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[Kristina Anderson]

Great article.  Thanks!  

As far as equity goes, I have "equity" in a project which I did last 
winter.  Most of the time these people pay a few grand in cash, which 
for the hours worked ends up being like $10 an hour or less, 
and "equity", and then just expect the thing to sell itself after you 
build it.  If they don't have the cash to pay you to build it, you KNOW 
they don't have the cash to market it and make it profitable.  I think 
any competent engineer can calculate the value of 10% of ZERO...

NEVER AGAIN.  My landlord, and the grocery store, don't accept a 
promise of "equity" as payment.  I learned the hard way not to go this 
route.  Maybe 1 out of 1,000 projects might be worth doing on that 
basis....maybe.

-- Kristina



> I recommend this article/post:
> 
> http://codeclimber.blogspot.com/2008/04/all-i-need-is-programmer.html
> 
> As a member of several NYC networking groups, I can promise you that
> ideas (both good and bad) are a dime a dozen, it's all on the
> execution.
> 
> Maybe you're not looking for freebies, but if you are I recommend
> against it. You might have more luck finding a developer that will
> lower their wages in exchange for equity, or if you're absolutely
> desperate, outsource the work developing a prototype, sell your idea
> to investors, and then hire programmers to execute.
> 
> Hope that helps,
> 
> - Brian D.
> 
> On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 9:42 PM, RDP <webmiester at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Sounds great!!
> >
> > Show me the money!
> >
> > Have a nice day!
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: New Media Concept
> > To: jobs at lists.nyphp.org
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 9:24 PM
> > Subject: [nycphp-jobs] Got a Great Big Idea - Need a 
Developer/Partner toMake
> > it Happen
> > I've got a pretty good idea that's been brewing in my head for 
quite a
> > while. It's ambitious, audacious, and certainly a challenge, but at 
the same
> > time, it's so audacious that it deserves nothing less than a real 
try.
> >
> > I used to work in the media industry and came to the painful 
realization
> > that it's probably the only industry that does an incredibly poor 
job of
> > bringing in new people and new ideas. At the same time the media 
industry
> > hasn't changed much even as technology has given it the potential 
to solve
> > many of these issues. The end result is more misses than hits, and 
promising
> > original talent being burned out as they tire out from trying to 
get their
> > lucky break. I think it's time to change that.
> >
> > I've spoken to several tech and marketing execs who all agree that 
this is
> > an idea that is entirely feasible and self sustainable, and 
therefore worth
> > trying at the very least. I've spoken with others in the industry, 
including
> > other artists and creatives, who all tell me that they and everyone 
they
> > know would jump at the chance to partake in that concept because 
something
> > like this has been sorely lacking in the industry for nearly it's 
entire
> > history. So in the end, it could be at the very least a self 
sustainable and
> > unique niche site, or be even more, and disrupt and shift the entire
> > industry.
> >
> > It's not a concept that can be deployed overnight, but whose 
features can be
> > logically implemented over time to create an ever more full featured
> > product. The first iteration of the concept would be simple and 
could be up
> > and running fairly fast(in fact a simple prototype using open source
> > resources was built and successfully tested). However I need 
someone who
> > will be able to take it beyond that, and keep it going as new 
pieces of the
> > puzzle are being implemented and thought up.
> >
> > I'm going to need a good LAMP developer who knows how to work with 
UGC and a
> > CMS, and wants to be part of building an idea that might carry them 
for the
> > long haul. I'm really looking for my long term technical 
team/partner(s) to
> > really make this idea and vision happen.
> >
> > So if you went through the trouble of reading all that and don't 
think I'm a
> > nut for daring to think big, shoot me an email with your 
qualifications and
> > I'll let you know more of the details.
> >
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