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    A little disappointed

    Back in April I put in a project request on the main Alpha website. I needed someone to help me get a web based SaaS version of my desktop app going. No one contacted me until June and this was after I mentioned to Alpha in May that no one had ever contacted me about my project request. I do not fault Alpha for this delay as I am sure the developers just needed to feel they had time.

    So in the beginning of June I was contacted by a developer and had a nice conversation with them about my project. After the talk I told them it would take me a few weeks to notate my existing desktop code they wanted to see plus write the summery about what I needed and how it needed to work.

    About 3 weeks later I had all of that done and had secured funding so I sent all the info to them. They stated that it would not be until the middle of July before they could look at it so that was a little over a two week wait. I was also told if I did not hear from them to email a reminder. I sent the reminder the first of this week and have not even received an acknowledgment that they received my reminder email.

    I had another developer contact me a few days after the first one and I told him I had already been contacted so he bowed out. I ask him to email his contact info just in case things did not work out with the first developer. but he never did. I now wish I had is contact info.

    My budget is probably not a "Big Fish" but it is still very substantial to me. I also need to get my project off the ground and online as this will be my main source of income as I had to shut my other business down due to health reasons. If my budget was below their range of interest in doing it then at least let me know and I will find someone else.
    To say the least I am getting frustrated and antsy as I am now 4 months into trying to kick this off and have gotten nowhere. That is 4 months I am now behind in getting my SaaS app going and getting some kind of income coming in off it. I am afraid before long I will have to start using my project budget money to live off of and then I will be screwed.

    I could probably figure out how to develop the app myself but it would take me a month to figure out how to do something a knowledgeable developer could do in a day or less.

    Anyway, just sounding off.
    Last edited by preston2; 07-17-2014, 01:55 PM.

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    Re: A little disappointed

    Lets take it off line Preston.
    You are right to be annoyed. In my world we have a sense of Duty, where if you say you will, you do.
    Ping me an email privately and I ll see if we can round up some assistance.
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      #3
      Re: A little disappointed

      web based SaaS version of my desktop app going
      is it possible for you to show what you are doing in desktop? like a screencast, may be.
      to see any ideas for the web side can be developed.
      thanks for reading

      gandhi

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        Re: A little disappointed

        Are any of the IADN Developers part of your first post, or me for that matter?
        Steve Wood
        See my profile on IADN

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          Re: A little disappointed

          Originally posted by Steve Wood View Post
          Are any of the IADN Developers part of your first post, or me for that matter?
          No IADN developers, at least that I saw by the list.

          I have no intentions of mentioning any names here or in any pm's except to say, no it is not you Steve.

          I have had several pm's from people willing to help me after reading this post so I will say posting a request here (although a bit disgruntled of a post) has gotten far better results then putting a project request in through the main Alpha website.

          I was actually going to start going down the IADN list but I will see if any of those that pm'ed me can help first.

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            #6
            Re: A little disappointed

            OK. It could easily have been me as I am buried with work (). I know you did write just today about the ATG Framework, so that triggered my question.
            Steve Wood
            See my profile on IADN

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              Re: A little disappointed

              Originally posted by GGandhi View Post
              is it possible for you to show what you are doing in desktop? like a screencast, may be.
              to see any ideas for the web side can be developed.
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              Last edited by preston2; 07-18-2014, 09:58 AM.

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                Re: A little disappointed

                Originally posted by Steve Wood View Post
                OK. It could easily have been me as I am buried with work (). I know you did write just today about the ATG Framework, so that triggered my question.
                Just checking my options in case I have to go it alone. Thanks Steve.

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                  Re: A little disappointed

                  You can send me the details. I'll take a look at. Sorry you had such a bad experience.
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