Aviv, hi. I am somewhat less keen than Geoff to suspect you of trying/hoping to cheat a prospective CTO. In fact, I am sure you have every intention of paying the CTO. What I do fear is that you do not really understand the position and job of a CTO.
The CTO's job is NOT to be a good programmer or support the current system. If the CTO is engaged in this kind of activity, his or her attention will be consumed by the minutiae of the work, leaving no free brain-cells to proselytize technology. A CTO is a priest, a hierophant - not a programmer. A CTO is a salesman of the IDEA, not a programmer. Marc ----- "aviv sher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Geoff thanks for the insight, > > The CTO title means he will handle the whole Technology part of the > system > (and the technology vision), and if he would like to change the > technology > in the future it will be his decision... we also want him to be a > good > programmer so he can support the current system.... we dont want > anyone to > work for free so if my message was not clear... > > The job is a payable job :) the partnership is only so he will feel > some > obligation (and may be make some big bucks in the future) > > Aviv > > On Jan 13, 2008 12:41 PM, Geoffrey S. Mendelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > On Sun, Jan 13, 2008 at 11:11:20AM +0200, aviv sher wrote: > > > > > > a young startup company with a very interesting web 2.0 platform > is > > seeking > > > for a > > > PHP programmer with knowledge in AJAX HTML or any other 3-4 > letters > > > combinations that has to do with web or open source! > > > > > > This programmer will eventually become the CTO of the company... > not to > > > mention partnership! > > > > IMHO probably not. If you have already decided the technologies, > which > > is what you said in the begining of this post, then there really is > no > > longer an opening for a CTO. > > > > What you are looking for is a programmer who will be given the > title > > of CTO as an inducment to take less or no money, but will never be > allowed > > to actually make any technology decisions. A real CTO would leave > out of > > frustration, a "young" programmer will never sucessfully make the > > transition > > from doing it all themeselves to running a group. > > > > > I dont want to put a long job description I know that who ever > fits the > > job > > > knows it already > > > > Yes, but as I said, IMHO, you have already scared them off. > > > > If you are looking for a programmer to join you, who will be paid > in > > equity, you should say so and get a person who can do the job you > want > > without any unreasonable expectations. If you really have those > > expectations, IMHO, you really need to have a professional take a > good > > hard look at your business plan and advise you on staffing among > other > > things. > > > > Geoff. > > > > -- > > Geoffrey S. Mendelson, Jerusalem, Israel [EMAIL PROTECTED] > N3OWJ/4X1GM > > IL Voice: (07)-7424-1667 U.S. Voice: 1-215-821-1838 > > Visit my 'blog at http://geoffstechno.livejournal.com/ > > ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
