Hi Kevin, Nice to see that you've decided to ditch PHP and go with Ruby - I didn't realise it was built with CakePHP - you've definitely made the right choice. :P (I figured this is the roro group, so no die hard CakePHP fans that could hit me with a brick...)
Fred On Thursday, 8 March 2012 19:15:18 UTC+11, Kevin Bk Truong wrote: > > *NOTE: *This is a payed job but only for someone who is a good fit and > could potentially come onboard as a business partner and cofounder with > significant equity (20-35%). > If you are a developer interested in the travel space and are open to > taking on some work with the potential of helping found a great company > then read on. > > Hi guys, my name is Kevin. This is my first post here and I am looking for > a cofounder but I am not your typical bozo business person and here’s why; > > - *Let’s be realistic: *You are constantly approached by recruiters, > business guys and people looking to get work done. You’re busy so I > understand it’s not realistic for me to expect you to drop everything you > are doing and come on board as a cofounder with no pay and no guarantee > that it will all work. > > - *You will be paid: *If you are the right person I will pay you to > build the site. That way, if for some reason things don’t work out you > have > not wasted your time. If you are, we can form an amazing company together. > > - *I’m no bozo:* I’ve worked at Deloitte, IBM and Staples USA as well > as run four different small businesses. I have proven that I can hold up > the business/marketing/sales/usability side of things and whatever else > needs to be done. I know the market, have been working on this for 7 > months, have won multiple pitches and am 100% committed to building a > great > company. Learn more about me here > http://au.linkedin.com/in/kevinbktruong > > - *You are valued:* I understand the value of a technical business > partner and know that the business would go nowhere without the ability to > execute. I have started to learn front end coding and Photoshop and would > love to learn more back end coding. > > > *The Idea:* Locongo - A travel network that connects travellers with > local people who offer free or paid locals experiences. Like Couchsurfing > but for experiences. We solve the problem of meeting locals and getting the > local experience when travelling. Locals create a travel profile and can be > requested by travellers. Travellers get to go beyond the tourist brochures > and guides and truly experience the local culture. It could be anything > from going on a small bar crawl with a local, to meeting up with a fellow > ROR developer or attending a sporting game. Locongo will be the platform > that empowers people all over the world to share experiences with one > another. See a mockup of the revised front page attached. > > *The Situation:* Current site is built in CakePHP with LESS/CSS as the > front end but major functionality is missing and the site interface needs > to be updated. Mockups of every page and how they should function are ready > to go. Looking to have the site rebuilt in ROR as a lot needs to be > changed. > > *If for some reason this was interesting to you and you would like to > find out a bit more email me at [email protected] or > [email protected]. Cheers! * > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rails-oceania/-/6fVfP7lJqOsJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en.
