GroupTalent
Web and SaaS
freelance marketplace
SHOW HN2011
71points
46comments
#169of 1,097 in 2011
Top 16%of 2011 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
8 positive, 7 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 6 critical, out of 23 comments about the project. Thread score +0.15.
Idea: 7 for, 6 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Good concept for bootstrapping startups and finding cofounders
From 3 comments
Wow, this could be pretty awesome as a way for potential cofounders to find each other and work on a project together to see if they jive with each other.
astrofinch on HNThis is genius. Great idea! We took contract work to pay for an employee at my last startup and it worked out pretty well (until they stopped paying). He would work for them ~2…
cmer on HNMany great bootstrapped startup do this, but who has the time to solicit new projects. This solves a huge problem. Nice work guys.
Peter_V on HN
Objections
Prioritizing incubator alumni is misleading for bootstrappers
From 2 comments
So, I read the title and it looks AWESOME. Perfect! I thought. Just what I needed. A platform that obviates the need for me to seek funding. Just to be taken through the…
marcamillion on HN100% agree about them clarifying who the program is for. They say bootstrappers, but then prioritize for those in incubators which I generally don't call bootstrappers.
chromedude on HN
Services work distracts startups and can kill them
From 2 comments
Services work for startups? Services is a distraction to startups. Also, if I wanted to go that route, I could get my own services work or use an agency. Am I missing something…
christeso on HNI ran an interactive services agency that tried to bootstrap products with services. It doesn't work. The time consumption of doing services is far too great a commitment to…
christeso on HN
Clients may worry a startup team is distracted from their project
From 1 comment
Serious question: As a client, why would I want to hire a team that I know is focused on something else? I don't want my project to be treated as a means to an end for the…
fookyong on HN
Hourly billing is unattractive versus flat-rate projects
From 1 comment
One more thought...going through the application process it seems like you guys might be going for an hourly rate. As a single founder, I would much rather flat-rate projects. I…
marcamillion on HN
Not very scalable; sourcing quality gigs is hard
From 1 comment
This strategy will work for the first few projects but how will you attract more quality gigs to feed the army of startups that will knock at your door :)? You are faced with the…
aymeric on HN
Requests
Flat-rate project pricing option
From 2 comments
One more thought...going through the application process it seems like you guys might be going for an hourly rate. As a single founder, I would much rather flat-rate projects. I…
marcamillion on HN+1 to the previous comment: time is an illusion, billable hours doubly so. You know what would be great? A trusted-third-party for judging whether a project meets its requirement…
nickzoic on HN
Support for individual contracts for single team members
From 1 comment
We did this at my first startup and it worked really well. However, it's also really useful to be able to just pimp out one of your teammates. For instance, on our team, one of…
jdconley on HN
Escrow and milestone judging for payments
From 1 comment
+1 to the previous comment: time is an illusion, billable hours doubly so. You know what would be great? A trusted-third-party for judging whether a project meets its requirement…
nickzoic on HN
Clearer statement of target startups
From 1 comment
So, I read the title and it looks AWESOME. Perfect! I thought. Just what I needed. A platform that obviates the need for me to seek funding. Just to be taken through the…
marcamillion on HN
Questions
Does it accept teams outside the US?
From 2 comments
Will it handle teams out of the US?
yceteoph on HN+1 on this question...I can't see why they wouldn't allow it though.
chexton on HN
Can it supply designers to pair with developers?
From 1 comment
So, I read the title and it looks AWESOME. Perfect! I thought. Just what I needed. A platform that obviates the need for me to seek funding. Just to be taken through the…
marcamillion on HN
How are gigs sourced?
From 1 comment
How do you source your gigs? Having quality clients is as important as having quality developers.
aymeric on HN
Alternatives named
oDesk and Elance
From 1 comment
Thanks Peter! Yeah we had this problem while working on our last startup. It's hard to find quality short-term gigs that pay you market rate, and that you can work on as a team.…
whather on HN
Agencies
From 1 comment
True, but raising money is also a big distraction and can kill a startup. It really depends on the startup team and the route they want to go, whether raise money or bootstrap.…
whather on HN