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You might want to find a technical co-founder. If you have a proof of concept and you have validated the business model, it shouldn't be too hard convincing an
by Amogha_IO 9y ago
You might want to find a technical co-founder. If you have a proof of concept and you have validated the business model, it shouldn't be too hard convincing an entrepreneur-minded engineer to join your startup!
Finding a technical co-founder isn't that difficult if you know where to look for.
couple resources/networks I have used successfully in the past:
https://www.meetup.com/
(if meetup.com hasn't caught up where you live, there might be something similar that's popular)
-Meetups geared towards entrepreneurship, software dev, engineering.... are great places to find a technical co-founder. Prepare a simple pitch-deck, meet smart people, share your idea and see if they would be interested in joining the cause. (don't worry about someone stealing your idea... it's all in the execution. You can hold back some key features until you sign an NDA or something.)
-networking in general goes a long way. Start networking with any and all engineers you know (shouldn't be hard to find software engineers in Bangalore!)
https://angel.co/
-Angel List is a great place to post jobs, especially if you are looking for a co-founder.
Be prepared to give up a considerable amount of equity (30%-50%) if you are looking for a "serious technical co-founder". Make sure to have vesting & a cliff in the contract.
Also consider talking/networking with friends, family, ex-colleagues.
- arjunvpaul 9y agoThanks for the pointer about meetup.com . seems to be very active in Bangalore. Could be helpful to make fundraising connections too. Signed up for an event too! thanks!