Major turn-offs: - "Noel: in the Philippines, runs recruiting operations and SEO" - "Design team in Moldova: they make the designs, you code them"

That's two parties in hard to reach timezones who are more senior and have some influence on the tech? I wouldn't touch that with a bargepole unless I get some written agreement that I would be given free reign to fix this if it becomes a problem (which it most likely will).

Since we recruit half of our VA's from the Philippines it makes perfect sense to have an office there & a person who takes care of recruiting directly from the Philippines.

We're bringing in a designer in S.F. but for now - since we're bootstrapped I have outsourced the design to a team in Moldova - this is just a temporary thing and I do agree, it would be a problem if it was permanent

Interesting fact about the VA's location. That wasn't what I meant though, I was just referring to the SEO part of Noels job.

Also, it sounds like you're at risk of getting too hung up on the old-fashioned way of strictly splitting design and code (recommended reading: http://37signals.com/svn/posts/1061-why-we-skip-photoshop).

From the sounds of it, Noel (among other things) is responsible for finding the actual virtual assistants. That's a critical position. The design team is probably more easy to replace.

The other thing that I note is that the founder wants everyone to read Atlas Shrugged. I'd take that seriously, don't apply unless you're comfortable with that brand of politics.

Ah, I dislike it when someone (especially a non-technical person) talks about me working all night.

This is going to be my future job ad: You recognise the importance of a fit body and mind. You work out. While at work, the words "Facebook" "Kongregate" "Hackernews" sound like jibberish to you. 'Being right' just means 'delivered a successful product' to you.

I work all night, I work from early morning to late, late at night so yes I do expect someone to work with me...

Since you insist on these terms, please provide the exact number of hours you put in each day, excluding breaks.

I don't expect someone to work as long as I do, I know this is my baby - maybe that's a line I should cross out.

I think 8 like a normal job is great, if someone gets excited about a project & wants to work late w/ me I'd enjoy it - that's the only point I was trying to make.