building a platform help
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Every young developer you talk to "could build facebook". So you've got to sort out the wheat from the chaff. They're probably not lying, but it may take them a hundred years... and developers get bored.
To find the right person, network your ass off. Look for someone with a number of projects under their belt. Probably if they're good they'll be working on something already, so you may need a lot of seed capital and equity to convince them to come work on your project.
You also need to be at a high-level in your end of the business, or talented people will avoid you. If you're not some hot-shot MBA or have a history of starting and running businesses, you'll need to find that person as well. Which begs the question, why are you involved in the business? If you're not integral, you're going to get left behind.