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Are you looking for a co-founder? I've created this Google survey so that you can put in a little information about yourself, and what you're looking for: htt
by bravura 14y ago
Are you looking for a co-founder?
I've created this Google survey so that you can put in a little information about yourself, and what you're looking for:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDAtOWhUa2N6TjZvYm92NFhjRkJ3eUE6MQ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDAtOWh...
When you fill it out, you can see the other responses.
Perhaps you won't find a co-founder, but at least you might meet other people to talk to.
[edit: This is my first survey on google docs, so if I need to change any of the sharing permissions let me know.]
[edit 2: Here is the spreadsheet of results.
Please respect the contributors, and don't use the spreadsheet unless you actually filled out the survey yourself.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AnaOC0UphlFtdDAtOWhUa2N6TjZvYm92NFhjRkJ3eUE https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AnaOC0UphlFtdDA...
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- limedaring 14y agoI wanted to jump in here and to caution that finding a cofounder with the specific intent of applying for this round of YC would be a bad idea. Keep in mind that a co-founding relationship is very much a relationship, and you have to "date" a bit before you get married — having a startup is like having a child, you want to know a potential cofounder is the right person to found a startup with first. That said, be inspired to try finding a cofounder now, work with them for a few months and keep S13 in mind — it might all fall into place by the time the next round comes around. And if you can't find a cofounder, don't be afraid of being persistant and just learning the skills necessary to build and launch startup solo, since a great cofounder is likely to come along if you already have an intriguing product launched.
- devgutt 14y agoAgree. Take the wrong co-founder and you will regret for a long time.
- bravura 14y agoI agree completely. Founder dating should take longer than one funding cycle. I posted this mainly because it was an appropriate parent story, not because I think winter cofounders should do accelerated dating.
- tersiag 14y agoJust to add, if you think you can raise your child (startup) alone than don't be afraid to do that either. You'll never know, the right co-founder may be just around the corner, if at all
- limedaring 14y agoExactly. I worked on my startup for a little over a year before my current awesome cofounder joined me (approached me since I had already "proven" myself, I wasn't explicitly searching). Big fan of just leaping forward and doing it yourself. Self-promotion, two articles I wrote on the subject: "I'm a designer who learned Django and launched her first webapp in 6 weeks" http://www.limedaring.com/im-a-designer-who-learned-django-and-launched-her-first-webapp-in-6-weeks/ http://www.limedaring.com/im-a-designer-who-learned-django-a... "How to thrive as a solo non-technical founder" http://weddinglovely.com/blog/how-to-survive-as-a-solo-designer-founder/ http://weddinglovely.com/blog/how-to-survive-as-a-solo-desig...
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- dinky 14y agoAlso don't be afraid of being persistent in getting feedback on your existing ideas, even if you are a solo founder. It's probably next to impossible to get early feedback on a YC application but there's now one more way to turn impossible to possible: http://lookapinky.com http://lookapinky.com
- jmspring 14y agoI don't see it as a wholly bad idea -- sometimes things do click. I think it certainly depends on the people involved. I've thought about applying as a solo-founder (knowing the caveats), but may just continue to use my spare time to flesh things out and target Spring 2013. Assuming a wet winter, that is a good time for getting some serious coding done -- less distraction to want to be outside.
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- zlatan1 14y agoI've been a long time lurker on HN and just signed up because of this survey. I appreciate you posting this and hopefully I'll run into someone with similar goals/mindset as me. EDIT: I just noticed that after filling out the form, I never actually get a hyperlink to the google document. Can you post this?
- helen842000 14y agoI completed & submitted the form but there's no way to see other entries, just to create a new form or submit a new entry. Do you have a link to the completed doc? Thanks.
- jamesjguthrie 14y agoGood idea. I've filled in my entry. Some spam entries on there already though.