On Thursday, 6 February 2014 04:32:12 UTC+1, Ruby-Forum.com User wrote: > > Hi RoR developers > > I am interested in hearing your thoughts on this. I will very shortly > develop a web application for the eLearning industry in a SaaS model. I > have a good idea and some very good contacts in the industry. I am more > of a .NET person but decided to make it in Ruby in order to have the > capability to adapt the product more rapidly and let’s face it, the > starting cost with the technology are much more attractive. > > Now, I could do it on my own over time but I would like to have 2 or 3 > experienced RoR devs with me in this endeavor. Their expertise would > speed up the development, complement my own skills in product and > software development and make it much more fun and interesting. The > issue I am facing right now is that at this point, I don’t want to give > away any equity in the project and I am not a startup with a cashflow > where I can pay developers an hourly rate. What I am, is a father of two > with a day job and an entrepreneurial spirit whose take on software > development and life is very similar to the folks at 37Signals (now > Basecamp). > > What I want is to have an amazing life-work balance and work on > something I love. I am committed to build a great team of dedicated > individuals who will also have an amazing life-work balance, where every > member will have a say in the direction of the product and where money > will not be a preoccupation (meaning that they will earn much more than > any other place for the same type of job). I will always remain private > and never seek public or VC funds so don’t expect a Cinderella story. I > have been exposed too much to a public company modus operandi to know > that I don’t want this model. > > Now, my question to you is what business model would make it interesting > for experienced devs to share the risks? Beside eventually be part of a > company with the aforementioned description, what would you consider an > interesting proposition to develop the product on your spare time (a few > hours per week) until it takes off? Although I am not opened to give > away equity (for the moment at least), I am more than willing to share > the profits for a certain amount of time or up to a specific amount. > What would make it interesting to take on the risks? What would you > consider a win-win business model? > > Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on this > > Yves > > -- > Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
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