Dear Programmer, I have an idea

Edit: I do get a reasonable number of cold(ish) recruitment emails, but they mostly seem to be for real jobs. I'm not seriously worried about not receiving lame proposals, although I appreciate the sympathetic thoughts :-)

Re: Dear Programmer, I have an idea

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Post by webjunkie » Tue, Sep 11, 2012, 1:21 PM UTC

Joeboy wrote: post #5

I don't think I've ever received the kind of email the poster is talking about. Is there something wrong with me? Edit: I do get a reasonable number of cold(ish) recruitment emails, but they mostly seem to be for real jobs. I'm not seriously worried about not receiving lame proposals, although I appreciate the sympathetic thoughts :-)

Probably. Everyone gets them.

Re: Dear Programmer, I have an idea

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Post by ayi » Tue, Sep 11, 2012, 1:24 PM UTC

Joeboy wrote: post #5

I don't think I've ever received the kind of email the poster is talking about. Is there something wrong with me? Edit: I do get a reasonable number of cold(ish) recruitment emails, but they mostly seem to be for real jobs. I'm not seriously worried about not receiving lame proposals, although I appreciate the sympathetic thoughts :-)

Well, even the "create a wordpress blog for $100" kind of programmers get this kind of mails these days.

Re: Dear Programmer, I have an idea

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Post by gamebit07 » Tue, Sep 11, 2012, 1:27 PM UTC

Incidentally, i had a discussion with a colleague(non techie) of mine, who wanted to learn programming so that he could make apps and earn money. People actually think if they learn programming or have an app out there in the market will get rich. At least this has been the reason I have seen quite a few people drifting towards programming, they see it as a shortcut to realize their million dollar dream overnight. But the story out here in market is tough, bro! "It takes 20 years to be an overnight success."

Re: Dear Programmer, I have an idea

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Post by mkrecny » Tue, Sep 11, 2012, 1:27 PM UTC

Joeboy wrote: post #5

I don't think I've ever received the kind of email the poster is talking about. Is there something wrong with me? Edit: I do get a reasonable number of cold(ish) recruitment emails, but they mostly seem to be for real jobs. I'm not seriously worried about not receiving lame proposals, although I appreciate the sympathetic thoughts :-)

There's nothing wrong with you. You probably don't have enough visibility on the web. Having said that, these emails are annoying and uninteresting 95% of the time.

Re: Dear Programmer, I have an idea

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Post by mej10 » Tue, Sep 11, 2012, 1:32 PM UTC

Joeboy wrote: post #5

I don't think I've ever received the kind of email the poster is talking about. Is there something wrong with me? Edit: I do get a reasonable number of cold(ish) recruitment emails, but they mostly seem to be for real jobs. I'm not seriously worried about not receiving lame proposals, although I appreciate the sympathetic thoughts :-)

How many people know that you are a programmer? For a while, every social occasion I went to someone wanted to talk to me about building their startup idea. I eventually started hinting at things similar to this post.

Some people get a kind of "shocked" look when you tell them the "I could just build this myself, what do I need you for?" line. Of course, I never meant any disrespect (though some did get quite defensive: "You can't just take my idea!"). Most people are simply unaware of what it takes to start a business, much less a tech startup.