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I'm a technical developer currently looking for a non-technical cofounder. What I'm looking for is someone who: 1) is well connected with the startup community

by magsafe 16y ago

I'm a technical developer currently looking for a non-technical cofounder. What I'm looking for is someone who: 1) is well connected with the startup community (the Scoble's and MG siegler's of the world, as well as angels and VCs) 2) enjoys shmoozing with people. Is usually the last person to leave a meetup or tech event, and always a pleasing guy to talk to with a drink in hand. 3) can think of creative, non-technical ways to get buzz for our product and is great at implementing those. For example, if we were launching at SXSW, he would cover all the event planning, parties, invites, swag, PR stunts etc. As a developer, these are the skills that I personally lack - and I'm sure there are others like me who would rather focus their energy coding. I find social schoomzing to be a boring and challenging part of my job as founder, so someone who was born to do that would be a huge asset.

mindcrime 16y ago
I'm a technical developer currently looking for a non-technical cofounder. Likewise. What I'm looking for: 0) Someone with a background doing sales / marketing / business development for a company that sells to large enterprises. 1) Someone with experience doing market research, who understands positioning and how to craft a marketing message. 2) someone who can help with going out, meeting customers, and validating our customer problem hypotheses and product hypotheses. 3) Somebody who's good at the schmoozing / networking stuff who can go out, attend events, connect with people and generate leads and find potential customers, investors and/or partners. 4) Someone who has the connections and knowledge necessary to help our company generate "buzz" when the time is appropriate. 5) Somebody who can sell Bibles to Lucifer or ice-water to Eskimos.
- craigkerstiens 16y ago
  Are you looking for a co-founder for an idea you're already working on or open to joining an idea? Its understandable that everyone seems to be attached to their own ideas, but it sounds like the attachment to the idea might actually be the hardest part of partnering up with someone.
  - mindcrime 16y ago
    In my specific case, I have a project I'm already working on, and looking for a co-founder to advance that. That's not to say I couldn't be swayed to work on something else if somebody came along with a compelling enough vision, but I'm not really looking for a new idea.
    - rch 16y ago
      I like what I do already, but I'd work with you if I didn't. The reasons: - comment about Rob Pike - kid 606 album cover as icon - expressed rational contempt for e4 - from NC ... [(99, svn), (23, emacs), (17, ant)] should be the answer to an interview question... Best of luck with your project.
      - mindcrime 16y ago
        Kid 606? Don't know them... Are you a North Carolinian as well? If so, shoot me an email; maybe we can meet up sometime.
        rch 16y ago
        Ah, my fault - I have a remix of Shout at the Doner[1] that seems to have re-re-purposed the Motley Crue cover[2], which I was previously unfamiliar with. Unfortunately I am just a former North Carolinian living in Houston. ---- [1] http://www.pandora.com/music/album/kid606/shout+at+doner http://www.pandora.com/music/album/kid606/shout+at+doner [2] http://a0.twimg.com/profile_images/52458175/thm_motley_crue_devil_stick.jpg http://a0.twimg.com/profile_images/52458175/thm_motley_crue_...
    - mindfulbee 16y ago
      Just curious for future reference, but does the age of the non-technical co-founder matter to you?
      - mindcrime 16y ago
        does the age of the non-technical co-founder matter to you? Not particularly, no. I'd love to connect with somebody with some real industry experience, which an 18 year old (for example) probably wouldn't have, but - in general - age is pretty irrelevant to me. So are degrees, skin color, sex, ethnicity, religion, vi or emacs usage, and most other criteria that don't have anything to do with getting things done. :-)

by magsafe 16y ago

mindcrime 16y ago

I'm a technical developer currently looking for a non-technical cofounder. Likewise. What I'm looking for: 0) Someone with a background doing sales / marketing / business development for a company that sells to large enterprises. 1) Someone with experience doing market research, who understands positioning and how to craft a marketing message. 2) someone who can help with going out, meeting customers, and validating our customer problem hypotheses and product hypotheses. 3) Somebody who's good at the schmoozing / networking stuff who can go out, attend events, connect with people and generate leads and find potential customers, investors and/or partners. 4) Someone who has the connections and knowledge necessary to help our company generate "buzz" when the time is appropriate. 5) Somebody who can sell Bibles to Lucifer or ice-water to Eskimos.

craigkerstiens 16y ago
Are you looking for a co-founder for an idea you're already working on or open to joining an idea? Its understandable that everyone seems to be attached to their own ideas, but it sounds like the attachment to the idea might actually be the hardest part of partnering up with someone.
- mindcrime 16y ago
  In my specific case, I have a project I'm already working on, and looking for a co-founder to advance that. That's not to say I couldn't be swayed to work on something else if somebody came along with a compelling enough vision, but I'm not really looking for a new idea.
  - rch 16y ago
    I like what I do already, but I'd work with you if I didn't. The reasons: - comment about Rob Pike - kid 606 album cover as icon - expressed rational contempt for e4 - from NC ... [(99, svn), (23, emacs), (17, ant)] should be the answer to an interview question... Best of luck with your project.
    - mindcrime 16y ago
      Kid 606? Don't know them... Are you a North Carolinian as well? If so, shoot me an email; maybe we can meet up sometime.
      - rch 16y ago
        Ah, my fault - I have a remix of Shout at the Doner[1] that seems to have re-re-purposed the Motley Crue cover[2], which I was previously unfamiliar with. Unfortunately I am just a former North Carolinian living in Houston. ---- [1] http://www.pandora.com/music/album/kid606/shout+at+doner http://www.pandora.com/music/album/kid606/shout+at+doner [2] http://a0.twimg.com/profile_images/52458175/thm_motley_crue_devil_stick.jpg http://a0.twimg.com/profile_images/52458175/thm_motley_crue_...
  - mindfulbee 16y ago
    Just curious for future reference, but does the age of the non-technical co-founder matter to you?
    - mindcrime 16y ago
      does the age of the non-technical co-founder matter to you? Not particularly, no. I'd love to connect with somebody with some real industry experience, which an 18 year old (for example) probably wouldn't have, but - in general - age is pretty irrelevant to me. So are degrees, skin color, sex, ethnicity, religion, vi or emacs usage, and most other criteria that don't have anything to do with getting things done. :-)