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Joel Ballezza

Member since: Jan 29, 2007
Last activity: 4 weeks ago

  • How to receive payment from paid event?

    I checked around and couldn't find information on how to receive payment from paid events (where registered members paid online).

    Does anyone have any ideas?

    Thanks!

    Posted May 12, 2008, in Community-wide general discussion | 3 replies
  • When I grow up I want to be an agent...

    How do you help indie professionals?

    Give them coffee and give them work.

    Craigslist is insane, it's hard finding work and too often clients are being taken for a ride by large corporate firms that have junk results, that take too long.

    So a friend and I started ReadyDone, a talent agency. We specialize in web dev, design and business consulting.

    We work with a talent pool and source jobs to them when they want it. We also offer health insurance, payment services, and professional exposure. Best of all, we make stellar products for clients fast.

    I'm an agent.

    So that's it. I'm coming around on my 10 year high school reunion this spring and want something cool to tell folks.

    "Yup, I started a talent agency- and I help indie professionals. That's me."

    Posted Apr 10, 2008, in Introduce your bad indie self | 1 reply
  • Is years of experience a good measure of someone's talent?

    Ok, this will probably open up can of worms... but my questions is...

    What is a good metric for measuring the quality of a potential hire or contractor?

    The current methods involve two metrics:

    The first: YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

    Does this just mean things are tilted to less risk takers / older individuals? What about new technologies that have only been around for 6months?

    The second: DEGREE / SCHOLARLY ACHIEVEMENT

    What about the person who never cared about school because they were too consumed with doing great work in the professional sector? Or the individual who is highly skilled in an area that is not what they studied in school?

    Using these two metrics, would anyone hire Mark Zuckerberg (founder of Facebook)? What about the 17 yr old in NJ that cracked the iPhone first, or even Bill Gates, who still has not completed a degree-granting program (Harvard drop-out).

    Lastly, does the HR department know enough about every area to effectively screen and judge resumes?

    Just some thoughts - hope to get some suggestions on alternative methods for hiring or at least a few passionate responses from the HR world.

    Posted Mar 13, 2008, in Community-wide general discussion | 27 replies