Good move by Atlassian to expand beyond just software development. Another key area they are lacking are mobile products.

JIRA Board for iOS addresses some of those needs: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/jira-board-kanban-scrum-agil...

You're correct. Airplane Mode by default turns off Wi-Fi, but if you manually enable it, you can be in Airplane Mode and have Wi-Fi. This works well.

ha, that is a good one. didn't think of that, but also a good pre-caution!

start small by working on projects in your local community, hacker spaces, networking with people who might need your skill. take on anything that is reasonable enough for you to pay the bills.

do a good job, and you will get referred.

your referrals referrals will refer you.

your referrals referrals referrals will refer you.

and then you can hire more staff and grow

correction: iPhone 4GS is really just an iPhone 4S

how did you get a free notebook?

well a ballpark average for a software engineer right out of college is around the tune of $60K.

depends on your level of skill and the school you came out of too. if you're reading news.ycombinator, please don't shortchange yourself and accept $60k, which btw, just happens to be exactly what I did when I got out. my current company offers $100k for friggin QA positions if you know C++/C (i.e. you're actually capable of being a developer). of course, my company is not a startup anymore, so adjust your figures appropriately.

what I've seen is that anything goes for a startup. it depends a lot on how well funded they are and how in tune with the establishment the founder(s) are. but if you ask me, you should really not be assessing a startup based on salary. doing a startup is a passion. why would you do one otherwise? if salary is important to you, then just stick with the small company doling out $100k for a QA position sort of gig.

Okay, that's one question answered, but there are eight others.

get a degree dude. you'll start off making at least $50K minimum if you do computer science. Build your life financially then do your own thing.

bogleheads guide to investing

I second Bogleheads. Also second the "Intelligent Investor," but that one might be a little too much depth for what you're after.