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I've had success using the self-service tier from Ably.com, which is <$100 USD/mo. [1]

Their client libraries handled most of the edge-cases that I would have had to worry about using SQS or a message broker on my own. It seems like they're scaling using sensible technologies on the back-end and have very approachable pricing for early-growth projects compared to some of the enterprise focused alternatives.

[1] https://ably.com/pricing


Proxxi Technology | Embedded Firmware Developer | Vancouver, Canada | ONSITE | Fulltime | https://proxxi.co

Proxxi Technology has several headcount open for individuals with experience writing embedded C. Our new wearable wristband that supports social distancing policies in the workplace with gentle reminders and accurate contact tracing has, well, very high demand from companies you've heard of.

Come make a visible impact on shipping products alongside a growing technical team. Our industrial wearable devices run on ARM System-on-Chips and utilize many interesting technologies - Bluetooth Low Energy, wireless charging, digital signal processing, and more.

Apply via AngelList job posting https://apply.workable.com/proxxi-technology/j/4C5079584B/


Blue Mesa Health | Head of Engineering, Machine Learning Engineer, Full-Stack Javascript Engineer | New York, NY or Vancouver, BC, Canada or REMOTE | Full Time with VISA possibility

Blue Mesa Health is on a mission to deliver world-class digital health solutions that empower individuals to live chronic disease-free. Our flagship product, Transform, is an evidence-based diabetes prevention program delivered via a combination of software, connected hardware, and professional health coaching.

Every day, we are making positive impacts in thousands of people's lives that are visible in both glowing testimonials and clinical health measurements. While we have built meaningful revenue and VC funding over the last three years, we still consider ourselves in the early stages of our growth with aspirations to prevent 100 million cases of chronic disease in the next decade.

We are a global, culturally diverse company with a remote primary team working in results oriented flexible collaboration. Everyone is expected to be able to attend scheduled meetings during US Eastern business hours and there are offices in New York and Vancouver for in-person collaboration.

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The Head of Engineering role is a high-impact opportunity for a demonstrated engineering leader to provide structure and support for a growing engineering organization. You’ll partner with our Product team to plan, design, and develop new features with security and privacy in mind. And be responsible to help your team grow and evolve, by making sure that our engineers have an opportunity to improve professionally, expand intellectually and build resilience in a fast-moving environment.

Learn more and apply: https://jobs.lever.co/bluemesahealth/049382b3-8696-4f9a-a0aa...

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Machine Learning Engineer and Data Scientists will have an opportunity to use our three years of rich human-human interaction data to design classification, association, and prediction analysis systems to support participants in our diabetes prevention program and lead them to better health outcomes. Your work will quickly be deployed with measurable real-world outcomes from each iteration.

Learn more and apply: https://jobs.lever.co/bluemesahealth/064ef7d6-00b5-4396-83d6...

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There are also several roles for Full-stack Javascript Engineers, including INTERNS, on our growing team.

See all opportunities at: https://jobs.lever.co/bluemesahealth

Or reach out to me (CTO) directly: evan.willms@bluemesahealth.com


Blue Mesa Health | Software Developer | Vancouver, Canada or Remote | Full Time | REMOTE, http://www.bluemesahealth.com/

Blue Mesa Health is preventing type 2 diabetes by delivering a behavioral intervention program that helps at-risk individuals add healthier decisions and habits into their every day life. This is on the forefront of the digital therapeutics space with a clinically grounded program that's already showing strong results.

Our product team supports the human relationship between program participants and their dedicated health coach. Projects include:

* a multi-platform smartphone app designed to drive behavior change through education, rich communication, and habit trigger push notifications;

* backend data integration and analysis of activity tracker and weight scale data for outcome focused decision making; and

* rapid iteration towards human-computer hybrid communication with both the low hanging fruit of supportive information design and also application of machine learning for real-time chat response.

We're a small dev team using a Javascript everywhere stack (Express.js on Node.js for RESTful backend, Angular2 web app, Ionic2 mobile app) for maximum efficiency and collaboration. The next hires will be a major part of defining our technical culture.

It's my experience that strong developers can pick up almost any language and libraries with some time and support. I'd love to hear from anyone with grounding in web technologies, object-oriented domain modeling, and functional programming who has an interest in fostering effective team communication.

