On: Ask HN: How was life for a regular dev during the dot com burst?

[mkarliner]

I was at the epicenter of the bust, in London consulting for boo.com, who were at least partially triggering the crash.

After some months on the beach because my company simply couldn't get the ludicrous rates they had previously been getting, I landed up joining the fledgling Shazam.

Sometimes the best time for a startup is in the teeth of a crash...