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Eko (ekoapp.com) - NYC - Full-time

Eko builds products and technologies that redefine how the new mobile-centric workforce communicates. Companies using Eko have a combined revenue of over $4 billion, and we are looking for enterprising engineers to join the team and help us scale to even more users.

We rapidly release new products, and we’re not afraid to break things in order to try something new. You will be responsible for all aspects of product development, including initial design, testing, and iteration based on feedback. We try to provide the best work environment possible, so you can be focused on delivering outstanding products to our users.

We are looking for talent in the following areas:

* Java / Android application development

* Objective-C / iOS development

* Javascript, AngularJS frontend and Node backend

* Visual / UX designers

* Infrastructure / scaling, specifically with Node

Sound like your cup of tea? Shoot us an email at jobs@ekoapp.com.

INTERN @ NYC / Bangkok, Thailand - Eko

We are a startup developing enterprise applications that make it faster and simpler for people to communicate.

What we need:

We’re looking for a few full stack dev interns for the summer, preferably 12 weeks, negotiable starting date. Our team is currently 4 strong, and you’ll be helping us on every part of the product lifecycle, from concept to implementation to release, and you’ll have a lot of autonomy in the work you do.

We’re a NYC company but we are relocating our office to Bangkok, Thailand for the summer. We'll fly all the interns there and cover all travel / housing / visa expenses. Additionally, you’ll be receiving a very competitive stipend.

If you want an unique summer internship experience and love to travel (for free), this internship is for you. Contact me directly at dzz0615@gmail.com for more info.

P.S, Adequate ping pong skills required.

Yes and no. The VB article talks about hardware as if Shenzhen engineered everything. In the end, they're just some manufacture copying TI or Qualcomm's reference designs. It's quite sensationalist I think.

Yes that's exactly what I was arguing for, not just how much it cost to manufacture the product.

Key differentiation here is manufacture, not design.

Good point. APIs can speed things up, but ultimately you'll need bizdev people to close the deal.

APIs definitely won't replace bizdev, but you have to admit, for a lot of industries, it's making the process a lot more efficient.

Look at all the companies that are opening up APIs. The New York Times just opened up an API to their entire catalog of articles, definitely wasn't expecting that. These APIs are making the cost of doing business a lot lower.

I love bit-banging, sometimes you want to go that route even if the uC does have specialized hardware. I remember having to bit-bang I2C on multiple occasions because the standards are so loose.. good times.

It's the combination of software and hardware that makes the iPhone, don't just look at the spec.

Awesome advice for any cash strapped startup - let's not just give out business and coding advice, startups have problems that go way beyond that (like survival!)

This runs the best on Safari - it seems to have the best Canvas performance.

sweet! let me know at dzz0615(at)gmail(dot)com if you need anything!

I do think the 90% figure comes with a bit of hyperbole, but I also think there are more startups that “fail” than people realize. Most of these companies have such a low maintenance cost that the service continues even after the founders called it quits a long time ago. I personally know one of these companies.

By the way, the point of the article wasn't really about the 90% figure, but more about how people are seeing an article on TechCrunch as a means to an end, rather than a beginning.

Lol. There is no concrete stat, one can only make educated guesses, and 90% is mine.

You're right, it's not. It's just something I'm curious about considering how much PR TC companies get.

I got this from a Dreamit Venture graduate, so I'm assuming they have a general idea just based on keeping in contact with other founders.

Also, this number (90%) seems to be the general consensus online.

thanks for posting!

Definitely agree. I really love Path's design and I use Instagram. But I do think those apps + a lot of tech blogs give people a narrow view of what most startups are actually doing - which is solving real problems that people have.

Well the website is definitely not built for this.

F* it, we'll do it live! We're going to live edit now...

We're just a bunch of college kids hacking away and trying to explore different projects, and hopefully turn it into a successful startup.

Genius! That's an app!

You're right, it's more of a rant than I like. But I see it as more of a critique of the startup industry than specific apps.