Agree the account is new - this is what happens when you go from /. to digg to reddit and then have your brother point you to HN over the years.
I assure you there is nothing trolling here, I have been a successful entrepreneur who sold two businesses for over 1.2 million in the past 5 years. One of these was an ISP / web hosting provider and the other an IT support company for SMB's running windows. A long time member of Vistage international and a supporter of Open Source initiatives for years. Just not a programmer, but I can spot the bullshit.
I have hired / fired over 60 people during my career and the largest company I ran had 15 employees and 1.2 million in revenue.
Knowing how to configure Apache and configure Exchange server is a far cry from I need to build a SaaS webapp.
You claim you have run multiple companies, hired/fired 60 people, you claim to have multiple investors committed. And now you ask HN for how to hire a programmer?
May I suggest to leverage your contacts/advisor network instead, which you surely have built during your previous endeavours?
I think what he is getting at is if you have all of this experience and presumably have built up a solid network (especially if you have people emailing you money) then you shouldn't sound as clueless as you do.
My guess is your idea is technically infeasible and you should find a trusted technical source to review your idea with before you start accepting money from friends.
I assure you there is nothing trolling here, I have been a successful entrepreneur who sold two businesses for over 1.2 million in the past 5 years. One of these was an ISP / web hosting provider and the other an IT support company for SMB's running windows. A long time member of Vistage international and a supporter of Open Source initiatives for years. Just not a programmer, but I can spot the bullshit.
I have hired / fired over 60 people during my career and the largest company I ran had 15 employees and 1.2 million in revenue.