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Business Strategy: I have this social media idea,but no coding skills. How do I get someone to do the coding (cant afford to pay them) and not give away half of my idea?
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Kamran Turkoglu, Entrepreneur / Angel Inv. / Advisor / Consultant answered:

- Find a technical co-founder, whom can take off the load for the technical side.
- Share equity equally so that everyone is supported and there is no dispute about each and everyone's contribution in the future.
- While you lead the business side, the technical co-founder can lead the technical side.
- Assess the situation as you go along the way, and expand your idea to PoC.
- Keep in mind `there is no such thing as not give away my idea`. Eventually if you cannot execute it by yourself, you need support and you need to be open to people coming in and owning part of your business. This is the reality. This is where hiring becomes very critical.
- Hire appropriately, and hire absolutely brilliant, competent people with integrity.
- And dont forget the word `integrity`. This will be a driving factor in all your career while people try to make a doormat out of you, or try to milk everything out of you. If you hire well, you will have to deal with these minimally, and the things will flow better.

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