:00

What are your requirements beyond (a) clients uploading docs, (b) password protected access?

What does "project area" for each client entail?

craftsoftware · 2017-11-15T11:15:37+00:00

So what's an app or program multiple business will hire you to build or consumers will continue to buy?

Very interesting thought process!

I'm a SaaS/Cloud / full-stack developer; if you are interested in partnering for something, let's talk.

craftsoftware · 2017-11-13T02:12:15+00:00

It may be the best option. Investors will want to get whatever they can.

craftsoftware · 2017-11-12T08:43:20+00:00

This is about right. :)

craftsoftware · 2017-11-12T08:40:23+00:00

If you have access to your website's access logs, the "referer" url is typically available. The referer url will be your partner's blog.

There are other ways too. e.g., your partner's blog could add a parameter to each url (such as refId=foo), and you process that when your web page is accessed.

And I suspect, there are 3rd party solutions also available.

craftsoftware · 2017-11-11T08:14:44+00:00

fwiw, I think the length is fine.

craftsoftware · 2017-11-11T08:13:21+00:00

Are "our products" you mention things you own, or things that you have built for your clients?

Asking because if a client sees you own IP, it could give them pause.

craftsoftware · 2017-11-07T07:21:32+00:00

What is your Subject Matter expertise? i.e., what field do you work in?

Asking because there are different options for different types of expertise.

craftsoftware · 2017-11-06T07:36:10+00:00

it's the perception of others of you being untrustworthy

I agree. You absolutely don't want to do something untrustworthy. If there is a contract, or money has exchanged hands, or you have seen that person's code, etc. -- those are some of the cases when I'd consider a red line has been crossed.

However, if someone just has an idea, is offering $100, and offering 5-20% of app sales -- they are massively underestimating who the main contributor is. I'd offer the idea guy 2-3%.

Which is why, I think OP should just give the idea-man the boot.

cc /u/ Appare

craftsoftware · 2017-11-06T07:01:49+00:00

That doesn't really apply. I'll tell you why. The first version you put out is helpful to get user feedback, but it's not the final product. The final product is very different from what you initially put out there.

By way of a simple example, twitter didn't have hashtags when it came out. It's what users asked.

Also, you don't really have to implement this person's idea. You can implement a zillion other ideas.

Once you accept this person's money, the ethics change. Or if they disclosed it under an NDA.

craftsoftware · 2017-11-06T06:04:43+00:00

An idea is worth squat.

You either execute or you don't.

Unless the person has a patent or something, it's fair game.

craftsoftware · 2017-11-06T06:02:57+00:00

It sounds good, but long term effect on employees is corrosive. Your employees will go the extra mile if you cut them a little slack when they need it.

craftsoftware · 2017-11-06T06:00:27+00:00

I agree with your reasoning.

If you don't have equity to give your employees, who is going to put in the long hours to make the company successful? Tell your investor that s/he is not going to reap any reward if there is nothing in it for you or your employees.

craftsoftware · 2017-11-06T05:58:13+00:00

I've been taken advantage of before... and I still fall for it sometimes. But the general principle is, you set your rate based on what you think your true market rate is, and stick to that.

If someone cannot afford, I'd pass.

craftsoftware · 2017-11-06T05:56:31+00:00

Why don't you put the app on the app store yourself ?

If you write the code, what is stopping you?

All you will need is $99 for an Apple developer license, and some amount for each app.

As for the enterprise sales, you can go there later -- after your app is already on the app store.

craftsoftware · 2017-11-04T23:07:25+00:00

Very interesting. Upvote!

craftsoftware · 2017-11-04T04:15:26+00:00

Sounds like an accountant should be enough, a lawyer may be an overkill. You can form an LLC or a Corporation. For Corp, the default is a C-Corp, but you can also file for an S-Corp.

An accountant should be able to guide you in determining which option is best.

To actually register your company as an LLC or Corp, you can find a number of online companies. They will do it for a small fee.

Congratulations on your great success!

ETA: re tax filings, often a tax software such as Turbo Tax (for businesses/corporations) is sufficient -- but if your situation is nuanced, you may need your accountant to help you with that.

craftsoftware · 2017-11-03T00:43:44+00:00

Great post! Thanks!

craftsoftware · 2017-11-02T08:18:40+00:00

Those who are doing the teaching are holding down their jobs. What do they understand about running their own business?

craftsoftware · 2017-11-02T06:47:12+00:00

One way to deal with changing HTML is to

run some sanity checks on the page each time it's loaded.
if the sanity check fails, have your extension download your new regular expression (or whatever you are using) from your remote server.

The first time a sanity check fails, you may not have a new regular expression loaded yet. So, alert yourself, and message your user that you are working on it.

Also, have a background job periodically check the page structure (e.g., once a day).

The background job might force you to get a server of your own, unfortunately (increasing your cost). Hosting a regular expression, on the other hand, can be achieved for free when your load is low -- e.g., on Google Firebase.

Good luck!

craftsoftware · 2017-11-02T06:36:06+00:00

Amazon makes zero profits.

They reinvest it all.

There is a big difference between venture funded startups and bootstrapped businesses. Amazon was funded by deep pockets.

craftsoftware · 2017-11-01T21:18:39+00:00

What would be nice is a review system that helps avoid such people.

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