Very interesting read! I wondered about Shockley, too. But I heard that he was so awful everyone left his company to start their own, kick starting silicon valley. Maybe he was an outlier, but I would love to hear more about those days!

Flip this round the other way and you could found your own spa somewhere and maybe become the first phage billiionaire.

"Up to your knees" is what I actually meant. Uffa!

Applications are closed now. We will now screen all the applications but this will take some time because there are so many and all of them are considered. If you sent in an application you will hear from us, but just not immediately!

I guess not so many people listen to the Allman Bros now.

Love the way you post the titles of the studies you mention! Wish everyone did that.

True. For very high value contributions you can charge a purely value-based rate. But from a psychological perspective I have found that it feels better when there is some element of calculation. It could also be measured in days, weeks or some other scale.

It would be very useful to find someone on the buying side and ask them what the market price range is. Otherwise always base quotes on a calculation. Don't pull a number out of the air. Choose a fair hourly rate then calculate the amount for the work so that you feel more confident about it.