Now that I had recovered from the anxiety, I had the energy to go into recruiting gear, trying to solicit friends to join Coursicle. Our methodology: don't hire assholes. You can train a technical person to code, but you can't teach them to be a nice person.
read moreQuinn Conversations: - [ ] Dispel concerns about developer mentality etc - [ ] Figure out what he wants to do and whether work at Coursicle is compatible - [ ] Exercise discipline muscle. Next hangout: - [ ] Show him some code that I like, dispel concerns about different development mentality. - [ ] Show him the scraping protection system we built. Upshots: - [ ] Agreed that he could work at a small company and not be a cofounder and be happy. Helpful tips: - [ ] Do not disturb. - [ ] Increasing levels of procrastinating. - [ ] Discipline, should separate the time deciding when to do something and when to actual.