| I've asked only 1-5 hours per week from this individual. You asked for minimal effort; you're getting minimal effort. He probably is putting in at least that much effort, its just a really, really slow pace. Dev has stated that once we get funding he'll be "more into the project" Well, yeah. You only asked for 5 hrs a week, and hes working at a discount because you're friends. You're basically screaming you're not serious about this project and that you think it has no future. You haven't given him any reason to invest at all in this project. When funding comes in, it will show him that there is something serious worth getting involved in. I feel the only way I can tell he is working is that the Github repo is updated. Hes not communicating as much as you'd like? Then why don't you start initiating the communication? You don't have to hammer him about status reports, but bring him in the loop on your discussions, then you'll know what hes doing, and will help show him you're serious about your startup too. If you are doing that already, then start hammering him for status updates. What would you do in my shoes? Commit to bringing him on for more hours, or hire another programmer. Either in addition to him, or to replace him, but if you want your project to go anywhere you should be putting at least a 40hr week into your backend. |