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Yup, I will be keeping it up indefinitely, I don't see any reason why to remove .. but if it ever came down to that, I will ping the HN community so that everyb

by jayliew 17y ago

Yup, I will be keeping it up indefinitely, I don't see any reason why to remove .. but if it ever came down to that, I will ping the HN community so that everybody knows. I guess anyone looking to build a co-founder dating site has to figure out what value they are adding on top of this spreadsheet!

alain94040 17y ago
anyone looking to build a co-founder dating site has to figure out what value they are adding 1. Better search (by location, keyword, whatever) 2. time-based, so that old entries from years past don't pollute the current directory 3. protect anonymity but preserving a way to get in touch 4. more details available so you can make a judgment call more easily 5. a way to look at projects or people, depending on what your approach is That's a good start. I'd say #2 is critical, because the Google Docs list will become obsolete within weeks. http://fairsoftware.net/publicUsers http://fairsoftware.net/publicUsers is a list of people, and http://fairsoftware.net/publicProjects http://fairsoftware.net/publicProjects is a list of projects. You can navigate back and forth.
skmurphy 17y ago
One of the reasons that the Bootstrapper Breakfasts have been helpful to bring teams together is that it's a low key way to have a serious conversation with one or more potential cofounders and form an impression based on more than a paragraph or two on a "dating site." From folks who have attended a Startup Weekend or similar event, I hear that it's a good way to learn how someone performs under at least a moderate amount of pressure. I am less sanguine about "dating site" although a lot of folks have contributed to the spreadsheet so it will probably help potential co-founders become aware of each other. I also think you can form a reasonable impression of someone from reading their blog and HN comments but not everyone who has the strengths you will need to get startup off the ground is necessarily interested in contributing to a forum.

by jayliew 17y ago

alain94040 17y ago

anyone looking to build a co-founder dating site has to figure out what value they are adding 1. Better search (by location, keyword, whatever) 2. time-based, so that old entries from years past don't pollute the current directory 3. protect anonymity but preserving a way to get in touch 4. more details available so you can make a judgment call more easily 5. a way to look at projects or people, depending on what your approach is That's a good start. I'd say #2 is critical, because the Google Docs list will become obsolete within weeks. http://fairsoftware.net/publicUsers http://fairsoftware.net/publicUsers is a list of people, and http://fairsoftware.net/publicProjects http://fairsoftware.net/publicProjects is a list of projects. You can navigate back and forth.

skmurphy 17y ago

One of the reasons that the Bootstrapper Breakfasts have been helpful to bring teams together is that it's a low key way to have a serious conversation with one or more potential cofounders and form an impression based on more than a paragraph or two on a "dating site." From folks who have attended a Startup Weekend or similar event, I hear that it's a good way to learn how someone performs under at least a moderate amount of pressure. I am less sanguine about "dating site" although a lot of folks have contributed to the spreadsheet so it will probably help potential co-founders become aware of each other. I also think you can form a reasonable impression of someone from reading their blog and HN comments but not everyone who has the strengths you will need to get startup off the ground is necessarily interested in contributing to a forum.