tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404422617872949338.post708657739925764632..comments2023-05-10T04:31:16.783-07:00Comments on Nke Ise...The Fifth One: I de find developers (Boiling The Ocean)blonkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02292282547574622986noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404422617872949338.post-80296668417538068262022-03-29T15:05:55.289-07:002022-03-29T15:05:55.289-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.dainpacellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936351650544737867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404422617872949338.post-18640673013022067532022-02-23T04:46:06.907-08:002022-02-23T04:46:06.907-08:00I am a freelance content writer. I usually have lo...I am a freelance content writer. I usually have lots of writing gigs. But there is only so little I can complete by myself. This means that I have to outsource some of the gigs to other writers.<br /><br />My hiring experience has shown me that there are far too many subpar writers out there. Occasionally, I come across proficient ones, but they are mercenaries who are either disloyal or hard to keep for other reasons. The shortage of writers to outsource to has made it relatively difficult for me to scale. <br /><br />I believe your approach might be the solution to my hiring problem. I heard it from a friend who runs an agency first, but doubt like “won't they end up leaving me for another person” held me back. IF I decide to implement it, I will surely come back to give testimonial here. <br /><br />It is 9 years down the line and this advice is still relevant and handy. Yes, I came across it while going through bigchief’s medium posts. <br /><br /> Raifu Azeezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06805257250062923285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404422617872949338.post-41211890541024484282019-09-18T12:28:06.381-07:002019-09-18T12:28:06.381-07:006 years later and your approach is still valid. Al...6 years later and your approach is still valid. Alot has happened to grow tech talent in Africa since you wrote this article but the demand for quality tech talent is yet to be satisfied.<br />The development in Andela says it all.<br /><br />#BigChiefBroughtMeHere :)Bristhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11925030132111204426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404422617872949338.post-60601316414502231132019-09-18T09:36:10.198-07:002019-09-18T09:36:10.198-07:00This is September 2019 and this post is over relev...This is September 2019 and this post is over relevant!!! Are you a Tech prophet?? :) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404422617872949338.post-9217676695277285662019-09-18T05:05:44.989-07:002019-09-18T05:05:44.989-07:00Yes, it is still relevant.Yes, it is still relevant.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09196484943770252114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404422617872949338.post-6691857988880216192019-01-08T12:40:09.470-08:002019-01-08T12:40:09.470-08:00This is 2019, and this article is still very relev...This is 2019, and this article is still very relevant.<br />Thanks to Mr. Victor Asemota for sharing.Ileriayo Adebiyihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02528922424031424685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404422617872949338.post-64241504439801303082014-02-27T23:55:40.598-08:002014-02-27T23:55:40.598-08:00Lovely article.
But in my own case, these employe...Lovely article. <br />But in my own case, these employers cannot afford to pay the Super-coders or Super-programmers that they need. <br /><br />-Darmie Akinlajajo'drehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00723218387838212076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404422617872949338.post-8432676021294189222013-05-14T09:36:44.935-07:002013-05-14T09:36:44.935-07:00Fantastic Approach!. I only wish people aren't...Fantastic Approach!. I only wish people aren't so desperate to hire developers and be more focused on making them into what they want. Its no surprise many people want "ready-made" developers, who end up calling the shots and dictating the terms for their employers or rather would work freelance as a result of some form of limited foresight (in my own opinion).<br /><br />This approach needs to be standardized! :) + We need write-ups like this every once in a while<br /><br />ThanksEbundetan Oyedelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04210316291658370444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404422617872949338.post-47655466043122832852013-05-14T09:34:59.695-07:002013-05-14T09:34:59.695-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ebundetan Oyedelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04210316291658370444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404422617872949338.post-15542434104702351372013-05-06T06:57:46.085-07:002013-05-06T06:57:46.085-07:00Narrowing this boiling the ocean strategy to just ...Narrowing this boiling the ocean strategy to just techy isn't enough, it is the best human resource development strategy ever for a continent that has educated graduates who lack essential skills that can get the job done.<br /><br />Nice post!<br /><br /><br /><br />Adama blogs at www.ajanotes.wordpress.comADAMA J.ADAMAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03507938683873261232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404422617872949338.post-54116012747792063132013-04-25T00:27:54.381-07:002013-04-25T00:27:54.381-07:00Great post. I believe the Nigerian software compan...Great post. I believe the Nigerian software companies need to go hunting in our universities. They need to develop a system that tells Nigerian students "If you develop your software development skills in this and that technology, you can be assured of a job once you leave school". As this article suggests, the results can be quite rewarding.<br /><br />I can mention several successful start ups here in Lagos - SeamFix, Parkway, C2G and SocketWorks just to name a few - who came up as a result of this strategy. So it works and should be exploited vigorously by our IT sector in partnership with the Ivory Towers. Lab Masterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00709416058076438235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404422617872949338.post-37988044935639882672013-04-01T21:32:04.032-07:002013-04-01T21:32:04.032-07:00Nice approach, but i have seen companies who do th...Nice approach, but i have seen companies who do this mainly to get cheap labor. They know they can hire the new guys at lower rates, and basically place less value on the guys they have because, well, they can hire fresh graduates for much less. <br /><br />What we have not being saying with all this talk of developers is that many companies do not put adequate value on their developer resources. Their view of value is very myopic, and quite frankly very demeaning at times. As i told someone earlier today, if it comes down to simple mathematics, what decision do you expect a logical being to make?<br /><br />If i am learning new technologies left, right and center to improve myself and by extension the business, there should be without question a commensurate value increase. Developers loose loyalty once they get screwed and usually the first time is enough to cement that. <br /><br />So before i get branded condottiere, i have never jumped ship! but it has been very tempting at times, although never for money. Even though i fully embrace the mercenary philosophy that is preached by Stephen M. Pollan in his book Live Rich.Ajibolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11801126643413908321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404422617872949338.post-16052907529133542702013-02-27T23:49:42.660-08:002013-02-27T23:49:42.660-08:00"I wonder if there is a way we can formalise ..."I wonder if there is a way we can formalise this approach and run it for a pool of startups who may not have the capacity to run it individually. Let's talk... "<br /><br />AWESOME.... totally awesomeEb'rahim Durosimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03877762826937563434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404422617872949338.post-39528197730595347492013-02-24T23:18:28.231-08:002013-02-24T23:18:28.231-08:00Oga, thank you for this post...
