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Looking for hacker on YC funded startup this summer

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We're a team of 3 looking for 1 more hacker. We've already got 2.3, but there's a lot of work to be done, so we'd like to offer founders' equity to a devoted, passionate hacker who wants to make a difference in the online shopping world. Other than equity, this position offers no compensation so you'll have to support yourself until our product is ready for launch.

You'll get to experience YC like the rest of us starting June 2.

Please be local to sf/bay area so that we can meet up and chat. (or be willing to move if we like you)

Required skills: Java, Ruby, Javascript (if you're a good hacker, specific requirements aren't always necessary)

Send inquiries to catch23.yc@gmail.com

(this is a repost from the jobs list, someone in #startups recommended I post normally so that I could potentially answer questions in comments)

Though I'm not looking for this kind of opportunity myself, I'd like to point out that it'd be good to mention something exciting about the actual start-up idea.

Most hackers, like yourselves, have plenty of exciting ideas to work on, and probably don't struggle to find work, so you need more than just "we're yc-funded" to snag them - though that's certainly a plus!

on the other hand, i'm not sure how much one could say without giving the idea away...(yes ideas are cheap but this is a site for capable hackers after all =)

whats the jist in a sentence?

We're bringing the experience of shopping malls and facebook apps to online stores. Basically, we're trying to make shopping fun and enjoyable rather than the typical errand-driven process that its been for the past 7-8 years.

cool - is this an expansion of your SocialFeet facebook app?

oh yeah, I just checked out the SocialFeet facebook app.

Nope, nothing like socialfeet.

find me on irc at #startups and I'll explain :-)

Well I guess the cool part is that the summer YC session hasn't actually begun, so you'd get the experience the full YC session without having to go through the typical application process. We didn't create this product to apply to YC -- in fact I was initially against applying to YC simply because I didn't think we'd need it. Technically it started 7 months before the summer YC application process.

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