How To Get Quality Developers To Work On Your Startup For Free

You won’t. Pay them.

“But shouldn’t they be happy with equity in my awesome new startup?”

No.

“But I don’t want someone just looking for a paycheck. I want people who believe in the vision.”

You can’t pay bills with vision…

“But I don’t have the money to pay full time salaries”

You don’t have to pay them $100k+ right away, but you need to pay them something.

“I’ll just get interns. They’ll work for free!”

Good luck with that…

“There must be a better alternative!”

Yeah, stick to your day job.