Instead of being able to justify a somewhat fixed salaried workday, you find yourself working longer and longer hours as client demands increase. In addition, freelance development requires a lot more mental energy than being a salaried employee. Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. with that approach. MORE >>

Dont make cheap skate equity offers, with programmer getting equity share of first employee and salary of founder(nothing or next to nothing). Dont go C or Java, python is good for prototyping and easier to learn. Many of my friends have been in the same position, so heres my best advice , below. so any further advice is appreciated. MORE >>

Only in North America do we know of an annual income," jokes Needham, "because we're on salaries. Plus, with the introduction of mobile-payment platforms in India in the coming year, Simpa's customers will be able to pay directly from their Java-based phones, making the process even more streamlined. Sound odd? With 1.5 MORE >>

Typical company sizes - an estimate of the typical size of companies posting to a job board based on the company name, funding stage, salary/equity balance, and other information contained in the post. Nathan Hursts Blog Thoughts on Software, Technology, and Startups « Back to blog Im on the technical side of entrepreneurship in NYC. MORE >>

Get your feet wet with HTML, CSS and back-end languages like PHP, C#, or Java. Your candidate should be willing to take a lower salary in exchange for ownership in the company, thus proving their dedication and belief in your product, and their drive to make it grow. Web 2.0 So who are you looking for? So where do you start looking? MORE >>