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That is astonishingly high to me. Most YC companies raise a seed so a 1/3 chance to raise an A is insanely good

I did W20 and S20 back to back (had to pivot due to COVID). I much preferred the remote S20 batch it’s not even close. There are so many advantages and almost no drawbacks in my opinion.

Yahoo Fantasy Sports - http://sports.yahoo.com/fantasy - Sunnyvale, CA We are the #1 fantasy sports destination on the web. Fantasy Sports is a booming industry that is growing every year and has one of the most passionate and engaged users on the web. We have several positions that we are currently trying to hire for as we try to bring home the championship. Sports and fantasy knowledge is a plus, but not required. Just a willingness to get a little crazy and watch sports! Watching sports will be a part of your job, how cool is that? Here is what we are hiring for:

1. Data Scientist - We have some of the largest warehouses of both user generated and sports data anywhere. This is a sports nuts' dream! Apply for this if you love figuring out what users are doing and how to iterate on the product based on numbers.

2. Backend engineer - We are creating a new, state of the art backend infrastructure. Fantasy Sports is one of the most challenging backends on the web, due to the spiky nature of traffic. During an NFL Sunday, our peak RPS can exceed twitter! Apply for this if you love massive scaling and performance optimization.

3. Mobile engineer - Looking for both iOS and Android expertise. I was acquired by Yahoo last year (http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/01/yahoo-acquires-bignoggins-a...), and my goal is to make Yahoo Fantasy Sports the runaway leader in mobile sports apps. We have a great team of designers and developers, and Yahoo mobile is actually now the largest mobile development organization in the world! We are taking mobile seriously, and you can help us get there.

4. SDET - For fantasy sports, we can NOT make mistakes. No fumbles, no turnovers, nothing. Our crack team of SDETs writes automated test scripts and build testing and release infrastructure to make sure that the devs can move fast and (not) break things!

Yahoo may not be the most glamorous company in the Valley, and we definitely don't have it all figured out. Most startups let you make a big impact in a small pond, and a big company lets you make a small impact in a big pond. Yahoo is the rare opportunity to make a big impact in a big pond. There is a lot of low hanging fruit that we need to solve, and if you want to be part of one of the most epic turnaround stories in the Valley, then hit me up!

If you wanna come kick ass and chew bubble gum, hit me up at bignoggins@yahoo-inc.com!

Yahoo Fantasy Sports - http://sports.yahoo.com/fantasy - Sunnyvale, CA

We are the #1 fantasy sports destination on the web. Fantasy Sports is a booming industry that is growing every year and has one of the most passionate and engaged users on the web.

We have several positions that we are currently trying to hire for as we try to bring home the championship. Sports and fantasy knowledge is a plus, but not required. Just a willingness to get a little crazy and watch sports! Watching sports will be a part of your job, how cool is that? Here is what we are hiring for:

1. Data Scientist - We have some of the largest warehouses of both user generated and sports data anywhere. This is a sports nuts' dream! Apply for this if you love figuring out what users are doing and how to iterate on the product based on numbers.

2. Backend engineer - We are creating a new, state of the art backend infrastructure. Fantasy Sports is one of the most challenging backends on the web, due to the spiky nature of traffic. During an NFL Sunday, our peak RPS can exceed twitter! Apply for this if you love massive scaling and performance optimization.

3. Mobile engineer - Looking for both iOS and Android expertise. I was acquired by Yahoo last year (http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/01/yahoo-acquires-bignoggins-a...), and my goal is to make Yahoo Fantasy Sports the runaway leader in mobile sports apps. We have a great team of designers and developers, and Yahoo mobile is actually now the largest mobile development organization in the world! We are taking mobile seriously, and you can help us get there.

4. SDET - For fantasy sports, we can NOT make mistakes. No fumbles, no turnovers, nothing. Our crack team of SDETs writes automated test scripts and build testing and release infrastructure to make sure that the devs can move fast and (not) break things!

Yahoo may not be the most glamorous company in the Valley, and we definitely don't have it all figured out. Most startups let you make a big impact in a small pond, and a big company lets you make a small impact in a big pond. Yahoo is the rare opportunity to make a big impact in a big pond. There is a lot of low hanging fruit that we need to solve, and if you want to be part of one of the most epic turnaround stories in the Valley, then hit me up!

If you wanna come kick ass and chew bubble gum, hit me up at bignoggins@yahoo-inc.com!

