[tx]

What makes you think you NEED to stay in control and "provide vision"? I started alone and within a month realized that I was going crazy. Then I teamed up with my long-time dev. partner and he not only provided some initial funding, but introduced us to a few very interesting people, then we got a 3rd guy who's like Linux God, who I keep learning new things from every day, now we're about to add a kick-ass marketing muscle - the dude keeps impressing us with his ideas and suggestions.

Right now, at this moment, if I pretend I am dead for a day, I still know the gears will keep rolling and the engine will keep accelerating. This is an enormously helpful feeling: stop being greedy and give your company a chance to survive.

That's my 2c.

[lanceusa]

Well the original idea came from me...so at this point the original concept has been on my own. And unlike you I didn't feel overloaded after one month. Actually at this point things are progressing very smoothly and to be honest I actually don't need the help. I know what I want it to be, I've created that, and thus far my testers have really loved it. So yes, I feel that I don't want to veer to much from that. If I had a new guy try to change all that and now say, great work...now let me drive...that would be bothersome to me. What I really need is someone to task out to...and if during that time I get some good ideas I want to have the final say.

Let me put it to you in these terms. Unlike you I did spend 6 months alone working an additional 4-5 hour/days on top of 8 at work day job, and about 8 more on the weekend. So lets say thats 30hrs/week * 50/hr (just an estimate...I actually charge over $80 at my day job)...but just for argument sake I've invested in time and effort 6mo * 4wks * 30hrs/wk * $50/hr = $36,000. So just in time alone that how much I've invested. Now why would I want to just give that away to someone who sat on the sideline and waited until it was a good enough idea to just jump in when the product is almost complete?