<html><head></head><body><div><div></div><div><div>Hi LRUG, <br/></div><div><br/></div><div>I’ve got some availability starting in a couple of weeks, if anyone is looking for an extra person to join their project or team. I'm not based in London anymore, so this would be mostly remote - though I'm happy to come in for key meetings or a week of kickoff, etc. <br/></div><div><br/></div><div><div>I’m an experienced full-stack developer, leaning towards the backend. Using Rails since before v1. I've recently been doing more Elixir and Clojure as well. <br/></div><div><br/></div><div>I've got a strong history in small business and startups. I especially like helping founders build/test/launch their first products. I consider myself business-first: validating ideas with minimal budget rather than building big pre-emptive software systems. I can help across the full stack, helping you plan your business approach through to shipping complete products. I can also help with technical strategy, hiring, training etc. <br/></div><div><br/></div><div>Previously I've led teams (at smaller companies, doing lots of actual coding). I’ve founded my own companies, was Head of Software at <a href="http://beano.com/">Beano.com</a> (the children’s comic), and worked for companies in various incubators (YCombinator, Techstars, etc). I'm looking for something hands-on rather than management, I'm still very technical. <br/></div><div><br/></div><div>There are some very kind recommendations on LinkedIn if you'd like to see some more references. <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/akslade">https://www.linkedin.com/in/akslade</a> <br/></div></div><div><br/></div><div>(PS: I recently got married and changed my surname from Heeton to Slade, you might see my old name in places). <br/></div><div><br/></div><div>~Alex<br/></div></div><br/><div class="gmail_signature"><div>LargePrefPlaceholder-XKUz1MEJBwkOM</div><br/></div></div></body></html>