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Nice idea, could use a lot of improvement though... Some initial feedback (as I'm attempting to fill out a profile): Personality Which profile is most like you

Nice idea, could use a lot of improvement though... Some initial feedback (as I'm attempting to fill out a profile): Personality Which profile is most like you? - Vision/strategy: see 1-2 years ahead, predict trends, write vision document, and inspire a team - Implementation/execution: build a product, follow a great plan, detail-oriented, manage daily operations I'd be nice if those were checkboxes, it's perfectly reasonable for a person to embody all of those personality traits. In general it would be nice if there was more flexibility in the profile.

mr_luc 16y ago
I came here to post that on that subject, as well. >We believe that founder teams need a good mix of strengths in both vision/strategy and implementation/execution. We will match you with potential co-founders who complement your strengths, ie: the opposite of you. It's as if match.com (and I have never used match.com, so maybe this analogy is bad) said: >We believe that marriages need a good mix of strengths in both leader/decision-maker and cooking/cleaning/listening quietly. We will match you with potential mates who complement your strengths, ie: the opposite of you. Oh, fun. I'd be looking for someone who is willing to do "whatever seems like the biggest win" at the time, and who can change plans on no notice. I'd also be looking for someone who will get their hands dirty implementing. It's not just the amount of work required, although that's reason enough. It indicates the humility necessary for the enterprise to work. It's "gee honey, you know I sure appreciate the hard work you did cooking this meal while I was sitting on the couch" versus getting in the kitchen and making good food happen cooperatively.
racoinx 16y ago
Thanks for the feedback. It'll be a straightforward fix.
ahoughton 16y ago
A site co-founder here. Great idea, this is much more of a continuum from vision to execution (sort of like extrovert vs. introvert) than a binary issue. I agree. We'll consider a new type of input option for many questions that are structured like this. Also, it's certainly worth mentioning that we are taking a risk by trying to match opposites to allow for many different skillsets in a team. Although Dr. Wasserman's research right now supports this variety in founding teams I think much more research needs to be done along these lines. We hope to help collect some of this data over time to be more confident in our approach through feedback from users on the site. Thanks for taking a look at the site and helping with your comments. More updates to the system coming soon. - Aaron

mr_luc 16y ago

I came here to post that on that subject, as well. >We believe that founder teams need a good mix of strengths in both vision/strategy and implementation/execution. We will match you with potential co-founders who complement your strengths, ie: the opposite of you. It's as if match.com (and I have never used match.com, so maybe this analogy is bad) said: >We believe that marriages need a good mix of strengths in both leader/decision-maker and cooking/cleaning/listening quietly. We will match you with potential mates who complement your strengths, ie: the opposite of you. Oh, fun. I'd be looking for someone who is willing to do "whatever seems like the biggest win" at the time, and who can change plans on no notice. I'd also be looking for someone who will get their hands dirty implementing. It's not just the amount of work required, although that's reason enough. It indicates the humility necessary for the enterprise to work. It's "gee honey, you know I sure appreciate the hard work you did cooking this meal while I was sitting on the couch" versus getting in the kitchen and making good food happen cooperatively.

racoinx 16y ago

Thanks for the feedback. It'll be a straightforward fix.

ahoughton 16y ago

A site co-founder here. Great idea, this is much more of a continuum from vision to execution (sort of like extrovert vs. introvert) than a binary issue. I agree. We'll consider a new type of input option for many questions that are structured like this. Also, it's certainly worth mentioning that we are taking a risk by trying to match opposites to allow for many different skillsets in a team. Although Dr. Wasserman's research right now supports this variety in founding teams I think much more research needs to be done along these lines. We hope to help collect some of this data over time to be more confident in our approach through feedback from users on the site. Thanks for taking a look at the site and helping with your comments. More updates to the system coming soon. - Aaron