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Should You Co-Found Your Company With a Software Development Shop (2 of 2)?

David Teten

You’ve got a great idea and domain expertise, but limited money and insufficient technology resources. Should you co-found your company with a software development shop? Not surprisingly, the list above also is ranked from least to most equity stake in an investment for the investor, relative to the cash they invest.

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Building Your MVP as a Non-Technical Founder

SoCal CTO

Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers Technology Roles in Startups Want to Know the Difference Between a CTO and a VP Engineering? Structure development contracts appropriately or directing the in-house team appropriately. The "Questions" post is probably the most important.

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Working with Developers

SoCal CTO

Setting the Deadline or using the works “Just,” “Easy,” or “Everyone does this.” - It’s tough on a developer to explain why it takes work to get something to be built. Adding pressure to this conversation makes it tougher. I.e., they need a developer more than they need a CTO.

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Finding Technical Cofounders Is Hard

rob.by

Michael’s last gripe is that “software engineers don’t work for free.” ” I believe that by this he means they want cash rather than equity. “Business people” and “software people” are misnomers. I absolutely want cofounders when the time comes. I refused and he left.

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Technical Co-Founders Are A Myth

blog.captainrecruiter.com

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. Act accordingly.

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How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen

sivers.org

Weve built Sandcastle specifically for an entrepreneur with an idea, who is not a developer. Sandcastle is a software development service for entrepreneurs. I also know someone else who consulted me about his website idea. I do consult people, however I am not looking for work right now. THANK YOU!!! Insightful.

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

www.quora.com

Someone who is egotistical enough to call themselves a rockstar, yet humble enough not to want 99% of the equity? Developer, engineer, CTO, or technical co-founder? I am talking about self-appointed 10x egostars, not real solid software engineers. Just go to a meetup or post an ad promising equity. Rockstar v.