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I have been looking for a programmer that I would include in the Summer 2011 Application. We were looking for a high-end programmer, that would join our team and work with us. Would you know where we could find someone that can cooperate with us?

Wheres the best place to find a programmer who would program long-term for our company, and eventually be a part of our team?

Are any of you guys programmers that would like to join our team? We could give a brief background of our start-up.

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What do you do? Where are you? Could someone work remotely? What kind of programmer do you need? Do they need to know databases? Do they need to know algorithms? Do they need to know modern web technologies? Do they need to know parallel programming? Do they need to know kernel tinkering? Do they need to know business logic design? Do they need to know security programming?

I could go on, but I hope you get the point.

I get the point, sorry I forgot to mention the necessities.

I'm looking for someone who can code HTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL, and other programming languages would be great. We are a start-up that primarily focus on delivering content (such as movies/games) to consumers in a short amount of time, whether it would be online, or at home.

Databases would be key as well.

Also, software programmers/designers are something we're looking into as well, designing a prototype of a GoogleTV similar device that can transfer data from an account to the device.

I can go in depth, but these are the basics.

Please read my comment from a similar posting yesterday: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2316878

I would add a few things: Get involved with local meetups/startupweekend/etc... Where are you located?

Well our start-up has three founders, me being the CEO, I live near Chicago.

Good news for you - startup weekend has an event near you in April. BTW, I'm not affiliated with them, but have participated in one in SoCal and find it tremendously valuable.

http://beta.startupweekend.org/about/events/

You really should share more about your concept if you want maximum exposure. From the sounds of it, you are focusing on a niche of something like what came out of startup weekend LA three weeks ago, got a million in funding already and is at SXSW killing it as I write this message! ;-) Check front page of techcrunch for Zaarly. I missed that boat!

Also, you made another comment about "not being able to find these meetups... Google is pretty incredible resource! But for starters, maybe go to meetup.com or search for local hacker groups around Chicago, IL.

Thanks! This helps a lot! Hey, do you think I can get a hold of you personally?

Like do you have an email where I can reach you at?

Sure, email is in my profile.

FYI - I got your email, but the reply bounced! contact@...

Remote host said: 550 No Such User Here

okay, if you can email me at shahedkhan30@gmail.com

Sorry!

go to whatever tech/startup meetups are near your area, and introduce yourself to as many people as you can. Don't instantly talk about how you need a programmer to join your company. Just have a conversation, tell them what you're doing and find out what they are doing. Follow up with anyone who you think might be a good fit for your team.

This sounds great, my only concern would be where can I find these meetups? How can I interact with these people?

Meetup.com is a good place to start. Also google phrases like "linux user's group" + cityname, "ruby user's group" + cityname, "java user's group" + cityname, "perl mongers" + cityname, etc., etc. Once you find a handful of interesting groups to start interacting with, you'll usually find that one group leads you to another (ex, groups cross-posting meeting announcements to one another's mailing lists, or standing up and making an announcement about an upcoming meeting, at the meeting of a related group, etc.)

Edit: plancast is another decent place to find out about upcoming events of various sorts.

check out meetup.com. I believe you said you live near chicago, just an example http://www.meetup.com/ChicagoRuby they are meeting in a few days.

Anyone have any other opinions or suggestions?

Looking for more suggestions. Thanks!

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