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Honestly, it's a bit strange to read that while you are actively seeking funding (even if your attempts have fallen through so far), and so are clearly aiming t

Honestly, it's a bit strange to read that while you are actively seeking funding (even if your attempts have fallen through so far), and so are clearly aiming to make a profit in the long term, you expect a developer to work for free. If this was a nonprofit/open source venture, it might be a different story, but why should a developer (who could pull in 100-200/hr or get salary + significant equity at any number of startups, based on the qualifications you're looking for) put in his or her time for nothing, when any future profits would just go to you as the ceo. You are basically asking a highly skilled, highly paid professional to accept a role as an unpaid intern. Imo, if a skilled developer is willing to invest very valuable time, you should at the very least be putting a big chunk of equity on the table. Best of luck to you in any case.

cjstewart88 14y ago
I guess I could have been more clear on that part, sorry I was trying to keep it short. So here's what happened. Tubalr blew up on reddit, several interested investors reached out. One was really close to investing but ended up not going through with it. I never sought out investment myself and have no intentions on doing so. Thanks! Edit: This has been a side project for the past 2 years, the code is open sourced on GitHub(https://github.com/cjstewart88/Tubalr https://github.com/cjstewart88/Tubalr)
dwyer 14y ago
> why should a developer (who could pull in 100-200/hr or get salary + significant equity at any number of startups, based on the qualifications you're looking for) put in his or her time for nothing Because programming is still fun for some people?