Ask HN: How to find good business co-founders?

1 points by dramort 11y ago ↗ HN

I asked a question yesterday on HN titled: ["Ask HN: My co-founders are trying to get rid of me. What should I do?"](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9803111) and I took some great advice from HN community and based on those I have decided to part ways with my co-founders.

I'm a technical person and I definitely need a some help in the business side of things. I don't know wether I should hire a business guy or find a business focused co-founder. A business co-founder would definitely be much more dedicated than an employee who gets paid and has a very small amount of equity

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MichaelCrawford 11y ago ↗

Ask them what double entry accounting is.

Ask them how they would move your product.

What would they do about an underperforming employee?

Ask them to name a few of their favorite books. There are many good business books but not everyone reads them.

TooFreshForTech 11y ago ↗

Go to conferences where you can meet like-minded individuals, with skills to compliment your weaknesses. Being able to get along and trust each others' opinions are the most important criteria IMO (aside from being technically competent).