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Jobs at Fishpond

When a start-up business is growing quickly and everything is humming there is no better place to be. Which is one of the reasons why I’m excited to be involved with Fishpond – I’m an investor and also work with them as an advisor.

From their warehouse in Auckland, Fishpond run Australasia’s biggest online store, shipping books, movies, games, music and (just added) toys to customers around New Zealand and Australia and around the world (it’s a great place for ex-pat Kiwis to source their Outrageous Fortune fix from overseas, for example).

They are currently looking to add some more smart PHP developers to their team. There are both junior and senior positions available.

I think this is a great opportunity – a chance to work on a busy and popular website, which still has lots of room for improvement, and some complex back-end warehouse systems, and be part of a team that has a big influence on the success of the company.

If this sounds like you (or somebody you know) I’d encourage you to check out the job descriptions and apply.

I’ll look forward to working with you…

More books…

The books I listed earlier in the week have been selling fast.  I’ve updated the previous post to show which are still available.  Get in quick!

Also, as one observant reader pointed out, I forgot to list my copy of The Dip, which as I mentioned was part of the motivation for this whole exercise. So, that book is now also for sale, plus I’ve just listed a few more new titles that may be of interest to somebody out there:

Have you got a shelf full of books that you won’t read again too?

List them on Fishpond, give somebody else the opportunity to enjoy them, turn them into cash and replace them with some new ideas.

It’s all good!

Read any great books lately?

Read any great books lately?  If so, what did you do with them when you finished them?

Earlier this year Seth Godin encouraged everybody who had purchased a copy of his latest book The Dip to sell or give away their copy, in an effort to double the number of people who had read it.  It’s a good thought.

So, encouraged by that, I’ve decided to follow my own advice and clear out some space on my bookshelf.

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This also gives me a great chance to try out the “Sell Yours” feature on Fishpond, where anybody can list second-hand books for sale and they appear on the site along side the new titles.

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If any of the titles below sound interesting to you it would be good to give them a new home – they are priced to sell from $9.95 and all at a significant discount to the price of a new copy.  I should also say, by way of promotion, that I’m a bit of a pedant when it comes to keeping books like new, so in most cases you’ll hardly be able to tell it’s not a new copy.

And, if you have a bookshelf full of ideas that could also be shared you might like to do the same (and maybe add a link to your list of items for sale in the comments here, so others can find them).

Books for sale:

Note: I listed most of these a couple of days ago and some have already sold.  Plus I have some more on the shelf that I haven’t had time to list yet.  Check the site for an up-to-date list of the titles still available for sale.  And, if the title you wanted is already sold, I’m sorry but I only have one of each to sell – you could always buy a new copy (use the same links above).