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Does anyone need a co-founder?

3 points by chrishacken ↗ HN
I'm looking to start or join a project with someone. Preferably someone with skills and interests similar to mine. I previously worked for a startup in Philly, where I was a UI Engineer. I'm currently working on an iPhone game but want to get into something else once this is finished. I'll be looking to devote all of my time towards a new project.

I've coded in just about every language you can name, so I can adapt to whatever you've got going so far. Most recently, I've been using Python, Backbone, Coffeescript, jQuery, SimpleDB, and some other stuff that probably isn't worth mentioning.

Feel free to email me, christopher(dot)hacken(at)gmail

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formosa
I'd be careful about finding a "co-founder" half-hazardously. I've experienced a number of partnerships and they more often than not - end badly.

Workload is hard to share even if you have similar skill sets because you'll have different goals. You might be looking to build a company and he might be looking to sell.

Other issues i've dealt with is miscommunication. It's hard to be brutally open and straightforward with a stranger but its absolutely necessary because it always leads to GIANT problems when you're not honest to the point of being offensive.

chrishacken
Thank you for the suggestion but I'm not looking "half-hazardously". I've already turned a few down that didn't fit my particular interests. I'm not looking to get an email that interests me and go, "great lets start coding"..

Nevertheless, thank you for the advice.