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Valuable advice, but being technical myself, I'd like to see a post about how to find a business/marketing co-founder.

imack 16y ago
I actually figure that's harder. There are no shortage of people who "talk the talk", but its hard to see who'd be good at raising money, getting customers, and biz dev based on interviews. At least with techies, you can see if they can build things or not.
- il 16y ago
  It seems that, whether you're looking for a tech or business cofounder, you need to find someone who can get things done. It's really easy to evaluate marketing cofounders for a web startup: You just need to determine if they have a track record of driving traffic. Get the ones who can drive traffic and convert it into sales. Everyone else is a bullshit artist an isn't worth your time.
mindcrime 16y ago
Valuable advice, but being technical myself, I'd like to see a post about how to find a business/marketing co-founder Same here. Everybody seems to want to talk about the other scenario, but bring up "finding a sales/marketing/bizdev guy" and you get <crickets />.
worldtize 16y ago
I'm that person, my business/marketing skills and creativity are unmatched. Plus I have good contacts and I'm the most persistent person on the planet. Email me if you want to discuss visions - gstacks00@aol.com
ericxtang 16y ago
I think people you know are the most important resource in terms of finding a business-savvy co-founder. A lot of VCs/angel investors are willing to help smart hackers find co-founders or even interesting projects. Also, going to marketing/product related meetups is a good way to network and meet new potential co-founders.
- mindcrime 16y ago
  A lot of VCs/angel investors are willing to help smart hackers find co-founders or even interesting projects. Good point. I had never really considered VCs being willing to assist a company unless they had already invested (money) in the company, but just Monday I happened to have a chance to chat with some local VCs and they made that same point. And in hindsight it makes total sense... if they invest a little time helping a company in some small way (finding a co-founder, finding a beta customer, whatever) and then the company grows to the point of wanting outside investment, they already have an established relationship with the company and are probably in a good position to be part of the funding round. So it's a potential win-win scenario, for a fairly small expenditure. So yeah, talk to VCs, angels, etc. and see what they might be able and willing to do for ya, even if you're not asking for a monetary investment.

imack 16y ago

I actually figure that's harder. There are no shortage of people who "talk the talk", but its hard to see who'd be good at raising money, getting customers, and biz dev based on interviews. At least with techies, you can see if they can build things or not.

il 16y ago
It seems that, whether you're looking for a tech or business cofounder, you need to find someone who can get things done. It's really easy to evaluate marketing cofounders for a web startup: You just need to determine if they have a track record of driving traffic. Get the ones who can drive traffic and convert it into sales. Everyone else is a bullshit artist an isn't worth your time.

mindcrime 16y ago

Valuable advice, but being technical myself, I'd like to see a post about how to find a business/marketing co-founder Same here. Everybody seems to want to talk about the other scenario, but bring up "finding a sales/marketing/bizdev guy" and you get <crickets />.

worldtize 16y ago

I'm that person, my business/marketing skills and creativity are unmatched. Plus I have good contacts and I'm the most persistent person on the planet. Email me if you want to discuss visions - gstacks00@aol.com

ericxtang 16y ago

I think people you know are the most important resource in terms of finding a business-savvy co-founder. A lot of VCs/angel investors are willing to help smart hackers find co-founders or even interesting projects. Also, going to marketing/product related meetups is a good way to network and meet new potential co-founders.

mindcrime 16y ago
A lot of VCs/angel investors are willing to help smart hackers find co-founders or even interesting projects. Good point. I had never really considered VCs being willing to assist a company unless they had already invested (money) in the company, but just Monday I happened to have a chance to chat with some local VCs and they made that same point. And in hindsight it makes total sense... if they invest a little time helping a company in some small way (finding a co-founder, finding a beta customer, whatever) and then the company grows to the point of wanting outside investment, they already have an established relationship with the company and are probably in a good position to be part of the funding round. So it's a potential win-win scenario, for a fairly small expenditure. So yeah, talk to VCs, angels, etc. and see what they might be able and willing to do for ya, even if you're not asking for a monetary investment.