advice to cos that say they cannot hire engineers: 1) explain your mission 2) give way more equity 3) shake down your network for referrals
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@sama 4) hire remote
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@spolsky joel i don't believe in remote engineers for the first 5 or so hires.

Feb 12, 2014 · 8:39 PM UTC

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Replying to @sama
@sama then you don't believe in stack exchange :P
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@sama @spolsky it all depends on how well you stay connected via tech (hangouts, GoTo, etc). It can work and work well.
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@sama @spolsky happy to hear I'm not the only one who believes this!
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@sama @spolsky have you tried it personally? i have and it works fine for me.
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