whimsyjim

Not sure who "that guy" is, but I can assure you I'm not a troll. I've been following ycombinator for a long time, I am just new to the Hacker News Section.

-Jim

It's funny you say that because I am on your side here, but a close mentor of mine who has successfully founded, raised venture funding, and sold 3 tech companies disagrees. He recommends doing as much as I can for now and then get funding rather quickly. I'm not saying he's right but he has some pretty good points to back up his recommendations.

The only problem I foresee with getting a committed CTO is finding one around my area. I had one incredible programmer who had just quit his job at Match.com, but he got offered a job he couldn't refuse with equity in the venture funded startup in the valley.

I guess I just need to start the process of finding the perfect fit. I'm probably going to reach out to Raleigh for this.

You could hire someone to market the site for you which would allow you to keep your job, give you more time to develop the site, and you'd take less risk.

Risk vs. reward. It's hard for us to determine what the correct answer is without having the necessary information and numbers.

But good luck!