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Recruiting a Co-Founder For Your Startup
- myoung8 19y agoGreat post.
- staunch 19y agoVery nice post, keep 'em coming. I think your list is basically a description of the things people who are good at sales do. I'm not sure it can actually help the Wozniaks of the world be more like Jobs. One of my brothers was raised in a different part of the country by my father's first wife. My other brother was raised by my father. My brothers and father have something very obvious in common to anyone who meets them. They can effortlessly and genuinely connect with strangers and make them feel at total ease. They've all worked in sales at some point and were remarkably good at it. I'm fairly certain the main trait they share is their deep empathetic dispositions. This had lead me to believe there's a huge genetic component in being great at sales. I'm pretty skeptical it can be taught effectively, anymore than you can teach someone to be a funny person. BTW, I think Freakonomics is a great book about incentives and a definite must-read for any startup founder.
- jamiequint 19y agoI think the selling idea is good, but first you have to meet the right people. I'd argue that that is the hardest part. Step one, network, then don't be afraid to be too picky about who you approach to join you.
- Jd 19y agoShould it be a surprise that a salesperson writes a post extolling salespeople?
- tark 19y agoThis guy seems a bit confused about his own interpersonal skills. An earlier quote: "If you're the type of person who is insecure with hiring someone you don't know or based only on their portfolio, I'm not the right person for you." Now: "Meet 3x in person [...] to present your case"