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You never said explained why you need them to move to Sidney. Sure, that might be implicit, but there can be hundreds of reasons... Maybe by expliciting it, you

by rcamera 16y ago

You never said explained why you need them to move to Sidney. Sure, that might be implicit, but there can be hundreds of reasons... Maybe by expliciting it, you could help a possible cofounder to consider it the proposal more seriously, or even show you a way of how he can solve your need for him to be there, which would allow him to work remotely. Also, as swombat mentioned here as well, you look more like you are hiring an employee to join your startup than inviting a cofounder to help build it.

BartJellema 16y ago
While I'm all for working remotely, I believe this is counter productive in a startup. There is something about a bunch of people in a room with a whiteboard that can't be beaten. Since in a startup so many forces are already against you, I think it's important to not compromise on the factors that you can control. So to maximize our chances of success we need to all be in the same room with a whiteboard... Interesting that many of you think we're looking for an employee rather than a co-founder... I must have not made that clear enough. If we find someone to join the team in the next few weeks, they will be an equal co-founder. No pay, their fair share of equity and an equal vote in decisions. We can do this with the 2 of us, but I think our chances of success go up with an extra co-founder. Someone as excited as us about the idea and with the right incentives.
Desciens 16y ago
We believe working remotely is counter productive in a startup. There is something about a bunch of people in a room with a whiteboard that can't be beaten. Since in a startup so many forces are already against you, we think it's important to not compromise on the factors that you can control. So to maximize our chances of success we need to all be in the same room with a whiteboard... Interesting that many of you think we're looking for an employee rather than a co-founder... We must have not made that clear enough. If we find someone to join the team in the next few weeks, they will be an equal co-founder. No pay, their fair share of equity and an equal vote in decisions. We can do this with the 2 of us, but we think our chances of success go up with an extra co-founder. Someone as excited as us about the idea and with the right incentives.

by rcamera 16y ago

BartJellema 16y ago

While I'm all for working remotely, I believe this is counter productive in a startup. There is something about a bunch of people in a room with a whiteboard that can't be beaten. Since in a startup so many forces are already against you, I think it's important to not compromise on the factors that you can control. So to maximize our chances of success we need to all be in the same room with a whiteboard... Interesting that many of you think we're looking for an employee rather than a co-founder... I must have not made that clear enough. If we find someone to join the team in the next few weeks, they will be an equal co-founder. No pay, their fair share of equity and an equal vote in decisions. We can do this with the 2 of us, but I think our chances of success go up with an extra co-founder. Someone as excited as us about the idea and with the right incentives.

Desciens 16y ago

We believe working remotely is counter productive in a startup. There is something about a bunch of people in a room with a whiteboard that can't be beaten. Since in a startup so many forces are already against you, we think it's important to not compromise on the factors that you can control. So to maximize our chances of success we need to all be in the same room with a whiteboard... Interesting that many of you think we're looking for an employee rather than a co-founder... We must have not made that clear enough. If we find someone to join the team in the next few weeks, they will be an equal co-founder. No pay, their fair share of equity and an equal vote in decisions. We can do this with the 2 of us, but we think our chances of success go up with an extra co-founder. Someone as excited as us about the idea and with the right incentives.