Sunnyvale, CA

Yahoo fantasy sports is hiring across the board. iOS, android, and backend (Java/PHP) developers. Quality engineers, testers and mobile designers. If you want to work on the largest fantasy sports product in the world send a note to sportsjobs@yahoo-inc.com

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Yahoo! Fantasy sports Sunnyvale, CA

Want to mix your love of sports and engineering? Then yahoo! Fantasy sports is the place for you! We are looking for passionate and experienced iOS, android and backend engineers. If you're interested email your resume/github/App Store links to sportsjobs@yahoo-inc.com and tell us why you want to work for yahoo fantasy sports.

The #2 paid app gets around 5-10k downloads per day so he is making a lot more than $400

Sunnyvale, CA - Yahoo Fantasy Sports

If you're a hacker who loves sports, Yahoo Fantasy Sports is looking for iOS & Android developers to help us build amazing mobile experiences. Great pay/perks, an awesome team, and the chance to work on a product used by millions of hardcore fans around the world.

The fantasy mobile team at Yahoo includes of 2 acquired startups (Loki Studios & Bignoggins Productions), so we've got a startup culture within a big company.

We're looking for people with at least a year of native iOS/Android experience. If you have an app on the store that's a big plus!

If interested, please send your resume/github/app links to sportsjobs@yahoo-inc.com

Here's a commercial from last year's fantasy football campaign: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61DQGOzpdpE

Yahoo Fantasy Sports - Sunnyvale, CA

Love sports? Love mobile development? We're looking to hire iOS and Android developers to build out our world-class mobile apps. If interested send resume to sportsjobs@yahoo-inc.com!

Sunnyvale, CA - Yahoo Fantasy Sports

If you're a hacker who loves sports, Yahoo Fantasy Sports is looking for iOS & Android developers to help us build amazing mobile experiences. Great pay/perks, an awesome team, and the chance to work on a product used by millions of hardcore fans around the world.

The fantasy mobile team at Yahoo includes of 2 acquired startups (Loki Studios & Bignoggins Productions), so we've got a startup culture within a big company.

We're looking for people with at least a year of native iOS/Android experience. If you have an app on the store that's a big plus!

If interested, please send your resume/github/app links to sportsjobs@yahoo-inc.com

Here's a commercial from this year's fantasy football campaign: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61DQGOzpdpE

HN has been a great resource for me in my startup journey so wanted to give back. Ask me anything and I'll try to answer as much as I can.

Rap Genius is employing a classic rap-mogul strategy: start a beef

I'm not saying it's easy. I'm just responding to the question posed by the article. There are quite a few app store millionaires. But like most tech markets, there are a few players that take the lion's share of the profits.

I've made almost a million dollars in 2 years as an indie developer. I also know many others as successful as myself or more so they are definitely out there. A top grossing iOS app makes 500k per DAY, so there are definitely a lot of success stories out there in the app world. Not many of them hit techcrunch, as they are mostly "lifestyle businesses"

Great job. Humbled to be part of it!

I'm thinking of starting a tech-nonprofit my self. How does it work in terms of fundraising? Are you raising donations instead of investment? And do you have to constantly seek donations since you don't really ever have the intention of making real revenue?

you can't bill unless you are actively working on the case. So that's 60 BILLABLE hours, which often translates to 80+ hours total including breaks.

if you count IAP, it's probably double that, just based on my own experience with paid apps and IAP.

that's the global list, but the per category list that OP was talking about is on iTunes desktop only. So pretty much worthless.

Best of luck. I quit my job a year and a half ago to work on my app business full time. I'm now making 6 times my salary from app profits. In my situation, my app profits were already surpassing my income by the time I quit. I'm not sure what your situation is, but I would recommend getting the boat a bit closer to the dock before jumping.

The What's Hot list is useless since it's not on the device. It's likely algorithmic as well. The only list that matters is the curated featured list on the device.

It's 900 million monthly active users. Say what you will about FB but they don't use vanity metrics.

no it's dropped substantially. now it's about 10%

pretty much followed Rob's advice to the T

it's for the risk averse because you can bootstrap and keep your job. it's for the lazy because your limited time forces you to attack much smaller problems and make compromises, which im my opinion is a GOOD thing.

I haven't spent any money and barely any time on marketing. Development I did all the coding myself and eventually hired a graphic designer part time. The thing is I'm not usually on the Top 100 list (or even Top 300 for that matter), I just charge more for my apps (my price points are $3, $5, $8). That's the best kept secret of the app store. Sure the Top 100 apps make a ton of money, but there is a growing class of niche apps that can make just as much money by charging more and catering to a smaller niche audience.

My advice is to not create the next Angry Birds, but try and find a niche that is underserved and create a great app and charge as much as you can get away with. And get a great designer too, that's the best ROI I can think of.

thanks Tim!