[GLLUG] I had an idea, now, How to Find a good developer?

[Peter Christenson]

All,
Thank you all for your thoughts and opinions. They have been very helpful
in in my thoughts about moving forward.

As a recap, the pointers I have learned that will help my idea to come to
life, are that, an NDA may be needed to protect myself from having the idea
stolen, however idea's can not be patented, and no one really wants the
idea, only the outcome.  I need to research the market for similar things,
and find out what will make mine different. I Will need stacks of cash, and
then more stacks after that.  I should learn how to write formal
requirement documents or hire someone to do it for me. I need to research
the licenses of each piece of software, and possibly consult a lawyer. I
should hire the best developer I can to build a good team of  developers I
can because they cost less than cheaper developers.  If I can't communicate
what I want, I will get a beautiful system that doesn't do what I want. And
last but not least. I need stacks of money ;-) I hope I haven't missed
anything.

So... when trying to find a developer what should I be looking for, that
will  qualify them as a good one, when I'm not one?
On Feb 3, 2015 1:11 AM, "Thomas Hruska" <thruska at cubiclesoft.com> wrote:

> On 2/2/2015 1:04 PM, Peter Christenson wrote:
>
>> Hi Patrick and Chick, Thanks for the fast response.
>>
>
>  however I will share that it is a meal planning and shopping list tool
>> that
>> would be available via browser as well as mobile app and maybe even a
>> desktop app.  with the goal of helping the end users, without adding more
>> complexity to their lives.
>>
>
> Oops.  Missed this.  Still pretty broad and it's the sort of thing that's
> been done a zillion times.  You'll have a lot of competition in the space.
> Google Docs is probably your biggest competitor.  Google is not worth
> taking on.
>
> --
> Thomas Hruska
> CubicleSoft President
>
> I've got great, time saving software that you will find useful.
>
> http://cubiclesoft.com/
>
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