Virtual Chief Technology Officer

JourneyPage is a virtual business incubator that helps nearly 8,000 individuals turn their passions into scalable businesses that make an impact. It accomplishes this through dynamic, action-oriented exclusive content and a daily accountability system that stops procrastination.
Our vision is to become the go-to tool for helping millions of individuals turn their business ideas into profitable businesses.
Currently, entrepreneurship programs at colleges & universities, small business development centers, and incubators license JourneyPage's Software-as-a-Service platform.
JourneyPage is a quickly-growing product and was created by award-winning, young entrepreneurs (founders of Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour ? http://www.extremetour.org) committed to:

Personal growth & learning
Always staying positive
Being authentic
Delivering a WOW experience to our customers

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

Currently, JourneyPage has proven that there is a significant need for its product that has been unmet. The Chief Technology Officer?s role is to ensure that JourneyPage fills that need and its users receive a consistent
WOW experience as the site scales to millions of users.

We're looking for an individual with proven programming skills coupled with previous experience in or the ability to very quickly learn all the parts needed to scale a successful Software-as-a-Service company. This includes understanding of the following disciplines:

Business Strategy
Project Management
Programming
Analytics
Business strategy
Quality Assurance
Server Administration
User Research & Design

COMPENSATION
We are looking for a technical partner who will be compensated completely in
equity.
APPLICATION

To apply, please send your resume and cover letter to michael@extremee.org.
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Skills/Requirements: 
Identify technology trends and evolving social behavior that may support or impede the success of the business
Demonstrated ability to apply technology solutions to business problems
Experience using analytics and metrics to make decisions on JourneyPage?s evolution
Collect and analyze user behavior through server logs, online experiments (A/B testing), benchmark studies, and surveys
History of side projects building web applications
Affinity for rapid prototyping and test-driven development
Experience in MySQL, HTML, AJAX/Javascript, and at least one of the following: PHP, Ruby, Python
Experience with web application frameworks such as Symfony, Ruby on Rails, or Django
Expertise in cloud infrastructure deployment and management
Experience with build and release management processes
Experience with unit testing and automated QA
Work with existing founders, programming team, and quality assurance team to achieve goals
Rock-solid networking, web, and Unix skills
Continually improve the performance and scalability of the JourneyPage service
Monitor service stability and performance
Troubleshoot issues with hardware, software, applications and network
Directly responsible for the availability of the JourneyPage.com website
Wireframing and user flow design for web interfaces
Strong understanding of strengths and shortcomings of different research methods, including when and how to apply them during each product phase
Experience integrating user research into product designs and design practices
Proven leadership ability.
Ability to set and manage priorities judiciously
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Ability to articulate ideas to both technical and non-technical addressees
Exceptionally self-motivated and directed
Keen attention to detail
Passionate about web startups
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