Currently open to contract work. I have 7+ years of experience shipping complex web applications for startups and established companies. I'm proficient in all layers of modern web application development, from CSS and Javascript to database architecture, query optimization and deployment infrastructure.
I was previously Head of Engineering at a YC and venture backed startup, and currently run a development consultancy based in NYC. I studied Physics and Philosophy at Yale and did graduate work on Applied Math at NYU.
Currently open to contract work. I have 7+ years of experience shipping complex web applications for startups and established companies. I'm proficient in all layers of modern web application development, from CSS and Javascript to database architecture, query optimization and deployment infrastructure.
I was previously Head of Engineering at a YC and venture backed startup, and currently run a development consultancy based in NYC. I studied Physics and Philosophy at Yale and did graduate work on Applied Math at NYU.
This is an excellent guide and one I wish I had when I first started my business.
One particularly tricky topic that I'd love to see covered is paying foreign employees. Paying members of a distributed team is straightforward when they perform as contractors. As we've grown and they've continued working with us, the relationship has become one of employer-employee in the eyes of U.S. law. This puts them in a nebulous situation where they are de facto employed by a U.S. company, but are non-U.S. persons deriving their income from a non-U.S. source.
It's likely other Atlas users could find themselves in a similar situation.
Cellular data networks in many parts of the world deliver incredibly slow speeds. In those places, the hassle of finding and connecting to a WiFi hotspot is often worth it. I'm currently traveling in the Philippines and malls, restaurants and cafes commonly offer WiFi to attract customers, and it works.
Even when the local network is fast, buying a SIM card may not be an option if your phone is locked and under contract, which is very common for US users.
It's a project by Ele.me, a Chinese food delivery company. Alibaba and Ant Financial invested $1.25B in it last year [2].
[1]https://ant.design/docs/react/introduce
[2]http://www.wsj.com/articles/alibaba-ant-financial-to-jointly...