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If I want to find a programmer to help with a startup idea....
Posted on 1/21/16 at 1:29 pm
Posted on 1/21/16 at 1:29 pm
How would I go about doing that? I believe that I have a really really good idea that I want to seriously look at, and while I have some programming experience, and I could probably struggle through it. I would like to see about finding a programmer that can navigate through the idea quicker.
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Posted on 1/21/16 at 1:56 pm to tiggerthetooth
Make anyone you talk to about it sign a confidentiality agreement.
Posted on 1/21/16 at 1:58 pm to ithad2bme
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Make anyone you talk to about it sign a confidentiality agreement.
and prepare to pay far more than you anticipate now. these "start up ideas" are almost always a giant time sink
Posted on 1/21/16 at 2:00 pm to jcole4lsu
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and prepare to pay far more than you anticipate now. these "start up ideas" are almost always a giant time sink
What do you mean exactly? They fail? Or just require a lot of time?
Posted on 1/21/16 at 2:05 pm to tiggerthetooth
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If I want to find a programmer to help with a startup idea....
I'm in...where do I sign up.
Posted on 1/21/16 at 2:08 pm to tiggerthetooth
Pay them for their time and up front. Not with the whole "percentage of the company" spiel 
Posted on 1/21/16 at 2:09 pm to ithad2bme
quote:Easy way to drive away programmers IMO.
Make anyone you talk to about it sign a confidentiality agreement.
Posted on 1/21/16 at 2:11 pm to MrSmith
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Easy way to drive away programmers IMO.
honest question: what do they expect?
Posted on 1/21/16 at 2:13 pm to tiggerthetooth
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hat do you mean exactly? They fail? Or just require a lot of time?
usually the idea guy has no idea what they really need and it takes a ton of time to work out the system. either be prepared to shell out a significant amount of cash for a good programmer or provide them with a slice of the company - assuming they are interested in taking that route.
Posted on 1/21/16 at 2:14 pm to lsugrad35
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I'm in...where do I sign up.
If serious
tiggerthetooth@gmail.com
We can discuss more there.
Posted on 1/21/16 at 2:15 pm to SlowFlowPro
quote:What I meant was, usually when someone comes to me and the first thing they want is an NDA, it's always followed by the "I'll pay you via a percentage of the company" deal. For some reason, those two things always go hand in hand with the startup ideas people. Nothing against the NDA itself, just known in the programming community and my experiences as a bad sign.
what do they expect?
Posted on 1/21/16 at 2:18 pm to MrSmith
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What I meant was, usually when someone comes to me and the first thing they want is an NDA, it's always followed by the "I'll pay you via a percentage of the company" deal. For some reason, those two things always go hand in hand with the startup ideas people. Nothing against the NDA itself, just known in the programming community and my experiences as a bad sign.
Isn't the NDA so they don't steal the idea/concept and take it elsewhere? I thought tech companies are pretty bad about stealing ideas?
Posted on 1/21/16 at 2:25 pm to tiggerthetooth
Emailed
Posted on 1/21/16 at 2:26 pm to tiggerthetooth
Yeah it is. I guess how I said it came across the wrong way. It's more the way you go about it. The NDA should come after meeting and discussing the basics of what you're looking for.
Posted on 1/21/16 at 2:27 pm to MrSmith
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Yeah it is. I guess how I said it came across the wrong way. It's more the way you go about it. The NDA should come after meeting and discussing the basics of what you're looking for.
I agree. I wish there wasn't NDA's, but people can be liars and manipulators. Its unfortunate really.
Posted on 1/21/16 at 2:33 pm to tiggerthetooth
Yeah definitely sucks.
Posted on 1/21/16 at 2:38 pm to tiggerthetooth
Posted on 1/21/16 at 2:43 pm to DrewTheEngineer
Also batonrouge.slack.com is mostly programmers.
Posted on 1/21/16 at 4:18 pm to MrSmith
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It's more the way you go about it. The NDA should come after meeting and discussing the basics of what you're looking for.
that's fair
i took your initial comment meaning that there was this major issue with the concept and i was like
Posted on 1/21/16 at 5:18 pm to SlowFlowPro
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i took your initial comment meaning that there was this major issue with the concept and i was like
haha yeah realized that it came across wrong after your response
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