(cross-posted from the blog's comments - didn't realise they're hidden by default) Just a few comments (from a developer/entrepreneur's perspective): > I hate

(cross-posted from the blog's comments - didn't realise they're hidden by default) Just a few comments (from a developer/entrepreneur's perspective): > I hate asking around for help. We all do. Asking is hard. But if you're aiming to be a successful entrepreneur, you will have to do things that take you outside your comfort zone. That's the whole point. Bite the bullet, swallow your pride. > There are so many job boards and most of them are useless. Yep, that's exactly right. Don't use them. If you want to find great developers (and you're not Google), nine times out of ten you're going to have to do the legwork yourself. > “I’m looking too. If I found a good software developer, I’d take him. Sorry!” Not cool. That sounds fair enough to me. Good developers are, as you've discovered, rare. If they're putting the work in, they deserve the payoff - why should they give up a potentially valuable employee just because you asked? The common theme here seems to be that yes, building a company from the ground up is really hard, and it's a ton of (sometimes frustrating and thankless) work. If you have faith in your company's ability to succeed, you need to do whatever's necessary to get them there.