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Re: Show HN: FoundersList – Looking for a cofounder or a new startup to work on?

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Post by generalpass »

gnicholas wrote: post #27
generalpass wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I think this idea actually has a better chance of working, for a couple reasons: > • There is less risk in starting the relationship. You're not divvying up shares in a company or even paying a fixed salary. The only thing you stand to lose is the time spent figuring out the comp structure > • Founders don't have to open up quite as much about the business, and worry that their idea will be stolen/copied. This is p…

It's not about cold-calling, it's about monetizing your network. If you have experience and contacts in an industry, and a startup offers you 30% commission on the revenue you bring in, it could be worth the time to see if you can make valuable connections for them. This is especially true if you're not tied to a full-time schedule with them — you could literally do this while still working another job.

> It's not about cold-calling, it's about monetizing your network. If you have experience and contacts in an industry, and a startup offers you 30% commission on the revenue you bring in, it could be worth the time to see if you can make valuable connections for them. This is especially true if you're not tied to a full-time schedule with them — you could literally do this while still working another job.

So, the salesperson should risk losing a contact (and an account) for... nothing?

Re: Show HN: FoundersList – Looking for a cofounder or a new startup to work on?

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Post by kristopolous »

werber wrote: post #22

Does anyone know of something similar for matching technical people with non profits? I’m suddenly filled with free time and want to find a non profit with short term technical needs. Ideally looking to help lgbtq organizations if that helps

At least before its acquisition, grindr had its hand in a bunch of non-profit tech stuff.

I don't know if they consolidated it to a specific website. The times I ran into them, they were focused on homeless lgbt (they thought some app would help) and other kinds of public health initiatives involving racism, transphobia, safe spaces, all that ... don't assume the attitude of the users on the platform reflect that of the company, they seemed to be pretty upstanding. [1]

It looked like they had an extensive network. You could probably reach out to them over a general email address ...

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[1] this isn't uncommon. LA Weekly and Village Voice used to do good, well financed local journalism but most of the funding came from backpage, a site where sex workers advertised. Browsing for a night a thrills financed reporters covering city council meetings, really.

Re: Show HN: FoundersList – Looking for a cofounder or a new startup to work on?

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Post by mattmanser »

artur_makly wrote: post #26
werber wrote: post #22

Does anyone know of something similar for matching technical people with non profits? I’m suddenly filled with free time and want to find a non profit with short term technical needs. Ideally looking to help lgbtq organizations if that helps

Checkout https://Catchafire.org it has an extensive directory of NGOs that which you filter by various criteria. I had the privilege to lead all product UX and UI on this new version. happy to do the same again for the right startup. just DM me.

Getting Https error on the site.

Re: Show HN: FoundersList – Looking for a cofounder or a new startup to work on?

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Post by lordnacho »

Taek wrote: post #9

Question for HN: I cannot imagine starting a company with a stranger. There are so many intense moments, points of extreme trust, and ways for things to go wrong, so much passion, and so much blending of self and company, that I wouldn't ever feel comfortable embarking with someone that I didn't know incredibly well as a cofounder. Are there reasons to believe that starting with a stranger as a cofounder will general…

In the end everyone ends up striking a balance between how well they know someone and how much they need their skillset. Most people are only going to know a small number of software engineers, for example.

Also in terms of getting to know whether you can work with someone, it's not as hard as say finding a spouse, where you tend to not even know what you want.

I recently met with a guy with a very similar professional background to myself and I could tell immediately we thought the same way. We definitely qualified each other. I'm sure that kind of thing happens to a lot of experienced professionals.

Re: Show HN: FoundersList – Looking for a cofounder or a new startup to work on?

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Post by philipcamilleri »

werber wrote: post #22

Does anyone know of something similar for matching technical people with non profits? I’m suddenly filled with free time and want to find a non profit with short term technical needs. Ideally looking to help lgbtq organizations if that helps

hey Werber -- have you checked outintech and startout.org? (Also, for covid-related projects, helpwithcovid.com seems to be doing a great job). HTH.

Re: Show HN: FoundersList – Looking for a cofounder or a new startup to work on?

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Post by werber »

philipcamilleri wrote: post #35
werber wrote: post #22

Does anyone know of something similar for matching technical people with non profits? I’m suddenly filled with free time and want to find a non profit with short term technical needs. Ideally looking to help lgbtq organizations if that helps

hey Werber -- have you checked outintech and startout.org? (Also, for covid-related projects, helpwithcovid.com seems to be doing a great job). HTH.

Never heard of either, thanks so much

Re: Show HN: FoundersList – Looking for a cofounder or a new startup to work on?

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Post by gogoincar »

werber wrote: post #22

Does anyone know of something similar for matching technical people with non profits? I’m suddenly filled with free time and want to find a non profit with short term technical needs. Ideally looking to help lgbtq organizations if that helps

Don’t know if you’re looking for paid work or not, but https://explore.ovio.org/projects could be a helpful place to browse.

Re: Show HN: FoundersList – Looking for a cofounder or a new startup to work on?

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Post by artur_makly »

mattmanser wrote: post #33
artur_makly wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Checkout https://Catchafire.org it has an extensive directory of NGOs that which you filter by various criteria. I had the privilege to lead all product UX and UI on this new version. happy to do the same again for the right startup. just DM me.

Getting Https error on the site.

apologies...http://catchafire.org/

Re: Show HN: FoundersList – Looking for a cofounder or a new startup to work on?

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Post by gnicholas »

generalpass wrote: post #31
gnicholas wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's not about cold-calling, it's about monetizing your network. If you have experience and contacts in an industry, and a startup offers you 30% commission on the revenue you bring in, it could be worth the time to see if you can make valuable connections for them. This is especially true if you're not tied to a full-time schedule with them — you could literally do this while still working another job.

> It's not about cold-calling, it's about monetizing your network. If you have experience and contacts in an industry, and a startup offers you 30% commission on the revenue you bring in, it could be worth the time to see if you can make valuable connections for them. This is especially true if you're not tied to a full-time schedule with them — you could literally do this while still working another job. So, the sal…

How do you lose a contact by seeing if they’re interested in a new product/service?
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