After working on a pandemic forecasting dashboard for a week, I should add an additional reason for why this is a good opportunity:
Access to resources
Software developers are an incredibly scarce resource, and they’ll charge massive salaries compared to many other jobs. But over the last week, I’ve received numerous offers from devs who are willing to volunteer 15+ hours a week.
Human attention is also scarce and it’s hard to contact people. But when our team reached out to more senior connections or collaborators, we’ve had a 100% reply rate.
If you’re working on important covid-19 projects, there’s an incredible number of people willing to help out at prices far below market rate.
After working on a pandemic forecasting dashboard for a week, I should add an additional reason for why this is a good opportunity:
Access to resources
Software developers are an incredibly scarce resource, and they’ll charge massive salaries compared to many other jobs. But over the last week, I’ve received numerous offers from devs who are willing to volunteer 15+ hours a week.
Human attention is also scarce and it’s hard to contact people. But when our team reached out to more senior connections or collaborators, we’ve had a 100% reply rate.
If you’re working on important covid-19 projects, there’s an incredible number of people willing to help out at prices far below market rate.