Email Evan.Willms at BlueMesaHealth com


It appears that the job/career link on your home page isn't working (http://www.bluemesahealth.com/work-with-blue-mesa) is there an updated link with the job descriptions available?


Is it remote only for Canadians?


The author does mention the etymology of 'person' in an earlier article, so they appear to be aware of it.

"'Person,' by the way, has a neat etymology. It comes from the Latin persona, referring to a mask worn on stage. Per (through) + sona (sound) — the thing through which the sound (voice) traveled."

http://www.meltingasphalt.com/ux-and-the-civilizing-process/


Good catch! I had a hunch that the current post was inspired by that etymology, which seems a tasteful reason for it not to mention it.

The 'sound' bit is disputed, though, and probably too cute.


I put together a quick-and-dirty excel plot of the data: http://imgur.com/uyFkjSB

It's plotting the relative speedup of each router's benchmark vs the slowest benchmark on that dataset. (For example, Beego's performance on the GithubStatic dataset was 12 times faster than the slowest GithubStatic dataset performance)

Fastest overall routers are sorted left to right. Keep in mind that the vertical scale is logarithmic, so implementations on the left are more than 100 times faster than those on the far right.


Ask and ye shall receive.

http://unbounce.com/content-marketing/checklist-12-things-yo...

Doubly interesting since it's both an example of what they do to attract followers and a guide on the steps they take.


You've got your causality in the wrong direction. They have a Twitter base of 25k followers because they provide something useful. Multiple times per day. With original content twice per week, on average, every single week for three years.

People choose to listen when you provide something useful, on a regular basis, in a channel that they're already paying attention to. Once you've gotten their attention, you can convince some of them to join a new channel for which you have better access, control, and tracking.

It's less about getting the listening than the continuous choice to proving something useful.


That's exactly what I've been wondering about enabling two factor authentication for something I use as often as email.

Apparently you can print a series of one-time use verification codes that work any time to sign into your two-factor account. Stick a few on a card in your wallet and don't forget to generate more before you're out!

https://support.google.com/accounts/bin/answer.py?hl=en&...


When you do run out of verification codes, but you do have a working phone the 6 digit codes can also be sent to you through text messages or even a phone call from Gmail.



Both Eric Ries and Steve Blank are actual entrepreneurs who have tried on multiple occasions and have both success and failure in their experience.

Eric Ries founded CatalystRecruiting as an undergrad, worked as an engineer for a few years, and then co-founded and was CTO of IMVU, which had a string of internal failures followed by perseverance and success. His experience there seems to have formed the core of the Lean Startup book.

Straight from Steven Blank's personal bio: "After 21 years in 8 high technology companies, I retired in 1999. I co-founded my last company, E.piphany, in my living room in 1996. My other startups include two semiconductor companies, Zilog and MIPS Computers, a workstation company Convergent Technologies, a consulting stint for a graphics hardware/software spinout Pixar, a supercomputer firm, Ardent, a computer peripheral supplier, SuperMac, a military intelligence systems supplier, ESL and a video game company, Rocket Science Games. Total score: two large craters (Rocket Science and Ardent), one dot.com bubble home run (E.piphany) and several base hits."

Don't write somebody off as an academic just because they've written a book.


Who said I wrote them off? I am writing off the author of this article. This article is about 5% substance, 30% quotes from other people, and the rest is a mixture of vague personal opinions and forewarnings about the realities of the odds against entrepreneurs from a guy who, from what I can tell, has never had the guts to start a business.

I personally don't find much value in Eric Ries advice and think he capitalized on the brand value of his education and a couple of minor business successes to write a highly successful and oft-cited book. I feel the same way about Seth Godin, Guy Kawasaki, and Tim Ferris. More power to them for building their personal brands and book sales through the insecurity of people just starting out, but I wouldn't spend too much time studying their prescriptions for success, because in reality, there is no such thing.

My point in the original post was that any author spending so much time citing startup gurus can't himself know too much about what he is talking about. It is like writing about new technology by reblogging Engadget articles.


I agree. Seth Godin made Squidoo, which is considered to be a content farm. Guy Kawasaki.. what has he even made lately? AllTop? Both of them are examples of good personal branding, but not entrepreneurs you want to imitate.


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