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I hate to rain on your parade, but something about your request seems backwards. Start-up designers shouldn't be looking for freelance developers. Start-up developers should be looking for freelance designers. If 2 of you can't handle all of the early stage development work, then you need a third partner. Why would anyone any good work for you without getting equity?
I am always looking for great clients for my own freelance work. My problem is finding clients that don't want to gouge me. I stay away from freelance and bid sites because I will never be able to low-ball projects like those from overseas. When I look for client projects I check my local craigslist listings and so far I have been able to get a couple of extra projects a month. I have all the skills you listed in spa…
email address on your profile?
I hate to rain on your parade, but something about your request seems backwards. Start-up designers shouldn't be looking for freelance developers. Start-up developers should be looking for freelance designers. If 2 of you can't handle all of the early stage development work, then you need a third partner. Why would anyone any good work for you without getting equity?
I don't understand that comment? Typically people work for someone because they get paid for it?
This is hacker news. One of the primary beliefs here (correct me if I'm wrong) is that this is the best time ever for one or two good hackers to start a business if you can build something people want. Why? The incredibly low cost of entry, available technology, tremendous demand, etc. All you need is some skill, some smarts, a couple of laptops, and whole lot of determination. You don't even need much money. That's the good news.
Now the not-so-good news (for non-hackers). This is a sufficient condition. BUT IT IS ALSO A NECESSARY CONDITION. You gotta be able to hack. If you can't, then why bother?
I know. I know. You need both development and design. Design without development is a brochure. Development without design (although not a good idea) can be a sustainable business. Just ask google.
Many hackers here already do work for big companies for pretty decent $. And we're still unhappy because we want better. We want our own. A web/tech/software business has to be founded by hackers; anything else doesn't make much sense to me.
Didn't mean to sound so negative to the original poster. Maybe they ARE good hackers. But if not, they need at least one rock star hacker as a co-founder, not a freelancer.
This post kinda reminds me of opening a dentist's office if you can do everything needed except fix teeth. Imagine an ad, "Dental Hygienist and Office Manager looking to hire a freelancer to fix teeth." If I'm a dentist (who is any good), why would I respond to that ad? I'd just open my own practice. Why should hackers accept any less?
Thanks for the comments guys. To address some things... @edw519 - This isn't a start-up situation. As I said, this would be freelance, (i.e., we pay them). And this is for client work that comes along, not an internal project that would be relevant to an equity situation. I didn't think that hiring freelancers when work exceeded manpower was that ass backwards... @lanej0 - My developer is to an extent, but I was also…
Thanks for the comments guys. To address some things... @edw519 - This isn't a start-up situation. As I said, this would be freelance, (i.e., we pay them). And this is for client work that comes along, not an internal project that would be relevant to an equity situation. I didn't think that hiring freelancers when work exceeded manpower was that ass backwards... @lanej0 - My developer is to an extent, but I was also…
I stand corrected. Sounds like you have a large service component. I wouldn't hesitate to engage some of the posters here. IMO, this board seems like a cut above most of the others. Best wishes to you.
I hate to rain on your parade, but something about your request seems backwards. Start-up designers shouldn't be looking for freelance developers. Start-up developers should be looking for freelance designers. If 2 of you can't handle all of the early stage development work, then you need a third partner. Why would anyone any good work for you without getting equity?
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I don't understand that comment? Typically people work for someone because they get paid for it?
Sorry if I was a bit blunt. Let me try to explain it a little better... This is hacker news. One of the primary beliefs here (correct me if I'm wrong) is that this is the best time ever for one or two good hackers to start a business if you can build something people want. Why? The incredibly low cost of entry, available technology, tremendous demand, etc. All you need is some skill, some smarts, a couple of laptops,…
Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't understand that comment? Typically people work for someone because they get paid for it?
Sorry if I was a bit blunt. Let me try to explain it a little better... This is hacker news. One of the primary beliefs here (correct me if I'm wrong) is that this is the best time ever for one or two good hackers to start a business if you can build something people want. Why? The incredibly low cost of entry, available technology, tremendous demand, etc. All you need is some skill, some smarts, a couple of laptops,…
Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't understand that comment? Typically people work for someone because they get paid for it?
Sorry if I was a bit blunt. Let me try to explain it a little better... This is hacker news. One of the primary beliefs here (correct me if I'm wrong) is that this is the best time ever for one or two good hackers to start a business if you can build something people want. Why? The incredibly low cost of entry, available technology, tremendous demand, etc. All you need is some skill, some smarts, a couple of laptops,…