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I need a CTO willing to work for equity that can help me finish my Django/Python application so I can bring it to market.

It's presold to 129 customers as a subscription before it's even done.

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Too many people looking for a CTO. If you have that many customers, you should be able to hire a contractor.

Capital compensation for the product won't flow through the doors until we launch. We had a CTO start the product but he had to move into an advisory position due to health concerns.

Hiring an outside firm would also put the knowledge of the platform and the product into their hands. It'll make it more difficult for us to iterate and grow beyond just the MVP concept into a full business. That's why we want an equity partner. Someone who believes in the product and wants to see it grow with the rest of the team.

If your customers won't pre-pay, then I'm not sure you can count them as pre-sold. Do you have any sort of formal commitment?

If you're just assuming they won't pre-pay, then it might be a costly mistake. At least ask them - offer a discount or some sweet deal for taking a chance on you - at least a few of them might pay.

You're right that hiring a firm might get complicated, but hiring a solo developer could work.

Unless you are offering something other than equity - a chance to work with a team with a great track record, backing from investors, some unique ground-breaking technology - I'm not sure why anyone would want to work for free.

Why don't you tell us what your app is and what kind of skills you need to get it to the finish line?

We are in the recruiting/hiring space. The CTO who had to step into an advisory role because of his health thinks there is about 300 hours left for someone familiar with Django.

Stack is: Google App Engine, Google CloudSQL, Django/Python, Bootstrap, Stripe for transactions

If you are interested email me lanec@hush.com and I'll give you more information.

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