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Same. It might also be that developers aren't great at finding co-founders either. I tried YC's Co-founder Match and connected with some amazing people who prom

by mojuba 5y ago

Same. It might also be that developers aren't great at finding co-founders either. I tried YC's Co-founder Match and connected with some amazing people who promised to help in some capacity. They all loved the idea, approved the pitch deck (and helped me improve it too) but none of them committed to being a business co-founder. I have no idea what's wrong!

candiddevmike 5y ago
My experience with cofounder match is mostly founders with an idea/startup and a cesspool of recent or in progress college grads looking for a job. Finding someone without an idea, real experience, and responds to messages is like finding a unicorn.
- mojuba 5y ago
  My experience was much better than that definitely. A lot of amazing business people, some requesting me to join them, some responding to my requests (about 30-40% response rate I'd say). Some former successful founders looking for something new, too.
egfx 5y ago
I’m in the same boat. I’ve had several money and marketing oriented people reach out and that sounds nice but the alkalis heel is the commitment. Your deadlines are not they’re deadlines etc. That’s the thing about these marketing and people oriented cofounders, they’re jumpy. Another thing is that with most people on YC match-mate is your most often being used as a listening post to whatever they’re working on not vice versa.
blacktriangle 5y ago
I think the problem is that a startup is a far riskier proposal for a marketer than a dev. For devs we have a safety net in the most insane job market the world has ever known. Launching a failed startup is almost a right of passage for us. On the marketing side, finding a job after failure is drastically harder, and you'll be set back years in your career since there's a lot more ladder climbing involved in marketing departments. By contrast launching a startup is a pretty solid way to jump your career from mid-level to senior dev.
- LanceJones 5y ago
  Not for some of us. Really good marketers know how to market themselves.

by mojuba 5y ago

candiddevmike 5y ago

My experience with cofounder match is mostly founders with an idea/startup and a cesspool of recent or in progress college grads looking for a job. Finding someone without an idea, real experience, and responds to messages is like finding a unicorn.

mojuba 5y ago
My experience was much better than that definitely. A lot of amazing business people, some requesting me to join them, some responding to my requests (about 30-40% response rate I'd say). Some former successful founders looking for something new, too.

egfx 5y ago

I’m in the same boat. I’ve had several money and marketing oriented people reach out and that sounds nice but the alkalis heel is the commitment. Your deadlines are not they’re deadlines etc. That’s the thing about these marketing and people oriented cofounders, they’re jumpy. Another thing is that with most people on YC match-mate is your most often being used as a listening post to whatever they’re working on not vice versa.

blacktriangle 5y ago

I think the problem is that a startup is a far riskier proposal for a marketer than a dev. For devs we have a safety net in the most insane job market the world has ever known. Launching a failed startup is almost a right of passage for us. On the marketing side, finding a job after failure is drastically harder, and you'll be set back years in your career since there's a lot more ladder climbing involved in marketing departments. By contrast launching a startup is a pretty solid way to jump your career from mid-level to senior dev.

LanceJones 5y ago
Not for some of us. Really good marketers know how to market themselves.