William Neill
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We decided to build out a lot of the backend first, as we felt that was actually the key thing to figure out, and then we'd come back to the user-facing problem second. So we actually spent a lot of time with agencies shopping around how we might build out an MVP with the backend. We went with, I guess, an agency we'd worked with before. as well as hiring two key positions.
We decided to build out a lot of the backend first, as we felt that was actually the key thing to figure out, and then we'd come back to the user-facing problem second. So we actually spent a lot of time with agencies shopping around how we might build out an MVP with the backend. We went with, I guess, an agency we'd worked with before. as well as hiring two key positions.
We hired a lead back engineer. We hired a designer and also a front-end engineer at the time. So we had a pretty lean small team and then also the external agency at the time. We went through probably three agencies by the time We got to about one year post-launch.
We hired a lead back engineer. We hired a designer and also a front-end engineer at the time. So we had a pretty lean small team and then also the external agency at the time. We went through probably three agencies by the time We got to about one year post-launch.
We hired a lead back engineer. We hired a designer and also a front-end engineer at the time. So we had a pretty lean small team and then also the external agency at the time. We went through probably three agencies by the time We got to about one year post-launch.
We've had a fairly high team turnover, not because we engineered that way or anything, but we hired a lot for talent in the early days of the venture and didn't hire so well for attitude and interest. And it's really exciting to come and work on a project. I think for a lot of people where they go, there's some new tech, there's some new opportunities to build things.
We've had a fairly high team turnover, not because we engineered that way or anything, but we hired a lot for talent in the early days of the venture and didn't hire so well for attitude and interest. And it's really exciting to come and work on a project. I think for a lot of people where they go, there's some new tech, there's some new opportunities to build things.
We've had a fairly high team turnover, not because we engineered that way or anything, but we hired a lot for talent in the early days of the venture and didn't hire so well for attitude and interest. And it's really exciting to come and work on a project. I think for a lot of people where they go, there's some new tech, there's some new opportunities to build things.
But when you get stuck into the actual product and you get into things that there's always going to be walls that pop up with code and it gets hard. It's finding the people that can work through those walls and I'm doing it because I really think the product is awesome and I can see how it fits together. We've learned a lot about finding people and understanding that interviewing process.
But when you get stuck into the actual product and you get into things that there's always going to be walls that pop up with code and it gets hard. It's finding the people that can work through those walls and I'm doing it because I really think the product is awesome and I can see how it fits together. We've learned a lot about finding people and understanding that interviewing process.
But when you get stuck into the actual product and you get into things that there's always going to be walls that pop up with code and it gets hard. It's finding the people that can work through those walls and I'm doing it because I really think the product is awesome and I can see how it fits together. We've learned a lot about finding people and understanding that interviewing process.
from a really different perspective of where we started the venture and building up the team we have now has taken time and it's an awesome team now. It's still very small. We've got about five engineers, designer, product manager, It's all about attitude and finding people that really want to be there because they believe in the product and where it's going.
from a really different perspective of where we started the venture and building up the team we have now has taken time and it's an awesome team now. It's still very small. We've got about five engineers, designer, product manager, It's all about attitude and finding people that really want to be there because they believe in the product and where it's going.
from a really different perspective of where we started the venture and building up the team we have now has taken time and it's an awesome team now. It's still very small. We've got about five engineers, designer, product manager, It's all about attitude and finding people that really want to be there because they believe in the product and where it's going.
But they also are incredibly talented and awesome people to work with in a day-to-day. You could sit down in an airport and have a conversation with them and basically three hours ago pass super fast.
But they also are incredibly talented and awesome people to work with in a day-to-day. You could sit down in an airport and have a conversation with them and basically three hours ago pass super fast.
But they also are incredibly talented and awesome people to work with in a day-to-day. You could sit down in an airport and have a conversation with them and basically three hours ago pass super fast.
When you think about the backend side of things that has to take in someone's bookmark and convert that to a rich product listing page, essentially, there's a couple of different ways to approach that. And a lot of them do on-device processing. So basically, when you just share something from the browser, there's a really easy way of just capturing a lot of that metadata and storing that.
When you think about the backend side of things that has to take in someone's bookmark and convert that to a rich product listing page, essentially, there's a couple of different ways to approach that. And a lot of them do on-device processing. So basically, when you just share something from the browser, there's a really easy way of just capturing a lot of that metadata and storing that.
When you think about the backend side of things that has to take in someone's bookmark and convert that to a rich product listing page, essentially, there's a couple of different ways to approach that. And a lot of them do on-device processing. So basically, when you just share something from the browser, there's a really easy way of just capturing a lot of that metadata and storing that.