Where to find a good hacker?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2033726I want to know where to find a good hacker. You know, the next Mark Zuckerberg. And I don't mean "good" as in the most technical either, although that is important as well. I mean, where can I find a hacker that understands people too? You may be able to html and css your way through MIT or Stanford, but can you create an application that people actually want, or are capable of using?
Many applications built by hackers are fun, but many people are running around town forgetting a fundamental rule... We're building businesses here (yes I said it). I know that's a dirty word for many hackers, because it takes the novelty out of the work. It's a reality though. If your thingy doesn't have a business model behind it, you will have to rely on VC, and hope you can find a way to make it a business before the cash-money runs out.
I am a business-type (sort of), meaning I have ideas of what end users want, and I think of ways for those ideas to make money. And, I don't know how to build them. So I am in need of a good hacker (based on the explanation above) to help me build a social network that has components loosely related to LinkedIn. (How's that for ambiguous?) I know YC says find a friend of a friend, but I ain't got no friends.
I completely agree with YC, in that a startup is far too much work for a single individual. That is why I am looking for a hacker to marry. I welcome all comments (as long as they're positive), leads (except your girlfriend's great uncle Harry), website links (to your work), or contact information. Otherwise, I'll be going back to university to study Computer Science or buying a shitload of Hacking for Dummies books.