Amazing web / iOS / Android developer needed!
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The OH and I are looking for an amazing developer who can build a website as well as complementary iOS and Android apps.
The criteria we have is as follows:
The criteria we have is as follows:
- Preferably within a reasonable radius of Bradford/Leeds so it's easy to meet up.
- Must be able to take the project on an 'entrepreneurial' basis - i.e., we have no money so we can't pay you - instead you'll get a percentage of the business.
- Must be willing to sign a non disclosure agreement, basically promising not to reveal the idea to anyone else or run off and do it yourself.
- Must be able to provide a portfolio demonstrating the required level of competence.
- Must be hungry for it - we want to get started asap and need someone who's committed.
@KFC - It's not 'for free'. It's for a percentage of the business. the developer would be a director and would own shares. We can't provide much information without risking giving too much away. If you're interested get in touch and I'll pass your details to my OH who owns the project and is a better judge of how much can be revealed without giving key information away.
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trashbat said:
"The next Facebook" is neither a good incentive, nor likely to happen.
By 'the next Facebook', I don't literally mean it's another Facebook, more something that could be as big, but different.trashbat said:
At least if you want to do something interesting, the job you describe is more likely two jobs, one graphic designer/creative and one software engineer.
It's actually three jobs - Marketing expert (the OH), Designer (me), and a Developer.trashbat said:
Both get paid pretty well (I am the latter), work is not hard to come by, and without a very attractive proposition and strong business case, and probably a very strong trust relationship (i.e. a personal one) you're unlikely to have much interest.
Where is graphic design paid well? I've been doing it for over 20 years. The pay is st.jammy_basturd said:
Probably won't get read as the OP seems to have already decided to ignore the advice given so far.
I gave up on the thread because people seem fixated on the idea that we want someone to work for nothing and end up with no money to pay for food and shelter as a consequence. The OH and I appreciate the need food and shelter as we need it too - that's why we have day jobs and are undertaking the project in our spare time. We were simply looking for someone who was willing to become one third of the project and work on it in spare time too. The OH and I are not 'powerfully built company directors' looking to exploit someone - we're all giving up our spare time for an equal share of the reward. Anyway, we identified a very talented developer via another channel. He has all the required skills and is happy to own a third of the business rather than than charge a fee, so it's underway now.jammy_basturd said:
This puts 100% of the risk on the developer.
No it doesn't. We're all taking a risk in so much as we're giving up our spare time to see if we can make something work. None of us are short of the ability to find 'paying by the hour' work in our spare time if we so wish, but we want something bigger. As Mark Twain said, “Why not go out on a limb? That's where the fruit is.”If we pull it off I'll bump the thread and report back, but otherwise I won't be checking back in as our time is obviously better spent on the project.
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