AirPair
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
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01 / WHAT IT BUILT
What the company did
AirPair was an on-demand marketplace of software engineers co-founded by Jonathon Kresner. It matched developers seeking code help - code reviews, brainstorming, technical advice, or live pair programming - with expert developers who set their own hourly rates, typically $30 to $90, with an algorithm matching seekers to experts at a variety of price points.
02 / FAILURE REASONS
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03 / EVENT HISTORY
Events in the structured record
- Launched
AirPair launches as a service formalizing pair programming: developers enter their name, email, and the kind of help needed, and are matched with expert programmers who sign up to be on call.
- Active marketplace
AirPair operates an active marketplace with a public GitHub issue tracker and community-driven product development.
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
Difficulty of rebuilding this project today
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Overall assessment: Not completed
05 / CAUSAL CHAIN / AFTERMATH
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