2022

A good Chief Technology Officer will keep your dev team in line with their critical mission, but if you don’t have the funding to hire one full time, it can feel like a real catch-22. Hiring a fractional CTO may be your best bet. 

Hiring a developer? There’s a hard way and a smart way. Founders have a lot of decisions facing them. Many founders of technical startups are technical, themselves. They build the first version of their product, get a little success under their belts, and then hit the point where they can either work on the product […]

From heightened demand to the money illusion As if the last couple of years haven’t contained enough hardships to contend with, once we start to feel a sense of normalcy, we’re being hit with rising costs on everything from your latest food delivery to sky-high dealership markups on cars. Heaven forbid you’re one of the […]

A lot of us started working on computers because, well, we find them easier than people. The catch-22 is that you can’t work with computers and not work with people–an annoying reality, but a reality all the same. Between networking, job searches, and pitching your latest app idea, there is going to come a time […]

In lieu of Mos Eisley, here’s where you can find Team Gun.io snagging a wifi signal or unwinding after a solid day of getting developers hired. We present to you: Gun.io’s favorite haunts.

There are two main things to consider before hiring your next developer: 1. How much pizza can you afford? and 2. …Just kidding. Keep reading.  Most articles about scaling deal with the technical aspects, like servers and infrastructure. There’s another scaling exercise to consider that most managers will participate in at some point, and that’s […]

When you’re working all day, slogging away on the computer for hours on end, it can feel like the last thing you want to be doing. Staying passionate about coding, whether that’s to keep your head in the game at work or because you want to do something fun with all of those amazing skills, […]

Brush up on your tech and communication skills before your next call. Whether you’re just jumping back into the job hunt or you’ve been interviewing around and want to feel more confident, this short video from our Developer Evangelist Cal Evans is full of tips to help you nail your next interview.

One of the things that sets Gun.io apart from other job marketplaces is our personal connection with every developer and every client. Your resume isn’t just another one thrown into the ether, and your job description isn’t just another post to a scrolling list. With that in mind, we want to introduce you to some […]

Your company is growing, which means you need to hire again- but you don’t have to do it on your own. Here are some things to think about after your first developer hire.

Bad clients are a dime a dozen. On the other side of the coin, being a freelancer means that you set your standards. Here are some tell-tale signs of a bad freelance client.