Invent your startup with me. Technical strategy and scoping, product prioritization given technical constraints, interviewing engineers, backend and cloud architecture. https://mvpengineer.com
A clean website or app providing a focused user experience is the best way to kick off an idea. With an opinionated user flow, you decide how people should interact with your service.
I'm here to facilitate and crystalize your vision and value proposition. Then, I can build your app with your input every step of the way.
How to use GCP and AWS for deployments with load balancers, RDS servers, spot/preemptible instances, VPN, and docker containers.
I worked for Google building their Docker deploy tool. I built and maintain a number of complex deployments on GCP and AWS such as unsubscriberobot.com
How to structure your backend systems in Python or Golang.
I've worked for four years at Google, and am a principal software engineer. Web, mobile web and native apps.
Two sided marketplaces are a very common type of MVP to build. Using no code (shopify, wordpress, bubble) can get you some traction and gets you some amount of painted doors (someone knocks on the door, but it's not real, at least you know how many people knocked).
This can work for a month or two, but it is not technically defensible, and if your idea succeeds, most of this work will have to be discarded. You want to validate cheaply, but you can do this with a MVP that is hyper focused.
Check out some more of my thoughts on no code platforms: https://mvpengineer.com/no-code-platforms-worth-it/
and minimizing your MVP: https://mvpengineer.com/building-tech-demos-for-micro-components-not-a-full-user-experience/
You definitely want a contract in place. Depending on whether you're a full partner (with 33 or 50% equity) vs a contributing member, you may want to use a SAFE or simple agreement for future equity.
Splits in work and responsibility are definitely tough, especially when you're offering a very specific expertise and working part time.
If you're doing this for huge scale with VCs involved, you want to make sure all your ts are crossed (documents, contracts etc). But if you're exploring an idea with friends, the first thing is to validate your hypothesis with an MVP.
I've written a bit about arrangements in early companies for equity and cash here.
https://mvpengineer.com/pros-and-cons-of-equity-based-technical-cofounders/
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William was a great deal of help! As I am not a technical founder, his knowledge and expertise assisted me in developing a roadmap for our technology. Hiring him now for a longer-term project!
My initial call with Bill was highly informative and efficient. He helped me understand how we can concretely approach an MVP despite ambiguity in some aspects of the offering. He is skilled at quickly trimming the fluff and honing in on the key items for progress. He is also quite knowledgeable in the fintech space, which is important for my product. I look forward to working with him.
Bill was on point and refined my idea - we are moving onto the next stage and I would recommend his services.
Bill is super knowledgeable and helped find a focus for our startup to make sure our startup dollars were used most effectively. Excited to keep working with him.
Great session with William! He quickly understood the challenges and suggested some useful things in the first meeting that we hadnt thought of. Highly recommended
William played a crucial role in helping our team consolidate our thinking and approach to a complex project. William is a true asset to any team and I highly recommend him.
Finding a perfect technical cofounder has been a real challenge. Bill made everything easy, and I'm excited to work with him on my project. He just gets it!
William was extremely insightful. Not only did he give me solid advice but he also helped create a step by step plan for me. He answered all my questions while being concise and straight to the point.
Will has great industry knowledge and can articulate vision very well to solve for a problem with a variety of user case and solutions. I am excited to continue working with him.
Will was as I'd hoped - an experienced technologist who has already seen many problems that I may have either had to deal with, or would have taken me many hours to try to avoid. I got quite a lot of great feedback from him in a short call, and I feel confident to move forward. Thanks Will! Would recommend if you have a startup that needs technical direction, he will quickly understand your vision and give you insight.
