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Hacker Entrepreneur in Residence
I run a small, but successful Web1.0 company, but am looking for a new bright spark as Hacker Entrepreneur in Residence.
What’s that? All the fun of a startup without all the risk. YC folks who don't want VC might be interested.
inevitable.cc or http://tinyurl.com/5hr434
- spydez 18y agoTis days like these I kick myself for never getting any of my hobby projects into a psuedo-finish, presentable state...
- comforteagle 18y agoIndeed. Finishing is a key characteristic.
- swombat 18y agoSeems like the normal thing. From your blog: "You can't be normal and expect abnormal returns". Advice: open your mind. Some people are amazing at starting great things but not so good at finishing them. If you can balance that out, you win. Out of curiosity, I presume the reason why you want a "young hacker" is because you can't afford an older one?
- comforteagle 18y agoLOL no. Just someone who hasn't a lot of pre-conceived ideas of what is/isn't possible. We have those already. LOL
- wheels 18y agoThis doesn't make any sense to me. What do you get out of it? What do you require of said hacker? Do want partial ownership or just someone to bounce ideas off of? What do you mean by in-residence combined with we-don't-care-where-you-live? There's really not enough info there for someone to decide if it's interesting or not.
- swombat 18y agoProcess most people follow: Step 1: Great idea Step 2: Find people to build it Process smart people follow: Step 1: Great people Step 2: Find something to build
- wheels 18y agoProcess only stupid people follow: jump into something without having any idea what it is. I think the poster means well, and good on him for that, but there needs to be more information if he wants to attract folks.
- comforteagle 18y agoI'm adding info from feedback. This is a new idea for me so it's difficult to anticipate what people want to know. Also, I'm not exactly stupid, just willing to take a risk.
- wheels 18y agoOh, I wasn't implying that you're stupid -- just that anyone would be to get particularly excited about your idea with the original info. :-)
- comforteagle 18y agoGotcha. I'm hoping to flesh our more details from feedback.
- comforteagle 18y agoWhat do you get out of it?: Great products/apps What do you require of said hacker?: Build Interesting Stuff Do want partial ownership or just someone to bounce ideas off of?: Partial Ownership. What do you mean by in-residence combined with we-don't-care-where-you-live? It means you're a part of our existing company charged with acting & creating like an entrepreneur. Basically you get a salary to work on your cool ideas.
- webwright 18y agoThis looks like a cool op. 99.9% of people can't afford to do a startup unless it has near-zero costs. Of course, a lot of what makes startups succeed is scarcity of resources and fear of imminent and public failure. You're taking that away and functionally creating an incubator, which have long histories of producing mediocre startups/products. If I were you, I'd adjust it to: 1) Pay bread/water wages. 2) Give them skin in the game (equity). As much as you can stand. 3) Tell them they have 6 months to build something people want/like or their salary goes to zero and they can continue on like any other entrepreneur (for the love/belief in the project and the hope that they can make it go big). 4) Hire 2 people, not one.
- comforteagle 18y agoInteresting. I am willing to do exactly this if more feedback comes in supporting it vs what I'm currently proposing. Thanks Tony.
- wheels 18y agoI agree, for what it's worth. Fear is an essential component to the mix. One thing I'd add -- building something people want isn't a silver bullet. Building something people want enough that there's value generated is. Mixing that up, which is way, way too often done on this site, is fatal.
- mediageek 18y agoWhats the deal? Are you looking for an engineer or a partner for your firm
- comforteagle 18y agoI'm looking for someone who creates cool apps to develop them in my company. If they're a hit we spin them out.
- icey 18y agoThis is essentially like the patronage movement Giles talked about in one of his talks, eh? Cool idea, good luck!
- menloparkbum 18y agodoes it pay as much as being a real EIR?