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What will you do differently in 2016 to make it happen?

I want to launch a podcast next year, where I talk to small/medium sized business owners about how their business operates, the problems they face, and what makes their jobs hard. My goal is to expose the "What Should I Build?" crowd to multiple industries / business problems. (and to show that getting out there and asking questions is valuable, not scary!)

Are there any small businesses or industries you wish you knew more about? What do you wish you knew?

Thanks in advance!

I'm an experienced developer (previously worked for Microsoft) who left to pursue building a SAAS business. Unfortunately things aren't going as well as planned and I've been looking for work over the past few months. I've had several interviews but no offers. Although I used to be pretty confident in my interviewing skills, I seem to be tripping up on the technical portions of the interview. Usually on things I wouldn't struggle with.

I've seen discussions about companies that give project based interviews, but have never seen one in the wild. I'd be happy to complete a small project to show I'm competent, I just don't know which companies to target.

About me: All professional experience with .NET stack (willing to learn others, if given the chance) Located in Seattle (Remote would also be an option).

Thanks in advance for your suggestions!

I've been working on an idea for an MVP that leverages speech recognition, for which there are a few viable API's. However, I'm interested in not only speech to text, but also determining the timing of each spoken word relative to the input audio. Unfortunately I haven't been able to find any good resources on how to accomplish this.

Any ideas on where to start?

Background: I'm a recent MIS graduate with a software dev internship under my belt. I've been able to land a few interviews (most notably with Microsoft's IT/Operations group), but my curriculum didn't cover any data structures/algorithms material. I'd like to increase my chances of getting hired and not embarrass myself during the interviews, so I'm looking for some help.

What I'm Looking for: Someone to point me to some good DS&A resources (I've looked at a number of Open Courseware lectures, but I've found the quality of the video makes it difficult to follow the slides/code). Also, some good practice problems and answers to the occasional question. Any general insight into the interview process would be greatly appreciated.

What you get: A bright, eager pupil, the satisfaction of helping your fellow hacker and an unlimited supply of gratitude. Or I could do some free web dev work for you. Your choice :)

I would also be willing to write up and share the process with the community, for anyone else that might be in this situation in the future.

Thanks in advance.

Background: Soon to be MIS graduate, decided quit working for the company that would have been my first post-college job (as a .NET developer).

Why I Quit: Job was intellectually unfulfilling, company completely fails the Spolsky Test (I don't want to sound like a prima donna, but I've been asking for a semi-new laptop and second monitor since I started, either of which would have increase my productivity significantly), little opportunity for career growth. I’ve also realized that I am lucky enough to enjoy a profession that is in demand despite the current economic climate.

What I'll be doing with my newfound free time: Between working nearly full-time as a .NET developer (35+ hours a week) and being a full-time student, I haven't had time to learn the data structures/algorithms basics that my course curriculum hasn’t covered (which I find genuinely interesting). I'll be spending time learning that stuff, along with working on some personal projects and improving my Ruby on Rails chops. I might even read a book or take a nap.

I'll also be looking for a job. So, if in a month or two you would like to bring on an entry level developer who is refreshed, has recently broadened his skillset and is eager to learn new things, my email is in my profile.

I've been thinking about trying to find a developer job in the UK (I'm a U.S. citizen). Anyone have experience with making such a move? Any major hurdles with visas, etc?

Any insight is much appreciated.

I'll be graduating in December, and have decided I want to travel as much as possible for the next few years. Unfortunately, a traditional job with 2-4 weeks of vacation a year doesn't allow for the type of extensive travel I'm hoping to do. Equally unfortunate is the fact that I don't have the money to simply take off and go see the world. So, what I'm hoping to do is leverage my fairly useful skill set (as a developer) to make this happen. I would honestly be happy working short contracts for room/board (and maybe enough to make a student loan payment every month) if it gave me the ability to see the world.

Here are my questions: - Has anyone had experience with this type of arrangement? - Would any of you bring somebody in under this type of arrangements? - Is anyone else interested in this type of work/travel?

If so, I would seriously consider attempting to build a network for interested workers and employers.

Advice/Suggestions are much appreciated.

While searching for a new place to stay, I found myself wishing for a way to quickly determine best place to live between where my roommate and I work. I'm thinking of building an app that would take into consideration work locations for household members, as well as other important factors specified by the user (schools, medical facilities and whatnot). The app would determine the ideal location(s) to search. Any thoughts on the idea? Anyone else have the need for something like this?