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Re: Looking for a co-founder? post here (3 rules apply)

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Post by sharpshoot »

JesseAldridge wrote: post #34

I know pg says you need co-founders, but I have a feeling that partnering with a stranger will hurt your chances of success more than it will help. I remember Jessica saying a major cause of death in startups was founder disputes (link: http://www.grid7.com/archives/189_podcast-28-jessica-livings... , around the 14 minute mark).

how do you turn a stranger into a partner? You try working together and see if it works out...

What's the reason you don't have a cofounder? because you haven't done what's stated above.

Re: Looking for a co-founder? post here (3 rules apply)

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Post by bayareaguy »

dcurtis wrote: post #45
cawel wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Then, when editing one's HN profile, it could indicate it better (whether the info is shown publicly or not).

But News.YC prides itself on having both a terrible user interface and a terrible user experience. What kind of site calls a feature "noprocrast" without giving any detailed information about what it does? Only news.yc! --edit I wonder why I am being modded down. Maybe I said it too sarcastically. News.YC really does have a terrible interface. Look at the account settings page-- imagine yourself as a user who has nev…

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Re: Looking for a co-founder? post here (3 rules apply)

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Post by zenlinux »

I live in southeast New Hampshire, about an hour and a half drive from Boston. I'm interested in meeting people who are involved with the intersection of political activism and technology. I'm working on a web application to help grassroots groups run letter writing campaigns and various other activities. I enjoy working with Ruby and Rails and also run the NHRuby.org user group. Drop me a line at sgarman at zenlinux dot com.

Re: Looking for a co-founder? post here (3 rules apply)

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Post by dkokelley »

pg wrote: post #46
cawel wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Then, when editing one's HN profile, it could indicate it better (whether the info is shown publicly or not).

What kind of site calls a feature "noprocrast" without giving any detailed information about what it does? A site for the kind of people who'd try it to find out. Actually, it is explained in News News ( http://ycombinator.com/newsnews.html ), but maybe most people don't bother looking at that.

I honestly like it better without any explanation. It reminds us that HN is not for everyone, but only those who will actually dig to find stuff out. I googled those features after I joined to learn about them, and I like it better that way.

Re: Looking for a co-founder? post here (3 rules apply)

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Post by dkokelley »

dcurtis wrote: post #45
cawel wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Then, when editing one's HN profile, it could indicate it better (whether the info is shown publicly or not).

But News.YC prides itself on having both a terrible user interface and a terrible user experience. What kind of site calls a feature "noprocrast" without giving any detailed information about what it does? Only news.yc! --edit I wonder why I am being modded down. Maybe I said it too sarcastically. News.YC really does have a terrible interface. Look at the account settings page-- imagine yourself as a user who has nev…

Think of it as a filter for non-technical types.

Re: Looking for a co-founder? post here (3 rules apply)

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Post by anewaccountname »

pg wrote: post #48
cawel wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Then, when editing one's HN profile, it could indicate it better (whether the info is shown publicly or not).

Yeah, I'll add a note about that.

By the way, while we are on this topic--can you confirm that passwords are not stored in plain-text?

Re: Looking for a co-founder? post here (3 rules apply)

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Post by apexauk »

JesseAldridge wrote: post #34

I know pg says you need co-founders, but I have a feeling that partnering with a stranger will hurt your chances of success more than it will help. I remember Jessica saying a major cause of death in startups was founder disputes (link: http://www.grid7.com/archives/189_podcast-28-jessica-livings... , around the 14 minute mark).

I co-founded our startup after reading an ad for a hacker and convincing the other guy to take me on as a partner instead of employee - we met for the first time 2 years ago to talk about the startup that would be, today we've got an angel-backed team. Meet new people and start work with them - it can work, you'll soon find out if it doesn't. Keep in mind looking for people with complimentary qualities though - I put our success 100% down to how we each have a responsibility for well-defined "halves" of the company - me product & tech, him sales, marketing, community, legal, biz dev etc.

Re: Looking for a co-founder? post here (3 rules apply)

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Post by apexauk »

alaskamiller wrote: post #39
edw519 wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

From the responses on this page you appear to be correct. What would you suggest?

The pairings that are made today would be best to apply for future cycles later in the year. Most people here you talk to will at best end up as an employee in your eyes, it's going to be hard to treat them as equals when most people are just throwing out soft skills they want filled. My partner and I have known each other since high school but he went off to college while I went into the military. After reconnecting…

"But it's completely youthful naivety to think this is the right way to cofound a business together."..

Perhaps not the ideal way, if you already have a big database of contacts you should probably go through that first, yes. But I co-founded our company after meeting a guy I didn't know previously who had advertised for a hacker to do some contract work (as I said elsewhere on this thread) and 2 years later the company's doing great.. Don't rule out this as a possibility, basically.

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