I think this is a very difficult problem to solve. I would love to team up with the right person, who has real, credible business skills.
However, I think this is just as difficult, if not more so, as a talented business guy looking for a programmer to partner up with.
There is definitely cross-over between the two; having a programmer co-founder that you can't take long to sales meetings is an opportunity lost. And if you can't discuss difficult problems with your business founder, you're also missing out. I fondly remember, several years ago, sitting down with my boss and explaining to him the problem I was working on at the time, and how, if I explained it without any technical mumbo-jumbo, he'd come up with solutions I hadn't thought of. That was really productive, and deeply satisfying for both of us.
I suppose where I'm going with this is that I think looking for co-founder should take more from the dating world than from the hiring world. Have a few meetings up front, test the waters with a few small projects before leaping in to bed together. Because let's face it: co-founding is another form of marriage.
This is probably a common perspective, but I think that often times finding a co-founder is not "business person looking for tech person" or vice-versa.
I couldn't agree more with the dating analogy. I met my gf on match.com and years later was looking for a co-founder. I couldn't find one at first, and my focus became the 'co-founder finding problem'. Applying that analogy, out came www.founder2be.com which has taken on a life of its own :) Best of success to you!
I'm in the same boat as "mootothemax" - I would also love to team up with the right co-founder. Though, I'd want us both to do the tech and business work.
I'm not actively looking because I'm going to attempt to do the business work after I finish building my MVP.
I'm doing the same. Don't know many people who're interested in doing a startup for the right reasons, so I'm just focusing on building the MVP and keeping things going while I keep an eye out for a potential co-founder.
If you're a developer working on a project & would like some help with it, please let me know. I have some coding experience but mainly my background is in technical & customer support & product development.
I guess this would be ideal for a developer that wants to focus on new features & updates & not the business side. I think it would be a fair swap in exchange for some friendly development advice & tips when I get stuck on my own projects.
I think this kind of exchange is a good starting point for anyone looking for a potential co-founder as it may lead to joint ventures.
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[ 4.8 ms ] story [ 31.6 ms ] threadHowever, I think this is just as difficult, if not more so, as a talented business guy looking for a programmer to partner up with.
There is definitely cross-over between the two; having a programmer co-founder that you can't take long to sales meetings is an opportunity lost. And if you can't discuss difficult problems with your business founder, you're also missing out. I fondly remember, several years ago, sitting down with my boss and explaining to him the problem I was working on at the time, and how, if I explained it without any technical mumbo-jumbo, he'd come up with solutions I hadn't thought of. That was really productive, and deeply satisfying for both of us.
I suppose where I'm going with this is that I think looking for co-founder should take more from the dating world than from the hiring world. Have a few meetings up front, test the waters with a few small projects before leaping in to bed together. Because let's face it: co-founding is another form of marriage.
I'm not actively looking because I'm going to attempt to do the business work after I finish building my MVP.
I guess this would be ideal for a developer that wants to focus on new features & updates & not the business side. I think it would be a fair swap in exchange for some friendly development advice & tips when I get stuck on my own projects.
I think this kind of exchange is a good starting point for anyone looking for a potential co-founder as it may lead to joint ventures.
Anyone interested, my email is in my profile.