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Maybe there needs to be an eHarmony.com for finding co-founders.

by RK 17y ago

marilyn 17y ago
A quick google (find co-founders) shows there is at least one: http://www.partnerup.com/ http://www.partnerup.com/
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alain94040 17y ago
http://fairsoftware.net/find-cofounders-for-your-startup http://fairsoftware.net/find-cofounders-for-your-startup and http://www.meetup.com/Co-Founders-Wanted-Meetup/ http://www.meetup.com/Co-Founders-Wanted-Meetup/ are dedicated to finding co-founders. The first one is for worldwide online, the second link is for Silicon Valley in person. (I'm behind both)
- davidw 17y ago
  Starting a company has been compared to getting married, and while plenty of people have met their future spouses on dating sites, they don't meet, talk a few times, and then get hitched. Perhaps the missing bit is finding something people can work on for a while without the commitment of a company (sort of like dating...).
  - alain94040 17y ago
    Agreed. That's why if you check out the concept of virtual company, it's a great way to start working with someone else with limited committment. To me, first and foremost, the fact that you don't have any out of pocket expenses is a good thing, it eliminates one barrier to entry. Virtual companies achieve that. In comparison, joining a "real" incorporated startup as co-founder, the first thing you do is split the legal costs and buy your shares. So right there, a few thousand dollars before you even know if you should work together. And there is no "undo" button, unlike virtual companies. That's also why in the co-founders meetup I ask the presenters to not only present their business, but reveal a bit of their own personality. I believe that compatibility as co-founders comes equally from being passionate about the same things but also being compatible personality-wise (read this http://blog.fairsoftware.net/2009/11/19/first-co-founders-meetup-lessons-learned/ http://blog.fairsoftware.net/2009/11/19/first-co-founders-me... for more on the topic).
  - yummyfajitas 17y ago
    ...while plenty of people have met their future spouses on dating sites, they don't meet, talk a few times, and then get hitched. This is true only of American dating sites. A number of Indian dating sites are based on that exact model. I guess the lesson to take from that is this: if your expectations are low enough, and social pressures not to quit are strong enough, any reasonable pairing can be made to work.
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steadicat 17y ago
http://cofoundr.com/ http://cofoundr.com/

Maybe there needs to be an eHarmony.com for finding co-founders.

by RK 17y ago

Maybe there needs to be an eHarmony.com for finding co-founders.

marilyn 17y ago

A quick google (find co-founders) shows there is at least one: http://www.partnerup.com/ http://www.partnerup.com/

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alain94040 17y ago

http://fairsoftware.net/find-cofounders-for-your-startup http://fairsoftware.net/find-cofounders-for-your-startup and http://www.meetup.com/Co-Founders-Wanted-Meetup/ http://www.meetup.com/Co-Founders-Wanted-Meetup/ are dedicated to finding co-founders. The first one is for worldwide online, the second link is for Silicon Valley in person. (I'm behind both)

davidw 17y ago
Starting a company has been compared to getting married, and while plenty of people have met their future spouses on dating sites, they don't meet, talk a few times, and then get hitched. Perhaps the missing bit is finding something people can work on for a while without the commitment of a company (sort of like dating...).
- alain94040 17y ago
  Agreed. That's why if you check out the concept of virtual company, it's a great way to start working with someone else with limited committment. To me, first and foremost, the fact that you don't have any out of pocket expenses is a good thing, it eliminates one barrier to entry. Virtual companies achieve that. In comparison, joining a "real" incorporated startup as co-founder, the first thing you do is split the legal costs and buy your shares. So right there, a few thousand dollars before you even know if you should work together. And there is no "undo" button, unlike virtual companies. That's also why in the co-founders meetup I ask the presenters to not only present their business, but reveal a bit of their own personality. I believe that compatibility as co-founders comes equally from being passionate about the same things but also being compatible personality-wise (read this http://blog.fairsoftware.net/2009/11/19/first-co-founders-meetup-lessons-learned/ http://blog.fairsoftware.net/2009/11/19/first-co-founders-me... for more on the topic).
- yummyfajitas 17y ago
  ...while plenty of people have met their future spouses on dating sites, they don't meet, talk a few times, and then get hitched. This is true only of American dating sites. A number of Indian dating sites are based on that exact model. I guess the lesson to take from that is this: if your expectations are low enough, and social pressures not to quit are strong enough, any reasonable pairing can be made to work.
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steadicat 17y ago

http://cofoundr.com/ http://cofoundr.com/