iroddis

Hello HN,

Legal methods seem like the best way to protect IP from a business perspective, but it's a big step to take for a solo developer taking on their first new hire.

Do you have any recommendations on how to protect IP and code/data copying by an employee? I've seen solutions as heavyweight as VPNs + virtual desktops (VDIs like Citrix), but I'm wondering what a typical small startup security setup looks like.

How do you cope with what sometimes feels like violent creativity? I have many, many projects that I'd love to work on, but they all seem to get to about 50% completion before I hit a road block and get distracted with some other problem / solution.

The constant flood of deeply interesting topics from HN doesn't help, and has turned into a kind of anxious search for "the tool" that will make the path from idea to solution easier.

I'm very good at completing projects for others, but left to my own devices I tend to engage in a sort of technical Brownian motion.

Would you partner with someone who's more methodical? Outsource the ideas to others? Meditation? Bullet Journals? Life coaches? I've love to hear what's worked for you.