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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.
by 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 agoMy 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 agoCo-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