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Hi there!

Where do I find “good” programmers in the Valley? Is there a newspaper, a forum, blog, cafeteria, event, etc get in contact with good programmers?

I will hopefully move soon to the Valley to found a company. I’m a programmer myself, but I will need some help. 1 or 2 good programmers that I can trust will do. They will obviously get a portion of the company! Motivation is everything, and unfortunately salary won’t be high at the beginning.

The problem is that I live abroad and I don’t know too much people there. I know a lot of “good” programmers but they all live abroad. I guess they won’t be able to come to the US due to the green card!

So how do I get in touch with “good” programmers in the Valley?

Thanks in advanced!

Hi there!

In the starting phase, if you hire someone for some months, how can you avoid the following scenarios?

1.He steals the code and found with it his own start-up.

2.He tells his mates, work or college colleagues and they found a similar company. Seems to be a BIG problem in the valley. There are so many other potential start-ups, that the probability of getting copied is higher.

Does the same solution apply to people you subcontract (abroad or not) for doing some specific portion of the prototype?

How could I maintain the business idea secret till the product is lunched?

Thanks for all comments and suggestions!

I will hopefully move to the valley soon to found a startup with my bro! The thing is that we are aiming at something big and will need a lot of programmers!

At this early stage, programmers are everything! So how do I found them at the valley? Any suggestions? Are there websites?

By the way, can you hire them for a couple months? How much could that be? I heard that salaries in the valley are crazy, so how can I handle that!! I mean we could hire programmers that work from home in Berlin or Madrid for this early age where we won't have much money, but what would be the advantage of moving to the valley?

How do startup deal with this paradox?

Thanks in advanced!

PS: Any suggestions and link are very welcome

At this early stage, programmers are everything! So how do I found them at the valley? Any suggestion? Are there websites?

By the way, can you hire them for a couple months? How much would the damage be? I heard that salaries are crazy in the valley, so would it be a good idea to hire programmers in Berlin or Madrid for this early age where we won't have much time?

Thanks in advanced!