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Re:Ask YC: How can you recruit and reward non-founder progra... by rs on Wednesday January 21, 2009 @08:26AM (#443170)
To think about it, knowing the person well might even be worse if you end up in a sticky situation. Not only have you just lost a friend, but your reputation as well. Moreover, chances are high that he/she will be in the same social circles as you - which ends up getting even more messy
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Re:Ask YC: How can you recruit and reward non-founder progra... by geoffc on Wednesday January 21, 2009 @09:40AM (#443249)
To clarify when I say know well I don't mean friends I mean people who I know have the coding chops to be worth the equity and pitfalls. I'm never had any luck telling how good a coder is without working with them for 3-6 months, after that it is obvious :-)
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