2022
How to price yourself as a contract developer
When moving from full-time work to freelance, knowing how to price yourself as a contract developer can be a challenge. We’ve got the data to help you do it right.
Season 2, Ep. 12 – Meet the team: Head of Strategic Accounts, Jessi Soler
From higher education to educating herself in tech hiring, our Head of Strategic Accounts, Jessi Soler, has learned a thing or two about what it takes to build trust, talk tech like a pro, and create lasting relationships with our client base. She talks about all that and more on this episode.
How much does it cost to hire a contract developer?
There are dozens of considerations to take into account when asking the question “How much does it cost to hire a contract developer?” We’ve collated the data from hundreds of hires to help find your answer.
Season 2, Ep. 11 – It depends: Choosing a tech stack with Deividi Silva and Wade Williams
When it comes to choosing the right tech stack to build your product with, there are a lot of considerations you need to take into account. While trying to say “it depends” as few times as possible, Director of DevRel, Deividi Silva and Director of Engineering, Wade Williams, give their insight into how to find […]
Season 2, Ep. 10 – Meet the team: VP of Product, Grey Garner
When our VP of Product, Grey Garner, started making band websites to support his music habits, there was no way of knowing how far it would take him into the land of tech. In this episode, we talk to him about his past, his product work, and how he’s found himself on both the music […]
These places will pay freelancers to move
There are a lot of decisions that go into making a move, and one constant will always be the cost. If you’re lucky enough to work remotely, one of these places that will pay freelancers to move might just tip the scales.
Season 2, Ep. 9 – Getting top talent takes top talent, with Director of Developer Relations, Deividi Silva
Our use of developers to vet other developers is one of the most important things setting us apart from the competition. In this episode, we talk to our Director of DevRel, Deividi Silva, about our hiring and vetting process, and how getting our clients top talent takes top talent from within.
Season 2, Ep. 8 – Meet the team: Director of Developer Relations, Deividi Silva
When you’re more or less a manager to thousands of people, being able to fall asleep at the drop of a hat seems like an incredibly useful skill. Hear how our director of Developer Relations, Deividi Silva, does all this and more on this week’s “Meet the team” episode.
Easy onboarding for short-term contracts
There are a lot of benefits to hiring contractors, but one of the biggest hurdles is getting them up to speed before work can start. A plan for easy onboarding for short-term contracts is a must if you’re going to do it routinely.
Season 2, Ep. 7 – Growing out of our bootstraps with Gun.io’s Director of Growth Marketing, Faith Benson
Growth marketing is so much more than just customer acquisition. In this episode, we talk with our Director of Growth Marketing, Faith Benson, about how she helped Gun.io grow out of our bootstraps and into the big(ger) leagues.
Season 2, Ep. 6 – No software is better than no software. Gun.io’s Director of Engineering (and Janitor), Wade Williams
Sure, you have someone at the helm of your engineering department. But do you have someone that used to be a professional waterskier? Probably not, and we promise that’s just one of the amazing things you’ll learn about our Director of Engineering and sometimes janitor, Wade Williams, in this episode.
September 2022 Engineering update
Balancing long-term goals with ever-present fires is a challenge every engineering team comes up against, and ours is no different. This month, we got a heavy dose of UI/UX changes that help to make the app, the website, and our Slack updates a little more enjoyable.