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How to Hunt Programmers for Your Startup - A Field Guide

SoCal CTO

His goal was to find a programmer who would come in as an early partner and work as an Equity-Only Developer. Ask a few CTO type people. Or ask me Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions. Tech Events / Meetups - There are lots of Networking Events in Los Angeles and Southern California that are techie oriented.

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How to Hunt Programmers for Your Startup - A Field Guide

SoCal CTO

His goal was to find a programmer who would come in as an early partner and work as an Equity-Only Developer. Ask a few CTO type people. Or ask me Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions. Tech Events / Meetups - There are lots of Networking Events in Los Angeles and Southern California that are techie oriented.

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Top 57 Online Startups Meets Technology Meets Product Posts for November 2010

SoCal CTO

aka: An Open Letter to the Next Big Social Network) - 500 Hats , November 1, 2010 I've held off writing this post for a long time, because I couldn't quite get my head around all the issues. can feel you now—corporate recruiters at career fairs, sending offer letters to work at banks and consulting firms. But I don’t think so.

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Lessons Learned: The hacker's lament

Startup Lessons Learned

As a last disclaimer, please consult the definition of the word hacker if youre not familiar with the controversies surrounding that term.) Its common to find a hacker at the heart of almost any successful technology company. This is one of the bedrock practices of any lean startup , and so its a common piece of advice I give out.

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

David Teten

I’ve talked with a number of software development shops who are eager to get into the business of cofounding companies, i.e., getting product revenue and equity instead of just consulting revenue. Vlad and his team at DarwinApps are considering launching DevFund — their attempt at cofounding companies by developing the MVP technology.

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How do I find a developer to help me with my idea?

www.scottporad.com

And, check this out: [link] I bet if you start networking with the people involved in this event you might start to make some good connections. Obviously, Mike’s not looking for money yet, but those types are often tapped into technical people who are looking for a business partner. and Failblog.org.

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Finding Technical Cofounders Is Hard

rob.by

He argued that software engineers don’t finish what they start, and that you’re better off paying a technical person than partnering with one. They can make good money consulting or working as an employee of another company. A business partnership is like a marriage and finding a long term partner is a very difficult thing.