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How do you find these cofounders? I've thought about reaching out to semi-famous names in my side hustle's industry and seeing who is at least receptive to seei

by pc86 3y ago

How do you find these cofounders? I've thought about reaching out to semi-famous names in my side hustle's industry and seeing who is at least receptive to seeing what I've got, my vision, maybe partnering in exchange for a bit piece of equity. But at the end of the day cold outreach like that - especially the "hey look at my product please help me sell it" - seems even worse/harder than just doing the sales on my own from the get-go.

teaearlgraycold 3y ago
Unless you’ve already got a big reputation - work or live with them. Cofounders I know all either were roommates or coworkers at some point.
- spaceman_2020 3y ago
  My co-founder has been a close friend since high school, so yeah. That probably seems like the best option since there is already built-in trust.
- ignoramous 3y ago
  Co-founder matching is a thing too (ex: https://www.ycombinator.com/cofounder-matching https://www.ycombinator.com/cofounder-matching), but unsure how far it works. Famously, the GitHub co-founders and the Instagram co-founders met at co-working spaces / hacker meetups. Tom Preston-Werner gave an interesting talk on how to build successful co-founding teams and products: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGTpU5XUAA8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGTpU5XUAA8
calculated 3y ago
Haven’t yet found one myself, but from the information I’ve gathered I see that you can: 1. Go to events where you can meet such people 2. Sign up for different clubs (marketing, tech, etc.) and build strong relationships there though projects. 3. Working at your dayjob, if you see something outstanding you see yourself working with in the future, go the extra mile to show them they mean something to you. Generally I think it’s all about the buildup after a certain amount of time of working in your industry. And not only 9-5 working but just doing interesting projects and attracting such likeminded people.
ativzzz 3y ago
As always, the best way is to already know them or have a shared connection with them - have a wide network. Do you have frequent social interactions with other professionals? Off the top of my head (and from personal experience) some ways to meet people: - Network within your company, particularly with people in other disciplines - Alumni events for your college - Send your kids to private school and make friends with parents (or have gone to private school yourself) - Play sports that professionals play like golf, tennis, pickleball? - Attend networking events (though I haven't really tried doing this since covid) - Get an (in-person) MBA - Marry/date someone with a wide network

by pc86 3y ago

teaearlgraycold 3y ago

Unless you’ve already got a big reputation - work or live with them. Cofounders I know all either were roommates or coworkers at some point.

spaceman_2020 3y ago
My co-founder has been a close friend since high school, so yeah. That probably seems like the best option since there is already built-in trust.
ignoramous 3y ago
Co-founder matching is a thing too (ex: https://www.ycombinator.com/cofounder-matching https://www.ycombinator.com/cofounder-matching), but unsure how far it works. Famously, the GitHub co-founders and the Instagram co-founders met at co-working spaces / hacker meetups. Tom Preston-Werner gave an interesting talk on how to build successful co-founding teams and products: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGTpU5XUAA8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGTpU5XUAA8

calculated 3y ago

Haven’t yet found one myself, but from the information I’ve gathered I see that you can: 1. Go to events where you can meet such people 2. Sign up for different clubs (marketing, tech, etc.) and build strong relationships there though projects. 3. Working at your dayjob, if you see something outstanding you see yourself working with in the future, go the extra mile to show them they mean something to you. Generally I think it’s all about the buildup after a certain amount of time of working in your industry. And not only 9-5 working but just doing interesting projects and attracting such likeminded people.

ativzzz 3y ago

As always, the best way is to already know them or have a shared connection with them - have a wide network. Do you have frequent social interactions with other professionals? Off the top of my head (and from personal experience) some ways to meet people: - Network within your company, particularly with people in other disciplines - Alumni events for your college - Send your kids to private school and make friends with parents (or have gone to private school yourself) - Play sports that professionals play like golf, tennis, pickleball? - Attend networking events (though I haven't really tried doing this since covid) - Get an (in-person) MBA - Marry/date someone with a wide network