We make no bones about borrowing ideas from other successful companies, and our most recent idea – the internship program – is no exception. For those unfamiliar, I thought I’d take a minute to outline some of the people that we feel are offering some pretty innovative things when it comes to internships in tech [...]
When Kevin and I were originally talking about starting our own company, naturally one of the major first decisions is what to actually name it. Today I was rummaging through our Google Docs, and I stumbled upon a list of possible choices that we contemplated, before finally settling in on BrightMix. Note, however, that this [...]
We have had quite an enormous response to our first annual summer internship program. Soon, we will be calling people to schedule interviews and to make our final decisions. There are a few days left until the deadline (March 15th), so those of you who are procrastinators, you’ve only got one week left! Any questions? [...]
After about a month of posting jobs and interviewing candidates for our first developer position opening, we’re happy to welcome aboard Erin! Hooray! Erin brings to the table a lot of programming and leadership experience. Oh, and she’s nice and we like her! We spent the majority of the day in the ol’ conference room. [...]
It was just a few days ago that we first mentioned our summer internship program, and we’ve already received a LOT of applications! Keep them coming! A couple of questions have come up though, so I thought I would address them here… What’s the deadline for applying? The deadline for applying is March 15th, 2008. [...]
Update! We have filled all the internship positions!. We appreciate everyone who has submitted applications and expressed interest. We’re looking to grow our company by offering a few full-time, paid internship positions over the summer of 2008. We will be hiring a few talented programmers and one talented designer to help us build a brand-spanking-new [...]
January is shaping up to be quite a busy month for us here at BrightMix! Not only are we busy with ongoing client work, and looking for a few talented developers, but we also kicked off a brand new project! There’s not a whole lot to be said right now, but Kevin and I were [...]
It’s coming to the end of 2007, and we want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! To get into a festive mood, Kevin and I decided to hang Christmas lights around the office, and put up a Christmas tree into our front window! Actually, we enjoy the lights so much, we just [...]
Update! This job has been filled. We appreciate everyone who has submitted applications and expressed interest. We’re looking for a talented software developer to join our team. The position is for full-time employment. Take a minute to read this post and see if you meet our qualifications and are interested in working with us. We [...]
Kevin and I are frequently asked why we started our own company, and it’s often assumed that we did it to become rich and famous, to have total freedom, to be the boss, or to (insert some other selfish reason). While these benefits were, no doubt, motivational factors, one of our greater reasons involves developer [...]
