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When I was in college, I was asked to be a founding engineer. The other two involved were business guys that were pursing a $1Mil grant and needed the MVP in 9
by NotAnOtter 2y ago
When I was in college, I was asked to be a founding engineer. The other two involved were business guys that were pursing a $1Mil grant and needed the MVP in 9 months. I asked for 33% and they laughed me off. A few months later I saw many salty posts on their socials about "engineers expected to own the company when they don't contribute any vision or direction".
It's like captaining a ship and not being willing to repair the ship. Good luck on your own I guess.
It's different when they already have a product and are looking to expand. That's closer to hiring a sailor to manage the sails. But when you're hiring a ship builder expect a ship builders wage.
Also, don't hire a college kid to build your MVP. That's a big enough red flag right there.
- aerostable_slug 2y ago> Also, don't hire a college kid to build your MVP. That's a big enough red flag right there. That seems like a pretty big generalization. I can think of several going concerns where a college kid might have not only written the MVP, but actually what they have in prod. There are tech plays out there where the tech part is embarrassingly easy, the tricky bit is the politics of getting the contract(s). Example: signing up certain populations for government benefits. Sometimes there's a nice cut to be made and it doesn't take much more than a couple of online forms. The hard part is recognizing the opportunity then getting the deal inked, not the implementation.
- NotAnOtter 2y agoI'm not claiming college kids can't build products. But in general, if you're buying the cheapest labor you can find, you're going to get an inferior product.