Startup Developers

After putting together a quick mock up of the site design I designed a quick logo and started working on the site.

After some consideration on what do build it in, I decided to build out the site with rails, and launch it on heroku. I haven't used rails much (as I come from a nodejs background), so thought it would be fun to play around with.

After a couple days of tinkering I finally launched startupdevelopers.io

It's only Atlanta focused for now, and I'm manually doing all of the additions to the site, but it serves as a great first step.

I've had an idea for awhile to build a small directory of dev shops that focus on working with early stage ideas and startups. Running agencies before, I was always looking for a way for new inbound leads without breaking the bank. I would of happily paid $100 to $200 for a featured spot. If I got even 1 lead from it over a year, it would of been worth it.

I sent out a quick typeform questionnaire to a slack group community I was apart of and got a great response. About 10 devs or agencies signed up with in a day or so to be listed.

The most important question I asked on the form was if they would be willing to pay for a featured spot in their respective city. Close to 40% of the responses said they'd pay for a featured listing. Woot!

Given this percentage It seams worth it to build something out. Lets do this.