convore.json/groups/entrepreneurship/for-small-tech-startups-that-are-self-funded-where-is-the-best-place-to-look-for-talented-programmers-guiinterface-designers/messages.json

[{"user_id": 2458, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5822, "date_created": 1297828159.6243279, "message": "If you recruit from a job board, you might get a couple of examples of their work before the recruiting process. But if you recruit from amongst a community where you and they are both active, you have a lot better feel for their personality. (Oh, add Forrst to that list.)", "group_id": 250, "id": 117524}, {"user_id": 2458, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5822, "date_created": 1297828059.3547981, "message": "The best way for any startup, in my opinion, is to become an active member of a community and recruit from among those around you. Ideally the community would be a real-life one, but you will probably have to settle for Hacker News, Stack Overflow, Quora, or Convore. Begin scouting out talent. Start one-on-one conversations with people that might eventually be a good fit.", "group_id": 250, "id": 117522}, {"user_id": 3413, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5822, "date_created": 1297916780.5727229, "message": "Good idea! Thanks for the tip.", "group_id": 250, "id": 129372}, {"user_id": 11933, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5822, "date_created": 1297995289.0820019, "message": "forrst is a great community of designers and developers and you can see some of their work", "group_id": 250, "id": 139037}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5822, "date_created": 1298002206.118284, "message": "www.criticrania.com is our personal startup that we've been experimenting with", "group_id": 250, "id": 139720}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5822, "date_created": 1298000765.4205649, "message": "Ask around. (aka ask me.) =)", "group_id": 250, "id": 139653}, {"user_id": 8694, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5822, "date_created": 1298001833.637213, "message": "@benwmax To be blatantly honest, myself and my two partners are still learning. But we're becoming proficient in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, and more. If you can draw it up, we can make it. Our design skills are not quite where we want them to be though...", "group_id": 250, "id": 139714}, {"user_id": 3413, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5822, "date_created": 1298001694.7281411, "message": "@mbetten10 what type of web interface/GUI design work do you have under your belt? :D", "group_id": 250, "id": 139707}, {"user_id": 3413, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5822, "date_created": 1298002180.0761411, "message": "@mbetten10 I am intrigued", "group_id": 250, "id": 139719}, {"user_id": 8985, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5822, "date_created": 1298203579.5994091, "message": "If you really want a programmer with talent and skills, you have to have product/dea which the progammer has a passion for, else it wiill be really  hard to find a decent one.", "group_id": 250, "id": 153096}, {"user_id": 3413, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5822, "date_created": 1298257745.52931, "message": "Good tips all round!", "group_id": 250, "id": 155829}, {"user_id": 505, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5822, "date_created": 1298268374.104934, "message": "Friends.", "group_id": 250, "id": 156834}, {"user_id": 14277, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5822, "date_created": 1298265545.8554039, "message": "Certainly friends of friends, personal recommendations are very handy. Despite being in a regional city, I've been able to find 2 great programmers through friends.", "group_id": 250, "id": 156751}, {"user_id": 2376, "stars": [], "topic_id": 5822, "date_created": 1298290010.4779849, "message": "This should be helpful http://adityasahay.com/post/2131921678", "group_id": 250, "id": 158156}]