article thumbnail

Web Success = Populate & Promote

Start Up Blog

It involved some people looking for coders to make a copy of my web business and livelihood www.rentoid.com. What was interesting was the lack decorum shown in the coder recruiting process where the person said – build me a replica of this website. link] A compliment or IP rip off with me and @ rentoid as the victims?

Web 74
article thumbnail

How to find a good programmer or web developer

www.peterdrew.net

first of all you need a project to use to source a good coder. This product needs to be a product you create specifically for the purpose of finding a coder. You wouldnt believe how many people loose the valuable IP by putting way to much info in their project descriptions. This is the kind of coder you are looking for.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

6 Ways to Recruit Talent for Startups

mashable.com

Techcofounder If you’re starting a company, chances are you either are a coder or need a coder. Coders can create anonymous profiles and accept solicitations to work on projects or join a team. Entrepreneurs can browse coders by skill or location. SCVNGR Makes Major Enhancements to iP.

Coder 60
article thumbnail

Impact of Outsourcing/Offshoring on IT

BeyondVC

While the number of coders may go down in an IT department, there will be ample opportunity for developers to move up the value chain into design, architecture, and product management. As an investor, I want to make sure that whatver my companies do, that we own the core IP.

article thumbnail

How To Bootstrap Your Startup

www.readwriteweb.com

Our development was a particularly complicated build requiring 5 developers, a systems architect, an html coder, a SQL specialist, 4 testers, 2 designers, a graphic designer, a project manager and a security specialist. It is often said that bootstrapping is cheap. But producing a professional and slick product costs money.

article thumbnail

Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

maplebutter.com

have you heard of any luck using outsourced coders from India … or where do you suggest ? I can’t offer any amazing technology or IP, but I can solve a few problems by just doing it “right”, and not the way it’s being forced on people right now. Focus on those core metrics and you should do fine.

article thumbnail

How to Flip Your Startup in 5 Steps

ReadWriteStart

All these factors combined make it more likely for a single coder to create a one-time hit. However, this will impact the value of your IP. The consolidation of the social graph by Facebook, the various app stores and the abundance of cloud-based services lower time to market. Create Buzz.

Lean 144