Robert Lowe

Your idea, and the help you want.

Realtime web, mobile and desktop apps. Handcrafted in Rails or Meteor.JS. Over a decade of technical & startup experience.

How fast can you build an app?

Typically 1 month.
Recently launched & helped over 10 startups. ( Show me some past clients )
- Kiddie - (1 month)
  
  Responsibilities: Build mobile fire safety application. Including: home evaluations, guides, catalogues and content pages.
  
  Core Tech:
  - Cordova
  - Rails (server/apis/admin)
  - Middleman (client)
  - Knockout.js
  - HAML/SASS/CoffeeScript
  Kidde (Mobile App)
- Push Science - (3 months)
  
  Responsibilities: Build desktop/mobile/table customer service application. Help customers & customer service representatives by allowing customers to asynchronously engage in product plan/addon/product selection in realtime.
  
  Core Tech:
  - Rails
  - Angular.JS
  - Pusher
  - Responsive Design
  - HAML/SASS/CoffeeScript
  Push Science (Mobile App)
- Jaunt - (2 months)
  
  Responsibilities: Consume legacy APIs and build embeddable product packages.
  
  Core Tech:
  - Rails
  - Angular.JS
  - Responsive Design
  - HAML/SASS/CoffeeScript
  Jaunt
- eqAverage - (2 months)
  
  Responsibilities: Build project management application. Help staff track tasks, create projects from templates, statistical progress graphs which track for various key data points. Update in realtime.
  
  Core Tech:
  - Rails
  - Angular.JS
  - D3.JS
  - Pusher
  - Responsive Design
  - HAML/SASS/CoffeeScript
  eqAverage
- mistakeville - (1 months)
  
  Responsibilities: Build a MVP for an application about sharing your mistakes.
  
  Core Tech:
  - Rails
  - Responsive Design
  - HAML/SASS/CoffeeScript
  mistakesville
- Herd FM - (a few weeks)
  
  Responsibilities: Help assist with various application APIs and support.
  
  Core Tech:
  - Rails
  - HAML/SASS/CoffeeScript
  Herd FM
- techroster - (a few weeks)
  
  Responsibilities: Build a community portal application. Help list ruby developers, companies and various information.
  
  Core Tech:
  - Rails
  - HAML/SASS/CoffeeScript
  techroster
- Huddlers - (2 months)
  
  Responsibilities: Build a MVP for sport enthusiast to schedule meetups.
  
  Core Tech:
  - Rails
  - Responsive Design
  - HAML/SASS/CoffeeScript
  Huddlers
- Minbox - (1 month)
  
  Responsibilities: Build APIs for consuming users and providing the best avatars from user intelligence APIs.
  
  Core Tech:
  - Rails
  - FullContact
  - HAML/SASS/CoffeeScript
  Minibox
- GaggleUp - (6+ month)
  
  Responsibilities: Build a deal-of-the-day group purchasing site. Manage cloud operations, testing, development, apis, everything.
  
  Core Tech:
  - Rails
  - HAML/SASS/CoffeeScript
  GaggleUp

Paperwork

Will sign any CA, CDA, PIA and etc.
Will not sign most non-competes.
Will not respond to RFPs.

Billing

Hourly: $80/hour/CAD (around $60/hour/USD) for projects. [plus HST]
Fixed: 50% down payment for new projects. [plus HST]
Schedule: Monthly invoices, itemized upon request.

Referrals

10% commission.