I think HN is being trolled.
There is the possibility that this is a real post, given how insane and bubbleicious the whole mobile/social space has gotten, but I highly doubt it.
The account is 3 days old.
There is the possibility that this is a real post, given how insane and bubbleicious the whole mobile/social space has gotten, but I highly doubt it.
The account is 3 days old.
I assure you there is nothing trolling here, I have been a successful entrepreneur who sold two businesses for over 1.2 million in the past 5 years. One of these was an ISP / web hosting provider and the other an IT support company for SMB's running windows. A long time member of Vistage international and a supporter of Open Source initiatives for years. Just not a programmer, but I can spot the bullshit.
I have hired / fired over 60 people during my career and the largest company I ran had 15 employees and 1.2 million in revenue.
My guess is your idea is technically infeasible and you should find a trusted technical source to review your idea with before you start accepting money from friends.
You claim you have run multiple companies, hired/fired 60 people, you claim to have multiple investors committed. And now you ask HN for how to hire a programmer?
May I suggest to leverage your contacts/advisor network instead, which you surely have built during your previous endeavours?