“Startup” asks internship applicant to build their app before phone screen

Re:“Startup” asks internship applicant to build their app be... by CiPHPerCoder on Thursday October 26, 2017 @09:55AM (#15558794)

> what is the appropriate way to bring people on when you can’t pay them?

You don't.

Pay people for their work, or don't hire them. Anything else is at best ethically gray, but almost always bad.

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Re:“Startup” asks internship applicant to build their app be... by tjic on Thursday October 26, 2017 @10:31AM (#15559110)

So much this.

If you aren't generating profits, and want someone to work for you, either:

* borrow the money in your own name

* borrow against your house

* don't bring them on

You're the one creating the risk. You've gotta eat it.

Anything else is massively unethical.

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Re:“Startup” asks internship applicant to build their app be... by SomeStupidPoint on Thursday October 26, 2017 @10:38AM (#15559178)

> 1-2 people

If you're less than 3-5 people and have no money, you're looking for a technical co-founder, not an employee.

I've done say, 1 day a week of dev on the weekend while having a dayjob to get a project started for a share of equity because I liked the project. (So have others I know.)

Just have realistic asks in terms of time/equity trade so people can balance their risk by having other work as well.

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