Question 1

Is two years a hard line?

Accepted Answer

Close to it. Two years of building things real people used, at a job, a startup, freelance or your own product. If you have less but have shipped more than most people with two, apply and let the work make the case.

Question 2

Is it paid?

Accepted Answer

No. It's unpaid until ZERO makes money, and that is the only promise: we make money together, and when it does, the people who built it get paid first. If you need income right now this isn't the place today, and that's a completely fair call.

Question 3

What's the assignment?

Accepted Answer

A build. Three days, hard deadline. It comes by email, and only after we've read your form and resume.

Question 4

Do I have to be a designer too?

Accepted Answer

You need taste, not a design degree. The owners we build for decide in a second whether something looks trustworthy. If everything you've made looks like a default template, this role isn't a fit.

Question 5

Why forward deployed?

Accepted Answer

Because the work doesn't stop at the repo. You talk to the businesses using what you built, watch where it breaks, fix it that week, and help get the next one on board. That's where the bit of marketing comes in.

Question 6

What does ZERO build?

Accepted Answer

Three things right now: The Middle Market, CLOSURE and ISHQweds. The products page says where each one is.

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