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As with all things, "it depends." I'm currently looking for another one or two team members. The thing we're building is hard to build so I don't really mind ge

As with all things, "it depends." I'm currently looking for another one or two team members. The thing we're building is hard to build so I don't really mind getting right into it. However, I have a few other pitches that I'll dive into to get a feel for a person. For me, it's about friendship. Or rather, perhaps more. That is, I'm not looking for engineers I'm looking for believers. The type of people I look for would probably bolt too if I asked them to sign an NDA (my only experience with such things is in large corporations, which NDAs come later anyways––and [usually] not on the first date). For me, it comes down to trust. You may be concerned about sharing your idea (if you're sharing other confidential information, then I could see how the NDA is necessary). Ideas are often the least valuable thing an early employee/candidate could take from you (or an investor for that matter). It seems like you have already determined the problem. Maybe you should approach a consultant that is comfortable [frequently] signing NDAs; ask them if you should be asking other potential candidates to sign the same NDA.

dlwhitehurst 7y ago
Interesting! You hit the nail on the head. This is isn't easy at all. Too many things to think about and yes, I want believers, not negative Nancy's like Debbie Downer on SNL. I am looking for others that want to help me build something as big as Facebook but build it for the "people" the users. The people that need the application. And, I want to go global. Like I shared with the other guy earlier, you can go to https://abc.ciwise.com https://abc.ciwise.com and login with user/user or you can login as a new registrant and then email me at dlwhitehurst@gmail.com and I'll activate your user account. The email is not currently working and this is just a POC for the container conglomerate. Anyhow, yes, I want friends and people that feel strongly about what I want to do and why. And, I've been looking but it's tough. My stuff is Java, Spring Boot, JHipster, and Mongo for the database containers. It's pretty performant for an 8GB Digital Ocean droplet.

dlwhitehurst 7y ago

Interesting! You hit the nail on the head. This is isn't easy at all. Too many things to think about and yes, I want believers, not negative Nancy's like Debbie Downer on SNL. I am looking for others that want to help me build something as big as Facebook but build it for the "people" the users. The people that need the application. And, I want to go global. Like I shared with the other guy earlier, you can go to https://abc.ciwise.com https://abc.ciwise.com and login with user/user or you can login as a new registrant and then email me at dlwhitehurst@gmail.com and I'll activate your user account. The email is not currently working and this is just a POC for the container conglomerate. Anyhow, yes, I want friends and people that feel strongly about what I want to do and why. And, I've been looking but it's tough. My stuff is Java, Spring Boot, JHipster, and Mongo for the database containers. It's pretty performant for an 8GB Digital Ocean droplet.