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<epiphany> A small non-technical founding team looking to hire the best technical person they can is effectively looking for a co-founder, not an employee. So
by amirhhz 15y ago
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A small non-technical founding team looking to hire the best technical person they can is effectively looking for a co-founder, not an employee.
So you're right, the coder who would be willing to consider such early involvement in a project is probably fairly entrepreneurial and will lose out if he is taken on as anything other than an equal co-founder.
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This has been my feeling previously, but this post and the comments helped make it concrete.
- wanorris 15y agoAt the same time, unless you're lucky enough to start with the backing of Y-Combinator or somesuch, there can be value to learning about the process while the money involved is someone else's and not your own. Edit: I realize this is a somewhat heretical idea around here, but the difference in stress when it's your life savings in the mix and your responsibility to make payroll is quite substantial, and being an early employee gives you a window into the process without having to push all your chips to the middle of the table on your first go around.