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mttsn | 10 years ago | on: Scaling to 2M API request per day

Quoting Harlow here:

Great question! When we don't have an email address (or company domain) in cache we use our robust worker platform to doing live lookups. We leverage Sidekiq Pro to process millions of Lookup Jobs per day. We can typically finish a Person Lookup in under 3 seconds by leveraging the massive concurrency that Sidekiq affords us.

mttsn | 11 years ago | on: Freelance Inbox

Interesting. Is this in someway a reboot of tinyproj? Or totally unconnected?

mttsn | 11 years ago | on: Ask HN: What makes a great freelance portfolio?

Thanks for the detailed response Patrick,

I see your point. We're finding that we want to focus in on real validated feedback from past clients and simple case studies of the work.

We're still thinking through the actual metrics that make sense to profile, and I can definitely see that Github scores might not be very important.

I'd love to go deeper in how we can create a framework for case studies if you're free to connect offline. [email protected]

mttsn | 11 years ago | on: Ask HN: What makes a great freelance portfolio?

The PG review is not real! This is a demo of what we think an awesome freelancer portfolio should look like. Sorry if that was at all misleading.

I hear you on the "commoditization" of freelance software work, and we're actually trying to fight that. We're trying to build the freelancer site that actually built for the freelancer, and gives them a way to be found by the types of clients they're looking for. VS. what exists today where freelancers bid against each other, have to deal with shitty job descriptions, and less than awesome clients.

Would love to talk more offline if you're open to it. [email protected]

mttsn | 11 years ago | on: Ask HN: What makes a great freelance portfolio?

Yes and no. We're building a place for freelance developers to share, showcase, and find new freelance gigs. We're not attempting to be a middle man in the actual transaction but to improve the process of finding the right freelancer for your specific job.

mttsn | 11 years ago | on: Ask HN: What makes a great freelance portfolio?

We agree that freelancer matchmaking sites are generally not in the best interests of freelancers.

We've taken the position of freelancer discovery over matchmaking. Our goal is to give freelancers a great way to be discovered by filtered clients, based on specific skills and experience qualifications.

We want make it possible for freelancers and clients to find each other more efficiently, and we're not going to be involved with the actual project or contract.

For your example, we might serve as the place where the client found the 3 consultants that were invited to pitch with a cover letter, resume, and case studies.

mttsn | 11 years ago | on: Ask HN: What makes a great freelance portfolio?

(WorkMob Founder) We found that todays portfolio sites are great for freelance designers but suck for freelance software development. When work isn't visual most of todays options are not ideal. We also wanted a way to show real validated feedback from our past clients instead of having to send out referrals to every new potential client.

mttsn | 13 years ago | on: Show HN: 99designs for API integration

For Freelancers: Find great API work on the API"s you know best. -- For Business: Find great freelancers for your integration project. -- For API owners: Connect your customers with great freelancers who are great with your API.

mttsn | 13 years ago | on: Show HN: We open sourced Lockitron's crowdfunding app

Spent the better part of an afternoon cloning the lockitron site a few days ago... you guys are fucking awesome. And I'm impatient. I'll share a python version when I have a chance to clean it up.

Thanks for being awesome.

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