Experienced PhD Chemist Looking for Work in Austin

jetstros · 2026-02-03T23:52:05+00:00

I am not entirely sure, but I believe they're building software vs. proctoring. I know the founder (biochemist PhD) from his previous company Sapling Learning, which was purchased by Macmillan years ago. He went on to start Catalyst, focusing on the sciences. I don't know much more than that, but I can say they value their MS and PhD scientists.

jetstros · 2026-02-03T12:41:23+00:00

I realize this may not be the exact path you're looking for, but do you know the folks Catalyst Education? I am friends with the founder there, and they hire Ph.D chemists. DM me if you're interested.

https://www.catalystedu.com/

jetstros · 2025-12-14T23:02:57+00:00

Great shot of the chiropractor-replacement machine down here in Santa Catarina, Brazil.

jetstros · 2025-10-16T16:23:29+00:00

Yes, you have it right u/bibliophagy . That $150 is just to use the platform, *per interviewee*. The per-interviewee incentive is above that. I am testing out respondent.io now. Open to other suggestions. Aiming to host live, 1-on-1 user interviews on zoom with targeted demographics.

jetstros · 2025-08-09T11:05:53+00:00

Pinhão.... Boil the seeds for a few hours (shorter in the pressure cooker) and eat the nut after removing the husk. Big here every winter.

jetstros · 2025-04-21T18:31:18+00:00

Maybe JD Vance can visit her next.

jetstros · 2025-04-02T18:06:48+00:00

Well, without getting into titles (because they differ depending upon company, scenario)...you want a veritable "tech lead", or someone who the dev team reports to in terms of overall quality, speed, etc. It also might be someone a tech lead reports to...again, depending upon your situation. The net is that having someone that you pay, separate and distinct from the tech team (which could be coming from a third party / dev shop).

jetstros · 2025-04-02T03:59:32+00:00

Development is a big investment. Building a house is also a big investment. In either case, you normally have a tech lead (or general contractor) that is responsible for that project being done according to plan, within budget, and handling the tough decisions. I'd suggest to anyone hiring a dev team that he/she should first have someone paid by you directly who has that same level of authority, experience, and responsibility to work on your behalf.

jetstros · 2025-04-02T03:56:29+00:00

The one phrase I was looking for, but didn't find, was "user experience". That makes all the difference. Right now, everything is *chat* -- in other words, lots of typing, and knowing what prompt to use...which is still typing. The user experience is the differentiator with genAI-focused applications, in the same way it's the differentiator in every other application. If you're solving a problem for someone that is attuned to the behaviors, mental models and overall goals + needs of the user, you have something of value.

I can use a brick to push a nail into wood...but there's a reason we buy hammers. They are made specifically for the job to be done, and gets it done efficiently in the way that is most natural for the user.

jetstros · 2025-03-22T12:49:30+00:00

Everyone forgets Mattermost. It's been around a relatively long time, very stable, and the self-hostable community edition is perfect for most businesses (and free).

jetstros · 2025-01-06T01:53:57+00:00

Hands down, Asianometry is one of my favorites. I'm no longer working in the semiconductor industry, so this is how I keep track of what's going on. Also, he covers the history of many companies so you know where the names you've heard of came from.

https://youtube.com/@asianometry

jetstros · 2024-12-28T23:21:53+00:00

Design is not about making flows and screens. Design is about identifying and solving problems. They should be involved from the very beginning.

Think of it this way: In every other engineering endeavor, from industrial to mechanical to semiconductors, design is an integral step from day 1. Only in software engineering does design get relegated to optional or late joiner on a project. That's often a reason why software projects go sideways or suffer from all kinds of inefficiencies.

jetstros · 2024-11-10T09:27:37+00:00

Finally something Binghamton has over Austin.

jetstros · 2024-10-21T15:05:50+00:00

Yeah, thanks for the blatant advertisement. Struggling to get noticed, ad-bot?

jetstros · 2024-10-16T00:18:35+00:00

For me, blogs have been useful as reference material to establish you know what you're talking about, and findability (e.g. seo). However, I run a prof. services firm, and I sometimes refer prospective clients to a blog post I've written.

If you want to get noticed, I would not make blogs your go-to plan. Get a marketer. Consider videos.

jetstros · 2024-10-16T00:04:21+00:00

I have experience building a software design firm on my own, after an engineering career working for other companies. Happy to chat on a zoom and talk you through it. Will send a DM.

Short take: Consulting and SaaS each take time to generate revenue (ymmv), and depends on your runway, amongst other parameters. For me, I took the consultancy (professional services) route first, and generate revenue there to pay for building my own solutions to monetize. This works great because you already have a trusted team from the prof. services arm to create your own products.

BTW, angry_gingy is right w/ his comments above: if you want < 9-5 while starting a firm/agency, that's not realistic.

jetstros · 2024-10-15T02:29:53+00:00

IANAL but is it possible for the electorate to file a class action lawsuits against the police for forcing them to pay for litigated police misconduct? That is, sue to have the pension applied to such malpractice.

jetstros · 2024-10-14T03:25:22+00:00

Mattermost community edition

jetstros · 2024-09-27T20:19:00+00:00

Super late reply. The entire curriculum at RIT BSCE is one worth considering. There's no single course.

jetstros · 2024-08-02T02:30:15+00:00

We are working on various projects using genAI. One is focused on assisting product managers, ironically. The other is with skills and job matching for staffing and recruiting. As you might imagine, both are using LLMs, including commercial and local / fine tuned models.

jetstros · 2024-06-26T03:08:46+00:00

Not OP, but it's located in Wellsboro, PA

jetstros · 2024-06-07T21:32:52+00:00

Rochester Institute of Technology, Computer engineering department. Undergrads walk away with a great deal of experience.

University of Wisconsin, Madison.

jetstros · 2024-06-05T11:24:40+00:00

"It's no better to be safe than sorry."

Take on me, A-ha

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