Friday, April 11, 2008

It's 3:28 AM here in Boston, I couldn't sleep so here I am. One thing I have seen in the past several weeks is significant recruiter activity. All based around web video and startups here in the local area. And an unusually high number of different recruiters all banging on the same drum.

When I get a call at work from a recruiter (which I pretty much despise, I'm never sure how they got the number unless they used the switchboard or something), it's almost always about web video. I ask if its ultimately about Brightcove (one of the biggest consumers of Flash/Flex talent in the area) and sometimes it is. Sometimes its not, its for other startups. I know of a few other shops working in the space, and they all seem to be thriving.

I seem to remember hearing a story from someone at Macromedia (at the time) who told me that web video was a little experiment some engineer threw together over a weekend at home. And look what has happened with that!

If you're into web video and Flash/Flex, and you're in the Boston area or would like to move here, you should have no trouble finding work. That is if you like the whole start up thing.

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