Hello.
I know the post line is catchy but its true. I am working on a project for which we have chosen drupal as the base CMS. The site aims to develop into a very very large scale implementation (200,000 users +) over a period of 1 - 2 years.
The project idea is unique and it has the blessings of one of the top faculty at Harvard's Berkman Center. I am working on developing a production level site with some basic features and launch it over the next 2-3 months. The idea is to launch the site and then look for funding as opposed to looking for seed funding from the outset.
I am looking for someone with great Drupal, PHP and MySQL skills who can work to develop this with me in return for a stake in the company. The amount of work I estimate is around 2 months of part time work (2-3 hours a day). I have done all the basic work and I know examples of working code that need to be ported to the drupal setup wither as a plugin or as an integrated piece.
The ideal person will be someone easy to get along, honest and willing to teach me PHP / MySQL as we go along. If you are in the boston area, that is a plus. I accept that I am not a PHP guru but I know enough to know if what you are saying makes sense or not. I have some experience with WP in the past and have been a Java developer in my past life.
What will I give back to drupal?
Well, to be honest, I have donated to around most of the open source softwares I have used so far. If this project is a commercial success, I want to donate part of the profits back to drupal. Please note I am not looking to enter into a discussion about this. I respect the community and the developers and I want to do my part in supporting future development.