Where to find a 'tech' co-founder?
Currently working on a tech (app) based startup with myself and a co-founder, however neither of us have any coding/programming experience. Our original plan was to apply for and use YC to help us find a programming partner but it seems like a better plan to find one before applying to YC. We're currently based in Las Vegas and have no networks to find any software savy partners. Any ideas where to look? Also open to any programmers here on Blind that are interested to reach out to us for this opportunity (if building the next Uber/Airbnb platform interests you)
This doesn't make any sense to me. Ideas are like assholes - everybody has one. Also being/having the dev to pull it off? That's the whole problem!! You ain't got anything at this point.
Yes, precisely the point of the post. We're are looking to make this idea a reality, and could use a friendly tip on where to find a dev that we like and trust
You like and trust! It goes both ways. What is your track record? What kind of compensation or partnership plan you have for this co founder?
I am open to working with you. I can build whatever you want fairly quickly.
My non coder friend hired a guy remotely to work on the SaaS SW and website for hospitality industry. That guy started his own business on the same concept in Asia and is doing well...he he.
You probably need to learn to code. That will help you understand what you want to build. It will let you build a MVO cheap and remove one of the red flags any potential tech founder will see. Alternatively you can sink a bunch of your own cash into building it, end up tied to a liability BS artist or have a wildly successful exit so that your reputation attracts someone talented and willing to gamble.
“I can handle the business side”
I'll build it for 90% equity since you didn't even tell your credentials so I'm assuming you might not be that great at what you do.
Get a college student to build an mvp
+1 not a bad idea. I would have been a lot more inclined to work for sweat equity as a college student to build my resume.
That's basically the thought process. For college kids who want to get hired at big name tech company, they typically will be looking for opportunities to show their chops, but may not have the idea or infrastructure to do it. OP can come with those pieces with a contract on how much kid can divulge as part of his portfolio for his future job search. Plus, OP can be a reference in the future so it behooves them to do a good job.
What are your and your co-founder’s qualifications? I’m interested, but it helps to know what you bring to the table.
Pro tip: people are going to be mean when you ask this question because it’s more common than you’d think. The tl;dr is development time is expensive, you should begin by looking for contract developers. They cost $50-$100 an hour on the lower side, and your MVP (minimum viable product) will take about 100-400 dev hours to build. You will likely not find anyone who can produce a high quality prototype to do it for free or even cheap. Last thing- when introducing your idea, don’t attempt to get people to believe in the dream. Tell them what they get out of using your product or building your product. Good luck.
Great take, thank you. I'm curious why you are against attempting to convince listeners of the dream behind the idea? Makes sense to get to the point, but is this out of experience?
Allow me to explain. Almost every person who gets an idea will believe THEIR idea is the next big thing, they believe they can just tell a technical person of the dream and the same excitement will be felt by the developer and they will begin working on it for free. In reality they've probably been approached multiple times in the past and were told the same thing "Develop my idea and get rich later" only to see the project fail later on and they get nothing. Since he will be the only tech guy he will essentially be doing all the work with no help, while you and your partner tell him what to do. His skills are in demand and in his eyes he's working with people who "aren't doing anything, while he does everything for free. Best course of action is to use freelancer sites like upwork to get started on building the bare bones version of your MVP, then use that to show other devs/investors/college students. For example Geogia Tech Advance Technology Development Center is a great resource, because their are plenty of young talented fresh minds that will believe an idea and will be willing to work on it
TL;DR, OP has an amazing software idea and is looking for an engineer to build it for equity.
I see we finally meet
Making my day here, guys