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1. Too many ideas, can't pick one
2. Fear of failure
3. Parents want you to be a ____(doctor, lawyer, ...)______
4. No time
5. No endurance
6. No capital (monetary, other resources)
7. Met with too much skepticism
8. Not yet, got to pay bills
I often wonder why a lot of great programmers (see http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3849304) choose to work for someone else rather than for themselves? It boggles my mind.
4,8,5 in that order...
How about: because they don't like running a business. For people who do like running businesses, not wanting to run one seems weird. But the same probably goes for people who are into mountain climbing, stamp collecting, or bear wrestling. It's just not something that everyone likes doing.
A business with more than one people to work it is so much easier to do. It doesnt guarantee success, but allows things to flow a bit easier.
9. Haven't met a good co-founder candidate. A business with more than one people to work it is so much easier to do. It doesnt guarantee success, but allows things to flow a bit easier.
9. Haven't met a good co-founder candidate. A business with more than one people to work it is so much easier to do. It doesnt guarantee success, but allows things to flow a bit easier.
any good tools for this? I tried http://www.matchfounders.com/ to no avail. Someone at a conference once replied to this excuse of mine with "what do you need the founder to find?" have you ever come across this usage of the word "founder"? but I do agree with your comment since I find that even if the co-founders are not as strong a programmer, they're a good launchboard to bounce ideas off of, and keep you in check…
Though I must admit that finding a co-founder is not as easy as posting an ad on a website. A co-founder is akin to a business wife/husband. You just cant go and marry anyone. There has to be a connection between the two people. Maybe not be best friends, but a common understanding of what the big goal is. Skills must also be somewhat complimentary. I, for one, look for people who have business/management experience and will get things done. I'll take care of the software, they will take care of the management, but we will both (or all) have a say in all things. Maybe the other person might not know an SQL Join from a Python variable, but they can do testing, design feedback, Q&A, R&D, etc. I might not be a good business manager, but I can call people on the phone and get appointments, help with a presentation (or do it myself), help with the marketing, etc.
Its not a what you can do versus what I can do, but a what we can do together. Like a marriage.
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any good tools for this? I tried http://www.matchfounders.com/ to no avail. Someone at a conference once replied to this excuse of mine with "what do you need the founder to find?" have you ever come across this usage of the word "founder"? but I do agree with your comment since I find that even if the co-founders are not as strong a programmer, they're a good launchboard to bounce ideas off of, and keep you in check…
Tools? I don't know of any website that is good for this. Must say that one of my future projects (about a month away) is a website where people who are looking for co-founders can post messages and interact. Its weird that I must build this tools. Though I must admit that finding a co-founder is not as easy as posting an ad on a website. A co-founder is akin to a business wife/husband. You just cant go and marry any…
I don't own the domain (it was someone else in the group), but short of that I did the rest. I can give you the code if you want.