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We're merging the 4,000 year old tradition of astrology with machine learning and natural language processing to enable meaningful reflection & collectivity. With no paid marketing, we're getting a new download every 3-4 seconds; 25% of young women in the US have downloaded the app; nearly 20m registered accounts to date.

We're hiring → http://costarastrology.com/jobs

If you want to be at a funded startup, try to backchannel rather than finding a public posting. Find a larger company you think is interesting, then figure out who invested in them in the early days. Find early founders/employees who've since moved on. Find out what those people are investing in or working on now.

"Saturn return" is the technical term for when Saturn returns to the same place in the sky that it was when you were born. Very curiously, this happens on a regular basis – just about every 30 years.

In general, we think the point of tech is to get off tech and be together IRL. Same thing when we're thinking about features to build. Want to walk the walk, etc.

Co-creation isn’t a bug. It’s a feature.

Astrology has stuck around for 2,500 years is because it is a robust language developed over millennia to capture the complexity of being human. Your ego, your communication style, your love language, your instinct for action – each have their own, often contradictory, flavor.

You can use this language to walk into a room and say, ’I’m going through my Saturn return. I’m reckoning with restrictions and limits and boundaries right now.” It’s humanizing, and tender. You can start a conversation, “Why did we get into that insane fight and why did you shut down? Is it because you’re a Capricorn Mars?”

People don’t use astrology to predict the future. People use it to explain and create the present.

BTW ---> We’re probably who she’s subtweeting. And we’re hiring. https://www.costarastrology.com/jobs

we're hiring --> costarastrology.com/jobs ;)

Co—Star Astrology | Full-time | On-site | New York | $130-150k + equity

https://www.costarastrology.com

Co-Star is bringing astrology into the 21st century with a social, personalized experience that helps people reflect and connect in real, meaningful ways. We just raised $5m from the people behind companies like Glossier, Rent the Runway, eBay, Periscope, and Everlane.

We’re looking for iOS, Android, and full-stack software developers to join our 8-person team in Chinatown, NYC.

We want your help:

  • Transforming NASA data into astrological patterns that astrologers can write and map copy to
  • Using TB of data to define and create personalized, emotionally resonant content
  • Developing internal tools to give our writers superpowers
  • Shipping new features & A/B tests in our Apple-lauded iOS app
  • Scaling our backend infrastructure to >1M daily users

Our stack includes

  • Haskell for our backend
  • Swift and Android Native (kotlin) for our mobile apps 
  • React and TypeScript on the web (costarastrology.com + internal tools)
  • AWS to host our infrastructure
  • PostgreSQL

Competitive comp, $0 deductible fully-covered health care, unlimited vacation (min 4 weeks), conference/book/whatever budget

Read more details here -> https://www.costarastrology.com/jobs + feel free to email directly with questions -> banu at costarastrology.com

Co—Star Astrology | Full-time | On-site | New York | $130-150k + equity https://www.costarastrology.com

Co-Star is bringing astrology into the 21st century with a social, personalized experience that helps people reflect and connect in real, meaningful ways. We just raised $5m from the people behind companies like Glossier, Rent the Runway, eBay, Periscope, and Everlane.

We’re looking for iOS, Android, and full-stack software developers to join our 8-person team in Chinatown, NYC.

We want your help:

  • Transforming NASA data into astrological patterns that astrologers can write and map copy to
  • Using TB of data to define and create personalized, emotionally resonant content
  • Developing internal tools to give our writers superpowers
  • Shipping new features & A/B tests in our Apple-lauded iOS app
  • Scaling our backend infrastructure to >1M daily users

Our stack includes • Haskell for our backend • Swift and Android Native (kotlin) for our mobile apps • React and TypeScript on the web (costarastrology.com + internal tools) • AWS to host our infrastructure • PostgreSQL Competitive comp, $0 deductible fully-covered health care, unlimited vacation (min 4 weeks), conference/book/whatever budget Read more details here -> https://www.costarastrology.com/jobs + feel free to email with questions -> jobs at costarastrology.com

Co—Star Astrology | Full-time | On-site | New York | $130-150k + equity

https://www.costarastrology.com

Co-Star is bringing astrology into the 21st century with a social, personalized experience that helps people reflect and connect in real, meaningful ways. We just raised $5m from the people behind companies like Glossier, Rent the Runway, eBay, Periscope, and Everlane.

We’re looking for iOS, Android, and full-stack software developers to join our 8-person team in Chinatown, NYC.

We want your help:

  • Transforming NASA data into astrological patterns that astrologers can write and map copy to
  • Using TB of data to define and create personalized, emotionally resonant content
  • Developing internal tools to give our writers superpowers
  • Shipping new features & A/B tests in our Apple-lauded iOS app
  • Scaling our backend infrastructure to >1M daily users

Our stack includes

  • Haskell for our backend
  • Swift and Android Native (kotlin) for our mobile apps 
  • React and TypeScript on the web (costarastrology.com + internal tools)
  • AWS to host our infrastructure
  • PostgreSQL

Competitive comp, $0 deductible fully-covered health care, unlimited vacation (min 4 weeks), conference/book/whatever budget

Read more details here -> https://www.costarastrology.com/jobs + feel free to email directly with questions -> ben at costarastrology.com

Co—Star Astrology | Full-time | On-site | New York | $130-150k + equity

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https://www.costarastrology.com

Co-Star is bringing astrology into the 21st century with a social, personalized experience that helps people reflect and connect in real, meaningful ways. Over half of millennials and nearly a third of American adults are into astrology. We just raised $5m from the people behind companies like Glossier, Rent the Runway, eBay, Periscope, and Everlane.

We’re looking to bring talented software developers to join our 8-person team in Chinatown, NYC. We’ve been taking a full-stack approach to the way we work but are open to having you dive deep into areas you’re especially passionate about.

Our stack includes

  • Haskell for our backend API
  • Swift and Android Native for our mobile apps
  • React and TypeScript on the web (costarastrology.com + internal tools)
  • AWS to host our infrastructure
  • PostgreSQL

We want your help

  • Shipping new features in our iOS app
  • Scaling our backend infrastructure to >1M daily users
  • Developing internal tools to give our content editors super powers
  • Using TB of analytics data to help the product team develop insights
  • Making this the best place to work

$0 deductible fully-covered health care, unlimited vacation (min 4 weeks), conference/book/whatever budget

Read more details here -> https://www.costarastrology.com/jobs + feel free to email directly with questions -> ben at costarastrology.com

p.s we're hiring -> costarastrology.com/jobs ;)