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I really want to commit myself to volunteering at least a day or two a month to a non profit organization. My problem is that I'm not quite sure I know where I want to volunteer. I'm looking for a cause that I'm passionate about so I've come to HN to ask what are you passionate about? Where do you volunteer? Thanks everyone

Total beginner and I just bought a Raspberry Pi and I'm looking to jump right in...just curious how long did it take you to get accustomed to the pi and what did you make with it? Thanks!

How do I find a good developer?

Our small team just completed a hackathon where our business was commended at the end, with talks of potential investment. We also got in touch with a ton of potential users, which helped us get our design to the next level. So, my question is this: how do I find good developers to work with?

Hey everyone! Check out our project: getduo.launchrock.com . We're at Hackfit right now and our group is building a dating app that connects people based on their value of health and fitness. We're still in the midst of building out our prototype but please check out our landing page, sign up for updates (you will definitely not get spammed and more emails will make us look awesome during the demo) and provide feedback here in the comments! I'd love to hear from you all :)

I work in software development for a mid-size company in MA. Our company offers an employee bonus for referrals...how would you recruit people?

What's your experience when it comes to non-technical positions at early stage start-ups? I'm really looking for any point of view (people who have accepted positions, been rejected, ran the hiring process, etc.).<p>If you are someone who got the job or were involved in the hiring process, what were you looking for and what led you to accept someone?<p>If you are someone who was rejected, what did you do after?<p>Thanks everyone!

If you have taken Udacity's Machine Learning class, what have you done since finishing? Any projects or open source contributions? Do you think this is a worthwhile course?

For instance, loss-aversion provokes stronger emotions in consumer than potential gains.

I'm just wondering how you've gone about getting feedback while developing a product. I work for a fairly large company and can't directly communicate with our users. Sharing any experiences you've had and the methods you've used (either direct, or indirect, communication) is appreciated!

I'm working on a fairly large project building a business intelligence product for healthcare organizations. It's going well except for the fact that we have a minimal amount of user feedback. We haven't been able to contact users directly as that would be stepping on the toes of other divisions and when we get contacts from the "appropriate" sources they are typically useless. This roundabout method has also meant that we get in touch with a customer only about once a month and as I said, they tend to be useless (not our target audience).

Today, I decided to change this. While I can't actually contact users I decided that I would reach out on Quora and Reddit and find users who actually know a thing or two about Census metrics. So far, I received a few responses and I intend to ask different questions on these sites as well, provided I continue to receive helpful feedback.

I'm thinking, however, that there must be other methods to indirectly reach out to customers. Thus, I pose the question to you: how else can I get user feedback without contacting customers directly?

Thanks!