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It might not be that hard to find any old developer, but if he is getting ready to invest his life savings and is living out of his car because he wants it so bad he is not going to want any old developer he wants the right developer. You got to get the right people on the bus before you start driving. So how should he go about finding the right developer/co-founder?

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I guess if it was me and I was in that situation I'd start at the book store reading a little about what other startup companies used as far as technology. I'd read as many posts as I could on this site so I could gain insight into what is happening in the web 2.0 world from both a technology side and a business side. Then I could meet a developer and make a more informed judgment about what I was looking for in a co-founder.

In my opinion it is going to be very hard for a non-developer (non-geek) to judge ~ whether or not a developer knows his or her stuff. Does he know any developers?

I don't know any developers and I agree with your opinion! I thought about explaining my situation to Stanford CS professors and asking for recommendations. I still might do this, but I wanted to get the opinions of the YC community first.

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