I work building tools for ad optimizers, next step they take is to get an account for DFP and Ad exchange(Google) which offers better revenue, there are also other ad networks you can configure on DFP to boost revenue like PubGalaxy the thing is you need to take time to test each one or get help for a pro ad optimizer and these days all big publishers are using Header bidding, you can reach me alejandro [at] ialex.org if want more details.
Im almost 30, i will keep programming forever since its something i enjoy but i have a different plan for my 50+, i would like to have enough passive income so i can work on whatever i would like to and dont stress about having a job if it becomes hard to find it.
I live in Playa del Carmen, MX a lot of expats live here and recently i have been meeting programmers or remote Startup devs working here, internet is unstable once in a while in depends where you live. There are a couple of coworking spaces and plenty of coffee shops where you can work close to beach.
Hey this is not the end, it is an opportunity to sell this technology to some company that has problems streaming video PopCorn Time is just the proof that it works and it can be used to solve real world problems. So i hope you find a successful exit.
Another interesting fact is that the more successful female founders are, they will later have the money to fund other startups as it happened whit the young founders, now a huge portion of successful founders invest money in other's young founders ideas so it will happen whit the females.
It still happens, i have seen here in Mexico in the Gov Agency that collects taxes when they send something to print/export pdf's they keep moving the mouse or their progress bar doesn't move at all. But they made this natural i think it is part of the training they receive, maybe some devs there tough it was the only way to get the rid of that bug, JUST KEEP MOVING THE MOUSE!.
Of course sometimes you have to do the hard work, but now that you are hiring instead of trying to find a person that master 3 fields, look for someone that master two of them, maybe the two where you feel less comfortable, a designer can easily fit front-end or a back-end dev is able to work on front, that may help to find someone capable to start working and later they would learn the next set of skills you need to be considered a unicorn, hackers love to learn.
The author is describing at least 3 positions on his post, it is insane to be responsible for the amount of work that it requires the proccess of building a web application.
It would be better to hire 3 different amazing people on their field (front-end dev, back-end dev and designer) and most of the times you will get a better result. two heads thinks better than one.
i would also recommend http://pixfirst.com awesome SaaS for photographers it helps photographers sell photos online, they store photos for and you set the price, sends email to client once photos uploaded, you can tag photos and create albums out of those tags so people only see their photos, it is a really interesting startup.