LA Startups: I want to work for you for free

by evanmarks on 7/10/2012, 6:45:40 PM with 7 comments
If you are involved with a startup in the Los Angeles area, I want to come work for you for free. No strings attached. Heck, if it comes down to it I will make the coffee and clean the kitchen (really).

Here are some things that I can do besides make delicious coffee:

Development - Most of my recent web projects are written in Django and utilize Gearman for async jobs. I also have one iOS app in the store written in Obj-C. I setup and manage my servers on AWS for my own projects. My current stack is Nginx, Green Unicorn, and Postgresql. Here are some things that I have built:

iOS Shared To Do Lists - http://www.ourtodolist.com

App Store Keyword Analytics - http://www.appstoredata.net

Marketing and Business Development - My background is in the nonprofit world, and for the past 3 years I worked as the Director of Marketing and Development (fundraising in this context) for a mid-sized symphony orchestra. Further back, I was a music major in college. I have an MBA with a focus in nonprofit management. I am not the type of MBA that gets so much flak in the tech world.

Why am I doing this? I want get involved in the LA startup community, meet some great people and learn a lot. I am not ready to be a full-time software developer (I think...) but I want to get there and I can add value in a number of areas. If are in the tech industry and don't have an opportunity for me, I would still love to take you out for a coffee or beer!

  • by evanmarks on 7/10/2012, 9:26:21 PM

    Any advice on how to step into the tech/startup world? I just moved out to LA, and have about 4 months before I must have some income coming in. I want to use that time to experiment with some different career paths and to learn.

    My work experience is not related to tech work, but I have a passion for it and have been working on side projects for a long time. Where should I start to get my feet wet?

  • by coryl on 7/11/2012, 12:27:13 PM

    Why haven't you built out appstoredata.net ? Seems like a useful service.

  • by donfrancisco on 7/17/2012, 7:47:42 AM

    Lots of good meetups for devs in LA. Let's grab a coffee sometime.

  • by Toshio on 7/10/2012, 6:59:53 PM

    Have you given thought to issues with legal liability that your prospective startup would get themselves into should they take you on board?