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If you do not have hacker friends, what is the best way to find a hacker co-founder?

2 pointsCYCY9 comments

Good question... I have a similar situation, however I have hacker friends that a) have too much holding them down from working on any projects, b) are comfortable with the 9-5 routine, or c) I just know that I can't work with them

I guess that is why I'm beginning to contribute here at news.yc, in hopes of meeting some technical folks who would be willing to start something down the road.

If you're looking for co-founders, I think you're in the right place

You should put some information about yourself in your profile. A web page or something.

I too have talked to hacker friends who don't have the nerve. Get 5 years of experience, then start something. 5 years later, get 5 years of experience, then start something.

and 5 years later, they start a family.

if you think about it, it's pretty easy for a decent programmer to get comfortable with a 9-5. if it pays well, you really don't need to think much. and i've come to believe that complacent people, no matter how skilled, will not be able to achieve great things. when i talk to talented, but complacent people, it's harrowing.

I agree with the comfort level of a 9-5. I've been working high paying 9-5 jobs between IT and Software Engineering since I graduated (3 years now).

I'm just plain sick of it, however I can certainly see how the majority can get easily complacent with the daily routine and nil responsibility.

I've just come to the realization that its not for me.

Find hackers who are thinking about schools for their kids and discovering that the kind of environment they want costs a lot of money. Those are the ones who might branch out and try something new.

I would upmod this but I'd be afraid even more non-hacker friends would bug me.

To be honest -- I'd be scared of any incredibly bright individual (even who went to b-school or majored in art history) who was not willing to get their hands dirty with at least a little code.

If you're building the next Google, okay, they probably can't help much.

But if you're building your average CRUDish webapp, you don't need that many CS rocket scientists to get er done.

Furthermore, the question in the back of my mind would be - what's he (non-techie) contributing?

Unless of course, he brought in a lot of users/investors.

This was also recently discussed here: http://news.ycombinator.com/comments?id=15613

I went back to school. It worked.

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