Posts Tagged ‘guadalajara’
Agave Lab develops Facebook app for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Posted by: andy in Nearsourcing, Things That Interest on August 9th, 2010
We were lucky enough to be selected by JDRF to build a facebook app that allows parents with kids with diabetes to sign up to visit their elected representatives in Washington D.C. Check it out.
NYTimes: Mexico poised to outstrip US in economic growth
Posted by: andy in Nearsourcing on July 1st, 2010
Not any more, sucka!
Now this is something you don’t see every day. Latin America’s economy is on a tear and, surprise, it’s not all fueled by drugs and bootleg DVDs! I’m sure that much of the success was due to the region’s luck in dodging the pyramid scheme that was the mortgage market in the US (not due to any wisdom or foreword thinking - mortgages of any stripe - much less sub-prime ones - are just not common here). In any event, let’s celebrate before wheels fall off (again)!
After a sharp contraction last year, Mexico’s economy grew 4.3 percent in the first quarter and may reach 5 percent this year, the Mexican government has said, possibly outpacing the economy in the United States.
How to Motivate People: Skip the Bonus and Give Them a Real Project
Posted by: andy in Things That Interest on May 17th, 2010
So my wife tracked this article down via FastCompany. Fascinating, and fun to watch.
Bottom line, the more you pay people, the worse they do. Seems counter intuitive, no?
Do you know CSS and AJAX? Do you want to learn iPhone development?
Do you know CSS and AJAX? Do you want to learn iPhone development?
We are looking for a few developers with a strong background in CSS, AJAX, JQuery, and PHP that would like to learn how to do iPhone/iPad and Android applications. Agave Lab is a small company that develops mobile applications, Flash/Flex/AS3-based Facebook games, and other projects that are fun, interesting, and that are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. We’re located in Col. Americana but all of our clients are in the US.
Attitude is key in that we’ve built a really fun team and we all get along well. The candidate will have to be flexible as our development methodology (which is based on Agile and SCRUM) is very different from a traditional waterfall approach. We’re not too hung up on university degrees or professional background. We’re looking for people who really enjoy coding and are genuinely interested in current web programming trends. You can see some of the projects that we’re working on at www.agavelab.com. Some English skills would be good as the two founders are gringos.
(and now in Spanish)
¿Sabes CSS y AJAX? ¿Quieres aprender sobre el desarrollo del iPhone?
Estamos en busca de unos pocos desarrolladores con experiencia en CSS, AJAX, jQuery, PHP y que quieran aprender a hacer el iPhone / IPAD y aplicaciones de Android. Agave Lab es una pequeña empresa que desarrolla aplicaciones móviles, juegos Flash/Flex/AS3-based Facebook, y otros proyectos que son divertidos, interesantes y que están forzando los límites de lo que es posible. Estamos ubicados en Col. Americana, pero todos nuestros clientes están en los EE.UU..
Su actitud es importante en la que hemos construido un equipo muy divertido y todos nos llevamos bien. El candidato tendrá que ser flexible como nuestra metodología de desarrollo (que se basa en Agile Y SCRUM) es muy diferente de la metodologia “waterfall” tradicional. No estamos demasiado colgó título universitario o experiencia profesional. Estamos buscando a personas que realmente disfrutan de codificación y están realmente interesados en las actuales tendencias de programación web. Usted puede ver algunos de los proyectos que estamos trabajando en www.agavelab.com. Algunas habilidades Inglés sería bueno que los dos fundadores son gringos
Looking for a UI / Design person.
Anybody out there know a great UI design person? We’re looking for someone who understands simplicity and function. We do a lot of iPad, iPhone, and Android apps. Probably a part time gig. A day or two a week. We’re good with project work so folks could do it on weekends, nights, their day off, whatever. If you know someone, send them along. Thanks a bundle.
India Outsources To Mexico
Posted by: andy in Nearsourcing on April 21st, 2010
Interesting video on BPO outsourcing. I suppose that it make financial sense for them but is still seems a bit bizarre. Company in San Fran sends it’s work to India (with all of the inherent time zone, structural, cultural, and travel challenges) and they turn around and send it to Mexico (just 2 time zones ahead and 3.5 hours by plane). It seems like the extra step just compounds the problem, no?
Come work with us!!!
Posted by: andy in About Us, Agile and SCRUM on December 6th, 2009
We are in search of a developer to join the team here in Guadalajara. The skills that we’re looking for include: CSS, javascript, PHP, and Flex/Flash. Attitude is key in that we’ve built a really fun team and we all get along well. The candidate will have to be flexible as our development methodology (which is based on Agile) is very different from a traditional waterfall approach. We’re very picky about the projects that we do - we only do web or iphone apps that are fun, interesting, and that are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. We’re not too hung up on university degrees or professional background. We’re looking for people who really enjoy coding and are genuinely interested in current web programming trends. If you know anyone that fits that description, please send me an email: andy@agavelab.com.
AMR Research - Mexico, the Preferred Nearshoring Destination.
Posted by: andy in Nearsourcing on May 18th, 2009
From a recent article:
We all wear these hats.
A quarterly report on supply chain risk from AMR Research found that buyers will increase their nearshoring sourcing and manufacturing activities by a ratio of 5 to 1. “Mexico is the preferred nearshoring destination, with 84% of the respondents choosing it as a place for sourcing or manufacturing
Posted by: andy in Nearsourcing on March 16th, 2009
Latin America’s Quiet Revolution
An unprecedented political and economic transformation is under way in most of the region.
Interesting reading on the current economic trends in Mexico and other Latin American countries.