Judging by Joel's articles, he at least claims to hire only the best of the best of the.. you get the idea.
Depending on how challenging your software is to develop, you might want to set the bar a bit lower (than the seriouslyfreakingabsolute best).
A genuinely good developer should be more than enough for most tasks, but maybe your product can't be built by merely good developers.
Hackers seem to be quite idealistic too. They would probably like the idea of doing something "good".
Maybe even something to make the world a better place - and who knows, maybe your medical thingie qualifies!
(Sorry, I'm feeling a bit playful here, and right now I can't see the post where you explained things)
What can you offer that would lure hackers to your venture?
How about offering to get them hot chicks? Moderately hot ones? .. only slightly retina-burning chicks?
At first, I thought of suggesting you respect your "hackers" as fellow human beings, and make sure they find you respectable too. I guess that's my two cents after all.
Depending on how challenging your software is to develop, you might want to set the bar a bit lower (than the seriouslyfreakingabsolute best).
A genuinely good developer should be more than enough for most tasks, but maybe your product can't be built by merely good developers.
Hackers seem to be quite idealistic too. They would probably like the idea of doing something "good".
Maybe even something to make the world a better place - and who knows, maybe your medical thingie qualifies! (Sorry, I'm feeling a bit playful here, and right now I can't see the post where you explained things)
What can you offer that would lure hackers to your venture?
How about offering to get them hot chicks? Moderately hot ones? .. only slightly retina-burning chicks?
At first, I thought of suggesting you respect your "hackers" as fellow human beings, and make sure they find you respectable too. I guess that's my two cents after all.