I see it now. Thanks very much.

But isn't 30% a lot of margin in hardware? Even software companies nowadays have problems with that margin.

Gross margin is used to pay back your NRE, so net profit is lower.

I checked them out...but they charge $10+ for shipping and it takes about 7 days. So its not really cheap.

If you can't afford $20 then maybe you need to get more creative with your pitch and rely less on props like business cards.

Thank you. I tried doing what you told in (1)...but its way too time consuming. I am trying to find out if there is an easier way.

Thank you for the link. But I didn't understand the second part titled "Potions". When I click those liks like (Two pane app), I just see some layout + empty tabs. Am I missing something?

They're examples I believe, you're supposed to view the source.

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Location: San Francisco bay area.

  Remote:              No.

  Willing to relocate: No.

  Technologies:        -  Expert C/C++, Perl, Java, Verilog
                          Intermediate PHP, HTML/CSS/JS,
                          MySQL. 
                          Beginner iOS + Swift language.

  Resume:              will provide you upon request.

  Email:               [email protected]
          (That's a real email address...Trust me...I will respond to it!)

 I have 10+ years experience in EDA industry working on some complex Verilog compilers. I am now looking for work outside semiconductor industry (in SF bay area, where I currently work). I have very good algorithms and problem solving skills. I believe I am very good fit for a software architect role. I currently write code in C/C++ but on the side, I am doing some web-apps and mobile apps, to understand the internet industry. I am very good in PHP and HTML/CSS/JavaScript + MySQL. I have a bachelors from India's most reputed college and have a masters from east coast top-30 university.

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Hello,

I am posting this from a anonymous account so that I don't alert my current employer.

Location: San Francisco bay area.

  Remote:              No.

  Willing to relocate: No.

  Technologies:        -  Expert C/C++, Perl, Verilog
                          Intermediate PHP, HTML/CSS/JS,
                          MySQL. 
                          Beginner iOS

  Resume:              will provide you upon request.

  Email:               [email protected]
          (That's a real email address...Trust me...I will respond to it!)

I have 10+ years experience in EDA industry working on some complex Verilog compilers. I am now looking for work outside semiconductor industry (in SF bay area, where I cuently work). I have very good algorithms and problem solving skills. I believe I am very good fit for a software architect role. I currently write code in C/C++ but on the side, I am doing some web-apps and mobile apps, to understand the internet industry. I have a bachelors from India's most reputed college and have a masters from east coast top-30 university.

I will be happy to provide you with a resume on initial contact.

Thanks for the reply. There is a problem with glass door reviews though. By and large, only disgruntled employees will visit and post the information. Satisfied employees are less likely to visit the site and post reviews, thus skewing the numbers.

You will see some positive reviews. The negative reviews tell you what you should keep your eye out for. Counter their reviews with companies of similar size, say "SalesForce" where I see a great number of positive comments.

Use a Virtual machine? I hope your old PC is not so old that VM is very slow.