Do you think I need a cofounder?
Hello HN,
So I am a 17 year old student who is running my own startup, PassWhiz. You can check it out at passwhiz.com It's been a crazy ride and I have almost 4,000 users. I am now out of school and want to dedicate some serious time to selling this product. Selling involves a lot of emailing and chatting with high schools and middle schools. While I do enjoy talking to the schools I think have a co founder who has done this before, or just someone to help take some of the workload could be pretty useful. What do you think? Do you have any advice for someone in a position like this?
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[ 0.31 ms ] story [ 19.4 ms ] threadThat got me looking at my co-workers in a different light, and indeed, there were several people who worked with me, and they were each better at something than the owner. I realized that by hiring this way, he got to take the credit for a remarkably well-oiled machine that was able to get all sorts of things done exceptionally well. We all did the impossible & it was because of each of our points of expertise worked in synergy- like a puzzle coming together.
So, based on this experience, I would wholeheartedly recommend that you find someone- doesn't have to be a co-founder, could just be an employee, to work on something where your own talents are 'less' (for lack of a better word). Someone full/part-time who's dedicated to business development I would imagine would be a valuable asset.
I learned from my own (failed) startup, that the unexpected is guaranteed to happen. And if you need to allot your time & attention to something else that suddenly comes up, it'll help to have that someone around to help bear the load.
-my 2 cents. Best of luck!
Is the company making money, or is it a free service? Co-founder could be a good idea if you have a friend that you think could be helpful. If not, you could hire someone reliable (maybe on commission?). Or offer a % of company, base on performance. Just a few ideas - for what they are worth - best of luck!