About Bill Harding
I program and oversee the creative vision for a Rails-based website called Bonanzle. Bonanzle’s mission to be become the Internet’s street fair, where buyers and sellers can linger, browse through, and chat about unique items. In our first year online, we have grown to almost 3 million items posted (one of the greatest merchandise volumes of any site not named “eBay”) while becoming one of the 15 biggest startups (by traffic) in Western Washington.
Prior to making Bonanzle, I was the lead programmer of numerous video game titles, as well as a dabbler in real estate (buying a couple houses) and running my own ecommerce store.
From the outset of the Bonanzle era I’ve maintained this blog, first as a channel for my entrepreneurial musings, and later as an outlet to help others find answers to hard Rails and Mysql questions. I also post the occasional good or bad review when I find deserving targets. I’ve even been known to throw in fake interviews from time to time.
My passion is in maximizing my (stuff_done / time) quotient. I am happiest in the company of others who have big ideas and talk about practical ways to get those ideas done. In addition to getting stuff done, I like Scrabble, basketball, dive bars, and Elliott Smith.
