Though I understand why you've spelt it that way (I'm guessing its for the .com domain name?), it might be a bit of an oversight to have a education company misspelling the word 'learn'...
Yep. Maybe thats the thing we will be known for :P Do u think LearnQ sounds better? Thats available but a bit pricey, can do it if we get some funding I guess.
Hey.Thanks for noticing our product. Sorry about our FBpage and Twitterpage. Our social media intern went berserk :)
LurnQ is a community of learners and teachers. Users can create lessons on topics they have understanding of for the benefit of other learners.
Its still early days at LurnQ and it still a work in progress. We will be competing with initiatives like learni.st but we r still experimenting in a way.
The site looks more like a tech blog (like techcrunch etc. but still in its nascent stages) than an online learning platform. The content does not match up to the standards of what you will call education. It has a long way to go before it justifies being an online learning platform...
True. We are currently focussing on getting good teachers on board. Therefore the look. And yes we are not yet what you would call a platform. Any changes in design that you suggest?
If you really want feedback, then I think the name 'LurnQ' is a very bad name for an educational website. I assume you are mis-spelling "learn", which just feels wrong for education (assuming you are trying to increase education!). If this is not what the name means, I apologise.
I understand that the twitter and facebook feeds may be full of content that you did not want, but you have not deleted it.
And all the content I have seen on there just does not belong on an education site at all: maybe I have a different idea of what 'education' means, but all of the content I have seen just doesn't match, in my opinion.
As for the format, it looks like a blog entry followed by blog-style replies. Which is mean to be the teacher? The format itself is confusing.
In my opinion, software is a risky business, like hollywood. You probably can act better than Depp but you are struggling because you have not yet been noticed or given an opportunity.
Your best bet is to love doing what you are doing - acting or programming. Also plan your life according to what you are making and be content. Leave the rest to fate.
Yes. We are based out of Mumbai. And the thing is we are offering everything mentioned on your list. I find the Indian developer to be more concerned about the salary.
The other issues you mentioned could be true in our case. We did give more responsibility to an inexperienced developer who has shown great initiative.
A good developer with commitment or a better developer who is all over the place?
Honestly development as a career is very hard, I have seen a lot of developers who cannot switch off, or focus on solving a specific problem. I think passion to solve a problem sometimes makes it easy for a developer to work on something for a decent amount of time and not try hacking the nxt shiny thing around.
I can emapathize with that. I do believe that could be the case with my team. Some of the guys came from another startup where they were not equity holders.
Does this happen a lot in the industry. If it does happen frequently then it makes more sense for a honest founder to always recruit/ collaborate with younger programmers.
Interesting.let me clarify my case. What I have seen so far is that most developers around want to ship 3 products a year for 3 different industries. They are all over the place. Cannot commit to solving a specific problem for a specific industry for an extended period of time.
So my thinking is maybe if the guys are passionate about the problem/ industry and not just interested in learning to do a lot of stuff, we would have a better shot at succeeding.
Correct me if there is a flaw in my understanding.
I know. But is it really true, I fail to understand how a developer can be passionate about some business and yet launch 2-5 products a year. Is that passion for the business/ industry or passion to develop skills?
Most of the good programmers do it, right? Work on 4 products a year in multiple industries.
Should you hire someone who is passionate about the cause or one who is passionate about code(read growth/career)
Obviously both is best, but you're not always going to find someone passionate about the business. You should never compromise on finding someone passionate about the code though.
