Hey HNers. Need some feedback: How many founders / cofounders could use, or could have used, extra income while starting up your company? The typical job/gig search thing just doesn't seem efficient or practical for entrepreneurs. I'm thinking about starting a service that helps founders get recruited for extra remote work ---- and get paid very well for it.<p>I'm thinking something along the lines of a marketplace exclusively for entrepreneurs, where you'd create say offers or packages which employers can purchase, and on our end we'd go out and ultimately serve as your recruiter and find you work that fits in your schedule.<p>The issue is that founders don't have time to look for work and browse job descriptions, or interview --- so we'd need to make it clear that you have x amount of availability, you're being hired remotely, and at a rate you specify.<p>For employers, entrepreneurs typically have highly desirable skill sets --- even with limited availability and performing remote work.<p>Is this of interest? Thoughts?
I'd be super interested in this. Been working on a startup full-time but might have to look for contract work soon. I think the value add of something like this is having you curate the job listings for entrepreneurs and you being able to convince companies the value of our unique skill set. Might be best done manually at first but I'd pay for a service like that.
What I really want is an agent. I'd be willing to give up a small percentage if my hourly every month to an agent who brought me contracts I was really, really interested in. I've thought many times about how to pull this off, and I just don't know if the dynamic is right in the industry.
<i>Is this of interest?</i><p>Oh yeah, definitely.<p><i>Thoughts?</i><p>Want. Now.<p>Seriously, I could see this being <i>really</i> useful if it works. I'd be very interested in giving it a try.