http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_19562639


Yep. All the benefit and opportunity of living in the united states without the pe sky taxes, laws, trade and regulation agreements, etc. huzzah!

12/18/2011 10:14:48 AM

Quote :

"Sunnyvale-based Blueseed Co. says current immigration rules can sink promising ventures and torpedo innovation and job creation."

Bullshit.

12/18/2011 10:30:27 AM

^

The market for devs right now is insanely tight. The base pay in the bay area seems to be about $150K. It used to be that you took some kind of pay cut for the risk of a big pay out in a startup, but some of the startups here are paying what a normal company is along with equity.

In Raleigh it seemed almost as bad, but just with a lower pay range. We spent 8 months trying to find someone and finally imported a dual citizen from the UK.

12/18/2011 11:10:35 AM

SINK & TORPEDO

GET IT?

^shiiiiiit. how highly skilled are these people that are making $150k working for startups?

[Edited on December 18, 2011 at 11:35 AM. Reason : asdfasdf]

12/18/2011 11:33:48 AM

In a nutshell build a working prototype of your favorite webapp/iphone app front to back in a weekend. It doesn't have to be feature complete, but it's a bench mark I think.

Also be able to answer simple dev questions anyone should know.

12/18/2011 11:58:29 AM

How much revenue does your company do? You're like an anecdote or else companies are looking for a certain demographic (ie young) at a certain compensation range.

12/18/2011 3:42:24 PM

My company is not paying that much but it seems to be the base line for what people ask after they pass the interview stage. Raleigh the salaries are lower but just as hard to find someone willing to change jobs.

12/18/2011 5:36:46 PM

it's the same way in Charlotte too (which admittedly is less tech-oriented as RTP or Silicon Valley). I get an email or a phone call from a recruiter pretty much every single day.

[Edited on December 18, 2011 at 6:23 PM. Reason : .]

12/18/2011 6:22:22 PM

Quote :

"entrepreneur ship "

Did anyone else just now get the pun?

12/18/2011 11:18:07 PM

http://www.garann.com/dev/2011/the-150k-solution/

Quote :

" An article was published yesterday in one of Austin’s local papers about Austin’s tech talent shortage. I was job hunting just a couple months ago and get a lot of calls from recruiters and hear about friends’ companies who are hiring and I think it’s pretty damned accurate. And by accurate I mean that it points out how fucking ridiculous some of these companies are being. Flying out to SF to try and steal engineers away but not being willing to match their salaries? Seriously?"

12/19/2011 10:58:34 AM

^^ yes, but it wasn't remarkable.

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Tech talent is hard to find. I get tons of resumes with the right keywords, but they can barely spell the acronyms they put on there when it comes to a phone screen.

I've lowered my bar to being willing to hire someone with strong problem solving skills and verbal communication and a general foundation of networking.

12/19/2011 1:47:40 PM

^same here. if you can simply hold a conversation without sounding 100% phony and fake you're already 50% there in my book. it's annoying seeing 20 acronyms on a resume then you simply quiz them about what they themselves put on their resume and all you get is crickets.

12/19/2011 3:40:58 PM