Sourcing Programmers

[Taz]

I have a really good idea for a website for a specific function. Now I can't program it myself and I was looking into outsourcing it. But how do I make sure that my ideas don't get stolen by the people who are supposed to be designing the website for me?

 

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[Arnaud.]

Hello,
Just my two cents :
Every good web programmer, every competitor with money can clone your website and stole your idea except if you are technologically in advance or have biggest founds ...
So don't worry, make a contract with specific clause about that and it's will be ok !

Arnaud

 

[serge94]

I would make them sign an NDA before giving them my idea but execution is everything and if your idea is good enough then it will eventually get stolen, no doubt about that.

You can look up NDA templates online and then go from there, or you can speak with a lawyer that'll get you hooked up in a 1-2 hour consultation.

 

[alexkuzmov]

I have a really good idea for a website for a specific function. Now I can't program it myself and I was looking into outsourcing it. But how do I make sure that my ideas don't get stolen by the people who are supposed to be designing the website for me?

Thats what NDAs are for.
Dont worry about your idea getting stolen, instead focus on making it a reality.

 

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[Knugs]

I have a really good idea for a website for a specific function. Now I can't program it myself and I was looking into outsourcing it. But how do I make sure that my ideas don't get stolen by the people who are supposed to be designing the website for me?

We had contract speculation for our remote designers and developers but to be honest you dont really need them. Designers and developers are usually not entrepreneurs. But if you want to be on the safe side you can give them the reason not to steal it by giving equity away in your business and making them part of the team. The advantage for you is the cheaper labour and setup cost and continously improvement of whatever you make.

Regardless any customer and visitor can steal your idea/website anyway. Especially when you have already validated how well it works.

 

[ApparentHorizon]

Full time programmers:

• don't have the fortitude to go start a business off of a stolen idea.
• you risk being blacklisted from the market if you steal an idea and try to make it your own
• if someone really wanted to, they can change the underlying structure of the code and a few features, and you wouldn't have a leg to stand on in court

If you're serious and all in...as in, you have business license, tax id, bank account, etc. Find a skilled programmer and give him a piece of your company.

If you're in "maybe" land. Outsource to someone in a non-English speaking country.

Your idea will be stolen regardless.

Look at the social networks, they're all copying each other's features. Facebook just announced they're trying to make a video streaming service like Twitch, Mixer, YouTube....

 

[Taz]

Hello,
Just my two cents :
Every good web programmer, every competitor with money can clone your website and stole your idea except if you are technologically in advance or have biggest founds ...
So don't worry, make a contract with specific clause about that and it's will be ok !

Arnaud

I would make them sign an NDA before giving them my idea but execution is everything and if your idea is good enough then it will eventually get stolen, no doubt about that.

You can look up NDA templates online and then go from there, or you can speak with a lawyer that'll get you hooked up in a 1-2 hour consultation.

Thats what NDAs are for.
Dont worry about your idea getting stolen, instead focus on making it a reality.

I'm going to look into that, I never even thought of that.

We had contract speculation for our remote designers and developers but to be honest you dont really need them. Designers and developers are usually not entrepreneurs. But if you want to be on the safe side you can give them the reason not to steal it by giving equity away in your business and making them part of the team. The advantage for you is the cheaper labour and setup cost and continously improvement of whatever you make.

Regardless any customer and visitor can steal your idea/website anyway. Especially when you have already validated how well it works.

Full time programmers:

• don't have the fortitude to go start a business off of a stolen idea.
• you risk being blacklisted from the market if you steal an idea and try to make it your own
• if someone really wanted to, they can change the underlying structure of the code and a few features, and you wouldn't have a leg to stand on in court

If you're serious and all in...as in, you have business license, tax id, bank account, etc. Find a skilled programmer and give him a piece of your company.

If you're in "maybe" land. Outsource to someone in a non-English speaking country.

Your idea will be stolen regardless.

Look at the social networks, they're all copying each other's features. Facebook just announced they're trying to make a video streaming service like Twitch, Mixer, YouTube....

You make valid points, I just wanted to cover my bases. I 'm sure my idea would get copied eventually (hell my idea is a semi-copy of another) but I just didn't want to get screwed by the programmers .

 

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[FierceRacoon]

The NDA's aren't worth the paper they are written on, they are more symbolic. And yes, it is totally possible to steal any idea, but your idea isn't that great. Why should they steal your idea and not hundreds of other ideas they had been exposed to?

 

[Taz]

The NDA's aren't worth the paper they are written on, they are more symbolic. And yes, it is totally possible to steal any idea, but your idea isn't that great. Why should they steal your idea and not hundreds of other ideas they had been exposed to?

Very good way to put it!