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I'm presuming you're "technical" yourself. I would give a very different answer if you weren't. I think the problem is looking for a "technical cofounder" with
by gavmor 3y ago
I'm presuming you're "technical" yourself. I would give a very different answer if you weren't.
I think the problem is looking for a "technical cofounder" without letting them be a "technical professional acquaintance," first. You've got to ease into the relationship. Maybe participate in a few hackathons, do some pair-programming, engage in an unrelated hobby that's also rife with nerds, such as bouldering or parenting. If you have a reliable technical friendship, they may become available when you happen upon a real domain expert. "Technical cofounder" is all-too-often a thankless task, so trust arrives on foot.
- fsndz 3y agoyes I am technical. The issue is that my friends for engineering school are not into coding (most are mechanical or industrial engineers). My friends from business school are not into coding either. There isn't a lot of hackathons here in Paris like in SF, most of the time it is just in engineering schools for students. I am working full time. I reached out to ruby/python groups but they are also very inactive. the software engineering culture in France is not really like in the US where things go fast and there is a lot of talent and excitement. But I will maybe try harder/better. It's still very frustrating.
- gavmor 3y agoI know at least one French founder, but I'll admit he was very excited to be working in SF when I met him. You may have to leave the country, simply because SF is the Schelling Point where we've all agreed to meet. But Paris is a city of two million souls. I struggle to imagine that not one of them is the right partner for you. What do you mean by "reached out?" Did you attend? Insinuate yourself into the community? Perhaps you are hunting with neither enough commitment nor subtlety.