For those non technical founders who got their product developed by contractors, any tips to share?
Ask HN: How to hire freelance developer for an MVP?
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Re: Ask HN: How to hire freelance developer for an MVP?
#2There is a monthly "Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer?" thread first working day of the month https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=whoishiring
Re: Ask HN: How to hire freelance developer for an MVP?
#3There is a monthly "Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer?" thread first working day of the month https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=whoishiring
Sorry I meant general tips apart from where to find them. Planning to post on various freelancer platforms. eg- how to qualify good ones, what should I look for in applications etc
Re: Ask HN: How to hire freelance developer for an MVP?
#4I do consulting for non-technical founders of software companies. This is an incredibly common question. A lot of ink has been spilled over it, including my own ( https://jeremyphelps.com/blog/how-to-interview-a-freelance-d... )
Generally speaking you want to focus on more than raw technical skill. It's far more important that you align on expectations, values, etc. than it is to hire the world's greatest developer.
Most importantly: pay them to work on a small project before tackling your MVP. You don't want to get involved with someone on a big project only to find out the person is difficult to work with.
Re: Ask HN: How to hire freelance developer for an MVP?
#5Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? is a good place to start. I've got projects on multiple slack channels as well (Larachat, Launch etc.)
Re: Ask HN: How to hire freelance developer for an MVP?
#6There is a monthly "Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer?" thread first working day of the month https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=whoishiring
Sorry I meant general tips apart from where to find them. Planning to post on various freelancer platforms. eg- how to qualify good ones, what should I look for in applications etc
Your first mistake would be using those platforms. You're just going to get spammed by Indian devs that didn't even read your post.
Re: Ask HN: How to hire freelance developer for an MVP?
#7There is a monthly "Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer?" thread first working day of the month https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=whoishiring
In my experience the quality of developers posting on that thread is worse than upwork, on average. This shouldn't be surprising, since hn is an open forum where literally anyone can post. On upwork there's at least some work history you can look at.
Re: Ask HN: How to hire freelance developer for an MVP?
#8I'd ask for recommendations/referrals from friends and your local startup/tech community.
Re: Ask HN: How to hire freelance developer for an MVP?
#9There is a monthly "Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer?" thread first working day of the month https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=whoishiring
In my experience the quality of developers posting on that thread is worse than upwork, on average. This shouldn't be surprising, since hn is an open forum where literally anyone can post. On upwork there's at least some work history you can look at.
How many experiences have you had?
Re: Ask HN: How to hire freelance developer for an MVP?
#10What language/stack are you using? If you know, let me know, might be able to help.
If you don't, you don't know enough to be a technical hirer/boss in this situation.