Recommend the ABBY Finereader PDF app (their OCR engine is used by lots of other providers) - fantastic scanning and export to EPUB or other formats - used for ~300 different book across multitudes of languages for translation using AI.
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built and exited tradegecko.com to intuit
Also, we're focused on SMB omni-channel product based businesses, we're not as focused on super-high volume DTC brands -- Skubana is a good option if that's your business profile.
We’ve got an open API and a sales channel SDK, happy to see if we can help.
Cameron at tradegecko dot com
Positions: 1. Senior Backend / Full-stack Engineers / Rails / JS. 2. VP of Engineering
Stack: Rails, Ember.js (we're not precious about your exp.)
Interview process: 1. Phone/Skype screen, 2. Small Engineering Project, 3. Culture-fit interview, 4. Go/no-go
TradeGecko is building the platform that helps power commerce brands. We're HQ'd in tropical Singapore with offices in Manila, PH and Toronto, CA. TradeGecko is an online inventory and order management platform for SMB merchants in over 100 countries.
We're a growing team of over 80 people, our stack is currently Ruby/Rails, JavaScript, Ember.js, Postgres, Redis.
Full job description with application details: https://tradegecko.workable.com/jobs/383966
TradeGecko's vision is to enable every commerce entrepreneur to build a great business, we do this with our cloud based commerce platform. We help thousands of commerce brands globally grow.
If you're based in Singapore or Toronto or looking to move we'd love to hear from you.
Our stack is Ruby/Rails, Ember.js, PostgreSQL, Redis, WebSockets, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, all on Heroku & AWS.
Our process is to go through a code review / either through an assigned project or an open-source project you've created.
Info here: https://tradegecko.workable.com/jobs/383966
Positions: 1. Full-stack Engineers / Rails / JS. 2. VP of Engineering 3. Frontend Engineers Ember.js / JS
Stack: Rails, Ember.js (we're not precious about your exp.)
Interview process: 1. Phone/Skype screen, 2. Small Engineering Project, 3. Culture-fit interview, 4. Go/no-go
Email me: cameron@tradegecko.com (CEO)
TradeGecko is a post-series A B2B SaaS company headquartered in Singapore, but serving customers globally. We're building the software platform on which commerce companies are built.
We've got a couple of openings... Multiple Ruby on Rails Backend Devs - looking for some mid and senior level people, also looking for strong Frontend/ Javascript Ember.js Developers.
If you're smart we don't care about qualifications, just wanted to hire people who want to get stuff done. Will assist with Visas in Singapore.
Can email me directly - cameron@tradegecko.com otherwise roles are here: http://tradegecko.workable.com
We're a well funded growing startup of 70+ people based in tropical Singapore. We're looking for web engineers to join our growing team. We work with Rails + Ember.js, Redis.
We're changing the way the worlds SMB businesses transact with our SaaS inventory & order management platform.
We're currently looking for people in or willing to relocate to Singapore.
email me at cameron [at] tradegecko.com
We're attempting to solve all the problems you just mentioned - we've definitely still got a lot to learn.
I would love the opp to talk further and understand your business / pain point - see if we can help or point you in the right direction.
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Firstly, I would never recommend anyone to get the Entrepass - best thing to do is just to register a business and apply for an EP pass as an employee of said company. Admittedly in this scenario you would need a local director - but services for this shouldn't run over $1000/annum.
The next statement about spending $100,000+ per year, is again - not true if you are on the standard EP pass.
Rents for accomodation are, however as you stated expensive, we're currently paying $5400 SGD / month for a 3 bdroom in a nice condo in central Singapore.
However, for 2800-3500 / month you can find 3-4 bedroom places that are lacking condo facilities but are more than suitable for living.
If you have any additional questions or queries please don't hesitate.
Also, don't take this as a glowing endorsement of SG - there are plenty of downsides to this island nation for tech.
cam
I believe many countries have restrictions on foreigners incorporating without a local director/shareholder?
But yes, it is a little bit annoying. What we ended up doing is getting a mentor/investor to become a nominee director.
We used a professional services firm - they cover all the Gov't requirements regarding minutes, company secretary etc.,
Was SGD$800
I love electric cars and rocket ships. But my god there are some big ass problems I want to solve for my future children...
Rails/JS/Coffeescript/Titanium & some Obj-C developer/designer with a bunch of experience in frontend and backend work. Latest thing I've built: http://ontheroadapp.com iPad app + backend/frontend (still WIP)
Can also do PHP - wordpress/joomla.
Contact: cameron [at] neuzee [dot] com
Looking for remote p/t work - I'm currently based in Auckland, NZ. But happy to work US hours.
Looking for work in Ruby/JS or ux/frontend design. Can also do any manner of wordpress/joomla theming etc.,
Also have iOS/Android mobile app development experience using Titanium and Phonegap.
cameron [at] ignite.co.nz
Whilst I agree that you probably couldn't solve a hugely technical problem without a strong technical team, A _HUGE_ number of recent well known, "startup wins", have been from business model innovations.
I am by no means successful, but I am working on it. I have outsourced some development, and in the development of some ideas, taught myself to be a pretty sufficient programmer, just roll with it.
Your lack of technical ability is just one constraint of many that you will face, constraints are good, they shape your decisions.
And of course the benefit is that getting out their, with your hacked, outsourced, barely-holding together prototype, selling your ass off is going to go _along_ way in impressing those people with complimentary skill-sets that you might want to partner with.
Shit, if your a good entrepreneur, you will work it out as you go, learning, hiring and partnering with whoever you need.
As Mark Suster says, JFDI
And good luck
I am sure there is a definition for it - but the act of paying some money - whether it is incentivised by returning a percentage of the money dependent on commitment/progress etc, or is taken as a running cost, has the effect of increasing dedication/loyalty and filtering out the people who like the idea of learning it but aren't willing to actually learn (or so i hypothesize...)
If you haven't - have a look at Clayton Christensen's "Disrupting Class", "The Online Learning Idea Book" - Patti Shank and "New Designs for Early Education" - by IDEO (its aimed at early childhood but some of the ideas revolving around increasing user involvement are really interesting). They delve into some extremely interesting ideas, not all relevant but theres some gold in them.
And I have not done nearly enough research into it, but I believe an understanding of Game Mechanics and how effective Social Interactions work on web would probably paramount to the effectiveness of this web app (theres a tonne of this info out there - think zynga/gowalla for learning).
Just my 2cents