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Recruiting Startup Engineers | Femgineer

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Sweat equity or salary? By letting them learn and play with new technologies from time to time. Part of an engineers desire to solve problems is also a reflection of them wanting to improve themselves by becoming a better developer. The key is to balance it out.

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Technical Co-Founders Are A Myth

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If you want to build a business that requires software, be prepared to invest a little money. I recently met a junior software developer working for $200/week + room & board at a business geeks house. The business geek needed a working software prototype and the programmer needed experience.

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Finding a Technical Partner for Your Startup

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How can I go about looking for a (very) good programmer willing to do this as sweat equity? In the process of gathering feedback, you’re beginning to develop a network of advisers and supporters. You can find a technologist to join you as a partner, for half of the company’s equity. So you see my dilemma.

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Where is the best place to find a rockstar developer to bring it to life?

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Someone who is egotistical enough to call themselves a rockstar, yet humble enough not to want 99% of the equity? Then with the simple product built, if you can prove it has legs, finding a developer to come aboard and build it out will be easy. Just go to a meetup or post an ad promising equity. This person does not exist.

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How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen

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Weve built Sandcastle specifically for an entrepreneur with an idea, who is not a developer. Sandcastle is a software development service for entrepreneurs. I am a Ruby on Rails programmer and have written the first line of code for a few startups. Click on my name for the link. Insightful. Thanks much.