This is the messa...Oga, thank you for this post...<br /><br />This is the message we've been preaching to those looking for ready-made talent. You have to invest in creating it.<br /><br />And if the person is a correct person, when they leave you, they are leaving as emissaries and allies which you now have in the companies where they now work.<br /><br />I wonder if there is a way we can formalise this approach and run it for a pool of startups who may not have the capacity to run it individually. Let's talk...Longmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01024827674004589448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404422617872949338.post-18477771760941686992013-02-22T14:45:38.338-08:002013-02-22T14:45:38.338-08:00+100+100Morakinyo Beckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09083363133029517515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404422617872949338.post-27881354340114020372013-02-22T10:01:46.803-08:002013-02-22T10:01:46.803-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15796091570340454772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404422617872949338.post-30937537705684504382013-02-22T01:27:13.112-08:002013-02-22T01:27:13.112-08:00Hi Morakinyo, Thank you for your kind words. While...Hi Morakinyo, Thank you for your kind words. While I may not know much about your particular situation, you may be better off looking for a slightly more senior techie that shares your vision for the business. That way you can leave him/her in charge of most of the technical details including the search for more talent. Of course this could open up discussions around equity and stuff like that, but I think its one way to go. There are of course other possibilities. blonkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02292282547574622986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404422617872949338.post-19941491721131064412013-02-22T00:51:43.195-08:002013-02-22T00:51:43.195-08:00Right on point!
I'll combine this with the oth...Right on point!<br />I'll combine this with the other program we are putting together and see how well we do.<br />There's an ocean of eager but clueless developers badly looking for experience and a pay-check at the same time.<br />Some will be good ... and this method will be helpful in finding them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404422617872949338.post-23415736505873760582013-02-21T14:14:57.596-08:002013-02-21T14:14:57.596-08:00I appreciate this post from the perspective of an ...I appreciate this post from the perspective of an individual running a web service business. I have tried without success to hire a permanent developer and when I have, its the mercenary types I have ended up with and usually on a part time basis. Now I'm basically at their mercy and to make matters worse, I cannot code if my life depended on it.<br /><br />Your approach has given a clue about the best method available to a start up in our clime to recruit and retain if only for a short period, talented and loyal developers. <br /><br />My question thus is, as a an individual who is not able to code therefore unable to impart the required level of supervision, knowledge in the necessary programming codes and more, what is the best way to implement boiling our own ocean in our corner of the web services space, in the absence of knowledgeable supervision?Morakinyo Beckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09083363133029517515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404422617872949338.post-8536837052649841442013-02-21T10:01:46.190-08:002013-02-21T10:01:46.190-08:00I'm both happy and impressed that this article...I'm both happy and impressed that this article not only came from a Nigerian, but also that it directly solves a problem in Nigeria and Africa at large!<br /><br />The hiring problem.<br /> But again, my advice to companies, do not wait till you are desperate to look for developers. Follow the writer's advice and contribute to the society and develop people now while the sun is still up. You never know if it would save your company true true :)<br /><br />Nice one!Samuel Okoroaforhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17296482421212023143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404422617872949338.post-28330115994075522602013-02-21T08:05:17.067-08:002013-02-21T08:05:17.067-08:00Deep lines garnished with wisdom and truth, great ...Deep lines garnished with wisdom and truth, great piece sire!<br />You should write more often, the ecosystem needs this...Pelumi Aboluwarinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09063770664487926972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404422617872949338.post-16381197204534979592013-02-21T07:26:00.813-08:002013-02-21T07:26:00.813-08:00It all makes sense now, that's how u guys did ...It all makes sense now, that's how u guys did it eh? Wonderful!Chukahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05505833445055096571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404422617872949338.post-42008217923770127112013-02-21T07:22:14.917-08:002013-02-21T07:22:14.917-08:00Wonderful! The exact same approach I used in hirin...Wonderful! The exact same approach I used in hiring for my startup recently. I became frustrated at the level of mediocrity in today's job-seekers and decided to organise a hackathon to separate the wheat from the chaff. Thankfully it paid off handsomely and we got two young developers that are very smart and open to new knowledge. I'll recommend this approach anyday. Thumbs up!<br />SteveAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08407118305703066668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404422617872949338.post-42011206728146223252013-02-21T06:59:05.806-08:002013-02-21T06:59:05.806-08:00Nice one boss. I love it.Nice one boss. I love it.Gaboniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13250731096275541177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404422617872949338.post-85050429634916316602013-02-21T01:28:50.379-08:002013-02-21T01:28:50.379-08:00As God is my witness, this is the best hiring prac...As God is my witness, this is the best hiring practice for Africa I've heard about. Amazing amazing stuff!Seyi Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14541746310213512572noreply@blogger.com