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Here are some real tips: 1. Have a lot of money 2. Be famous already (also rich, see 1) 3. Give away at least 45% of the company 4. Don't be a douche
by menloparkbum 19y ago
Here are some real tips:
1. Have a lot of money
2. Be famous already (also rich, see 1)
3. Give away at least 45% of the company
4. Don't be a douche
- mikesabat 19y agoWith these qualities you don't need to find a programmer, they find you. If you have money and a name you aren't looking for a co-founder, you're looking for an employee.
- sanj 19y agoI'm going to ignore 1&2 because they're snarky and unhelpful. And I have zero personal interest in making the rich richer. But the last two are valid points. The balance of power has changed. PHBs looking for technically brilliant but real-life-stupid engineers are going to fail. To lure talented tech away, you're going to have to pay for it. A lot. The subtext I read into the plaintive pleas about "I can't find a technical cofounder" is "who will work for a pittance, both in money and options." Which is what #4 is saying. To hire brilliant coders, you have to treat them like equals, if not more than equals given that they have the mad skillz.