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Well, first off, (no matter what your possibly very good intentions) saying that you're a business type looking for a hacker type to do a startup is kind of a r
by noonespecial 17y ago
Well, first off, (no matter what your possibly very good intentions) saying that you're a business type looking for a hacker type to do a startup is kind of a red flag.
It sounds to hackers like "I've got a great idea, all I need is for some one to do all of the work for me, preferably for free, kthxbai."
The best way to attract a hacker type is to build something insanely cool (or at least make a good start of it) and project a trajectory of much more where that came from. Without that, I don't think any idea is cool enough all by itself. I admit, its kind of a chicken and egg deal but there it is for what its worth.
- icey 17y agoI agree with all of this. You could also explain what you bring to the table. Past history is useful. Think about how you would evaluate a software person - you wouldn't just bring a hacker onboard because he went on news.managersspecial.com and posted that he was looking for a business person, would you? You would want to know a lot more about what they were up to, what they've done; and most importantly, what they can bring to the table. Just having good ideas isn't really a qualifier any more - it's what you've done with them that's important.