Ask HN: Hiring a Freelance Hacker/Finding a Co-Founder
I'd like to hire a freelance hacker for a project. Even better, I'd like to find a hacker co-founder. Where are some good places to look/recruit?
A little about the project: I'd like to create an e-commerce site that's determined to provide customers with severely discounted priced products (without compromising quality).
It'd be extremely important to keep physical inventory levels low. To do this we'd keep inventory at maybe 50 items per product cycle.
To keep customer's attention we'd "introduce," or post, new and established products frequently. Perhaps multiple times a day.
I've think brick-and-mortar companies are unable to sell a lot of their product, especially upscale fashion retailers, because the price is too high. (Many are still considered successful, though.) And I'm confident retailers and suppliers will sell these "neglected" products at a certain price. And I'm determined to negotiate hard (but with integrity) on this.
I think this market has not been fully captured. There are some companies that focus on a niche (whiskey militia comes to mind), which has worked well for them. But I think there are many markets that are still untouched. But it'd be important to think and focus locally to build a great brand and company.
And given the current economy, people are focused on savings. I think right now, perhaps more than ever, people want to save anywhere they can. And if you combine savings with great taste, style, and reputable brands, I think you provide customers with a lot of value. I think this is what people want.
I think I have multiple skills to offer, though none are "technical" in nature, which is why a technical co-founder is instrumental. It'd be important to strike a relationship with vendors to be able to purchase these products. This is where my personality and skills come in. I'm a product/people guy, by passion. I enjoy going out and talking to others. I'm an obsessive doer who pays particular attention to the intricacies of peoples' individual personalities, as well as their common characteristics.
At the same time, I have considerable respect for technical people. For hackers. I think a great product guy and a great hacker would be a natural match for something like this. We'd both be dependent upon each other. We'd both drive and motivate each other to do what we loved doing and are best at.
Thanks!
P.S. If anyone is interested in more info. please shoot me an e-mail: stevenjames134 (gmail)