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Re:Show HN: Bootstrap your startup with high end gigs by whather on Tuesday September 20, 2011 @06:46PM (#3019923)
Thanks cmer! Yeah, investment can be super distracting. We spent around 5 months talking to investors for our last startup back in '08, when we could have been bootstrapping on a gig.

Just curious, how did you find your last contacting job? Did you work as a team or just allocate 1 person to do it?

Re:Show HN: Bootstrap your startup with high end gigs by cmer on Tuesday September 20, 2011 @06:53PM (#3019944)
Basically, there was one guy I wanted to hire but I simply couldn't afford it at the time. I found the contract through someone I knew. That new employee was the only person working on that contract. The rest of the team never touched the project. I only had to do some minor management work on it, talk to client, etc.

We didn't charge a whole lot but it was enough to cover most of his salary. We're not in California and salaries are lower here.