Tried sudonow.com for Angular advice. Got valuable help the first couple times, so I bought the monthly subscription.
The next day, radio silence. No replies on the site, no replies to emails or requests for cancellation. They use Stripe for subscription billing, but even Stripe can't cancel my subscription. Have to dispute the $25 charge every month with my bank.</rant>
The problem you had has absolutely nothing to do with these kinds of sites and everything to do with the fact that one specific company failed to implement stripe billing correctly so you can cancel your subscription. This technical oversight could have happened with any type of company and makes this comment largely irrelevant here.
This may be an opportunity for Stripe to allow end users to log in and view all the subscriptions they have across all of Stripes client companies. This way you can log into Stripe and cancel that way if the company fails to make it easy for you to cancel your service.
really nice idea--both the pair programming and the code review. My Team is comprised of very bright devs, but i have this uncomfortable feeling that their technical growth is impeded somewhat by inbreeding--eg, during code review, they hear the same stuff over and over again, because it comes from the same people (usually me, and of course there's the real danger that i'll start to believe my own BS). Low-friction access to properly vetted experts in narrowly defined subject area, is compelling; in fact, that these experts come from outside your project, your team, your company, can, for certain tasks (eg, code review) be a significant advantage.
one question/concern: for putative "experts" to sign up for consideration by AirPlay requires that they grant what seem to me quite broad permissions. For instance, to connect a LinkedIn account, one must grant allow AirPlay to "Retrieve and post updates to LinkedIn as you" I can see why that might be desirable from AirPlay's point of view, but do you consider it necessary?
How long does it take to get paired with someone? If I need help like right now, how long will it take for me to get connected with someone? Is there expedite pricing available?
It depends on the problem and technology. If it's a common framework that we specialize in (see our website for more details - www.airpair.com), then we usually pair you within a few hours. More exotic frameworks and really difficult problems could take longer.
The next day, radio silence. No replies on the site, no replies to emails or requests for cancellation. They use Stripe for subscription billing, but even Stripe can't cancel my subscription. Have to dispute the $25 charge every month with my bank.</rant>
Take-away: Be careful with these sites.