ROTFL! Words to live by. All that George said is excellent, but I had a good laugh at this:
-----Original Message----- From: plug-discuss-boun...@lists.phxlinux.org [mailto:plug-discuss-boun...@lists.phxlinux.org] On Behalf Of George Toft .... Also, it's fun to do destructive testing and put screenshots in the docs. Regards, George Toft -------------- end of original message ------------- The 'bad' thing about startups is that, well, they are startups :-) No money, low chance of succeeding even if they have the best mousetrap in the universe (consider Beta vs VHS, just to quote the standard reference - come on, you knew SOMEONE was going to do that!) Quick and not very precise answers, all IMHO: 1 - not too bad, as long as you don't require 20 years of experience :-) 2 - $50 is 'ok' for a not too experienced person. I charge $120/hour when I do consulting work, and I don't do much any more - not really worth my time (not money-wise, but fall-behind-in-other-projects-wise), so you could easily pay more for a more experienced person. 3 - this will make 1 extremely hard. That is to say, most people wouldn't take equity in payment unless they don't need the money. In which case they'd probably want to charge more like the equivalent of $150 to $200 per hour, given the risks involved. 4 - You might consider a 2-pronged approach. Start learning what you need (as someone else said, not rocket science :-) ) while looking for someone who is willing to take equity (good luck, IMHO). 5 - no idea, sorry. 6 - a lot depends upon the details of what they want and what you start with (hardware, software, etc) - sorry not much help --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
