Find a Hacker, Find a Co-founder

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Post by thankuz » Thu, Apr 21, 2011, 8:47 PM UTC

Find a Hacker, Find a Co-founder
findahacker.com

Re: Find a Hacker, Find a Co-founder

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Post by entangld » Thu, Apr 21, 2011, 9:14 PM UTC

Why wouldn't a hacker just sign up and take the best idea they could find?

It would be cool to have good ideas sent to my inbox at all times. I don't know why someone would just give their ideas away though.

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Apr 21, 2011, 9:29 PM UTC

entangld wrote: post #2

Why wouldn't a hacker just sign up and take the best idea they could find? It would be cool to have good ideas sent to my inbox at all times. I don't know why someone would just give their ideas away though.

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Re: Find a Hacker, Find a Co-founder

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Post by aohtsab » Thu, Apr 21, 2011, 9:29 PM UTC

word of advice: never combine the phrase "rock star" with "hacker".

Re: Find a Hacker, Find a Co-founder

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Post by webwright » Thu, Apr 21, 2011, 9:30 PM UTC

entangld wrote: post #2

Why wouldn't a hacker just sign up and take the best idea they could find? It would be cool to have good ideas sent to my inbox at all times. I don't know why someone would just give their ideas away though.

Yeah, that's bad positioning. Presumably they connect you with people who have ideas and who can help build it, sell it, finance it, etc.

Re: Find a Hacker, Find a Co-founder

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Post by dtran » Thu, Apr 21, 2011, 9:36 PM UTC

aohtsab wrote: post #4

word of advice: never combine the phrase "rock star" with "hacker".

Not unless you want someone who only shows up 1/3rd of the time and shows up under the influence when they do.

Source: http://twitter.com/#!/jonbeilin/status/48467573053997056

Re: Find a Hacker, Find a Co-founder

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Post by oziumjinx » Thu, Apr 21, 2011, 9:39 PM UTC

Is it necessary to use the word "rock star" at all?

Re: Find a Hacker, Find a Co-founder

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Post by iphoneedbot » Thu, Apr 21, 2011, 10:17 PM UTC

great idea!

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Post by Laments » Thu, Apr 21, 2011, 10:39 PM UTC

Things this is missing: Privacy policy, ability to search or differentiate, proof of security, testimonials, terms and conditions, proof that there's any actual people in the database.

Pluses: excludes job seekers!

Interesting sidebar: "We research each seeker request and only send you the best ones." I'm sniffing a discrimination lawsuit in the making.

Re: Find a Hacker, Find a Co-founder

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Post by grantlmiller » Thu, Apr 21, 2011, 10:49 PM UTC

entangld wrote: post #2

Why wouldn't a hacker just sign up and take the best idea they could find? It would be cool to have good ideas sent to my inbox at all times. I don't know why someone would just give their ideas away though.

I'd focus less on the idea... (not b/c someone is going to steal it, but b/c it doesn't really matter) give some idea of the space but if you really want to connect with a potential co-founder you have to be able to explain your experience, skill set, etc.