2021
To ace interviews, become a better speaker (here’s how)
Earlier this month, we shared some actionable tips for improving your presentation when interviewing for new opportunities: what kinds of questions to ask, information to share, and Zoom backgrounds to avoid. While important, these practices are icing on the cake. In the case of interviewing, the metaphorical cake is your ability to speak in a […]
A safety guide for job seekers
Job seeking can be a scary thing. You are putting yourself out there and submitting detailed information about your personal work history and skill set. It can be even scarier when you consider that you don’t know who is reading the information you are divulging. We have put together a brief safety guide for job […]
Software developer interview tips: what clients look for
We’ve hosted 283 virtual interviews with freelance developers and prospective clients just within the last 7 months. So, we’ve had a front-row seat to the good, the bad, and the ugly when it comes to interviewing. We’ve taken notes along the way on the most common things clients look for in candidates, and we’ve distilled […]
Engineering update: June 2021
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The Gun.io Telegram bot
This new feature is part of a larger product release we’ve outlined in our June 2021 engineering update, but it’s too cool not to have its own breakdown. We don’t want to hype our own work up too much, but…
Interview with Nick Gavronsky, Co-founder & CEO of Welcome
In this episode, we speak to Nick Gavronsky, CEO and Co-founder of Welcome, about the power of appreciating people in your product, the need for more transparency around compensation for employees, and how his team at Welcome is improving pay equity and equality across the board for the companies on their platform.
Debunking common misconceptions about freelancing
Freelancing has been coined the “future of work” for a reason—it breaks the traditional 9-5 mold to provide the flexibility and autonomy that every professional deserves. This begs the question: with thousands of existing independent software professionals in the industry, and thousands more following suit in the post-COVID era—why isn’t everyone doing it?
Lessons all founders can learn from Slack’s famous second act
A blog collection about lessons all founders can learn, titled “Second Acts”, would be woefully incomplete without at least some mention of a company we all know and love: Tiny Speck. Or is it Glitch? Ah, no: today, they’re known as Slack.
Interview with Bo Boroski, Founder of RefQuest
In this episode, we speak to Bo Boroski, Founder and Managing Director of RefQuest, about the best decisions he’s made as a founder, the importance of hustled mistakes, and how to build a support system both inside and outside of the business.
Interview with Gabe Batstone, Co-founder & CEO of Contextere
In this episode, we speak to Gabe Batstone, co-founder and CEO of Contextere, about doing good and making money at the same time, why raising money is a goal, not a victory, and how personal relationships pay off more than your technology.
5 tips for brainstorming sessions that don’t suck
The first, most integral part of pursuing your business’s Second Act is a really excellent brainstorming sesh. You know the feeling: Whiteboards! Coffee! The term “blue sky” being thrown around like Bushwackers on Broadway! Once you decide you’re open to (or maybe desperately need) a major change, a session like this is typically the next […]
Introducing Second Acts by Gun.io
Americans love a good reinvention story. Embedded in the American psyche is a requisite love for second chances—second acts, if you will. That’s why we love Silicon Valley.