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CoverHound®
Company blog · coverhound.com/blogprogrammingcareer
CoverHound® is the company blog at coverhound.com, writing about programming and career. Since 2011, 13 different Hacker News readers have linked it 21 times. No feed was found, so read it on the site itself.
Too few sampled comments (11) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
Linked as the site of CoverHound, a car and renters insurance comparison service, and in HN 'Who is hiring' threads for its Rails and UX/UI job openings. Comments do not discuss the writing.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 11 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Compare real rates from trusted insurers and get the right coverage for you and your business. Start saving today at CoverHound.com
What Hacker News says?
CoverHound | San Francisco, CA | Rails Engineer | ONSITE We're a small company doing big things in a huge market, and we’re looking for a few key engineers to help us grow. We know the insurance market well because we're founded by industry veterans and we recently closed a $33MM series C. Company perks and benefits include competitive salary and equity, a $5k learning budget, health insurance, recruiting bonuses, a…
Comment linking /job_detail/22
on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2015)”Submitted Better Conditional Validations in Rails as a story · 15 points
HN discussionCoverHound | San Francisco, CA | Full-Time | UX / UI Designer We are modernizing the way people shop for auto, renters, and home insurance by providing accurate, transparent choice and competitive rates. We emphasize innovation, engagement, and education in designing our products to effectively reach and expand our target market. The Product team is currently looking for a talented UX / UI Designer who is passionate…
Comment linking /job_detail/23
on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2016)”Submitted Ender's Game applied to engineering leadership as a story · 13 points
HN discussionCoverHound (SF @ 2nd and Mission) is actively seeking engineers (full-stack, Ruby/Rails experienced, local preferred) at both senior and early/mid career levels... We've got strong product/market fit, consistent 20% month-to-month growth and a fun, growing team. Take a look below and at our jobs site http://coverhound.com/jobs-sf or contact us at jobs@coverhound.com ... Thanks!! ====================================…
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on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2015)”Submitted Marissa Mayer vs. Mark Zuckerberg as a story · 4 points
HN discussionCoverHound (SF @ 2nd and Mission, ONSITE) is actively seeking full-stack Rails and front-end engineers at mid-to-senior experience levels (3+ years professionally)... We're a Series-B fintech startup changing the way consumers find, compare and purchase personal lines of insurance. Check out our offerings through our site (coverhound.com) or our integration with Google Compare in CA ( https://www.google.com/compare/…
Comment linking /job_detail/9
on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2015)”Submitted How to Create a Fan-gated Facebook Tab with Rails and JavaScript as a story · 4 points
HN discussionCoverHound (SF @ 2nd and Mission) is actively seeking engineers (full-stack, Ruby/Rails experienced, local talent preferred) at both senior and early/mid career levels... We've got strong product/market fit, consistent 20% month-to-month growth and a fun, growing team. Take a look below and at our jobs site http://coverhound.com/jobs or contact us at jobs@coverhound.com ... Thanks!! ====================== CoverHound…
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on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2014)”Submitted CoverHound Comparative Shopping Platform Expands to Include Agency as a story · 2 points
HN discussionCoverHound (SF @ 2nd and Mission) is actively seeking engineers (full-stack, Ruby/Rails experienced, local talent preferred) at both senior and early/mid career levels... We've got strong product/market fit, consistent 20% month-to-month growth and a fun, growing team. Take a look below and at our jobs site http://coverhound.com/jobs or contact us at jobs@coverhound.com ... Thanks!! ====================== CoverHound…
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on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2014)”Submitted Infographic -- Data Visualization of Car Insurance Mergers and Acquisitions as a story · 2 points
HN discussionCoverHound - San Francisco, CA - http://coverhound.com Software Engineer, Ruby on Rails We are creating a more transparent market in insurance. Our services enable users to shop for car insurance and renters insurance online, immediately retrieving accurate and actionable rates from partnered insurance carriers. Our customers can then purchase one of the policies directly from us via our licensed insurance agents. W…
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on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2013)”Submitted CoverHound Platform Helps Users Donate to Sandy Victims While Getting Covered as a story · 1 points
HN discussionFrom the article: "If hunger had an effect on our mental resources of this magnitude, our society would fall into minor chaos every day at 11:45 a.m." This looks compelling at first but how many people are really making any considerable decisions on an empty stomach before lunch? Everyone at my company sets up meetings earlier (9 or 10am) or after lunch because they know how they are when they are hungry and/or thin…
Comment linking /blog/post/what-time-of-day-do-most-accidents-occur
on “Impossibly Hungry Judges”Submitted CoverHound Adds to Board of Directors as a story · 1 points
HN discussionI agree with this guy. CoverHound.com reads like the envelopes I get from Progressive...a few pages more than I am willing to read. edit: To find this page I went to the bottom of the home page, tried to click on the Pennsylvania state outline, clicked the Pennsylvania text link, looked for my car on the most stolen cars lists, found "Car insurance quotes get started" at the bottom http://coverhound.com/step1
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on “Leaky (YC S11) is Hipmunk for Car Insurance”Submitted Will GPS Devices Monitor Our Driving Habits? as a story · 1 points
HN discussionI greatly appreciate you will help me find insurance that protects my car from alien abduction. Does that cover me, my passengers, and cow, or is it just for the vehicle itself? :) http://i.imgur.com/B9zdt.png http://coverhound.com/
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on “Leaky (YC S11) is Hipmunk for Car Insurance”Since Google mostly partnered on this you can get a similar comparison quoting experience from their partner Coverhound who is very much still in business. https://coverhound.com/
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on “Google Is Closing Google Compare, Its Financial Services Comparison Service”