Ask HN: How to find a marketing/sales partner?

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Post by Goopplesoft » Thu, Nov 07, 2013, 10:37 PM UTC

I've been running out of time developing since I've been doing a lot of marketing/sales type things. Seems like a very inefficient use of my skills. Any tips on how to find a marketing/sales partner/pair? Are you a marketing/sales guru looking to pair up with a developer in software type sales, drop me a line in my profile (note I'm not interested in building major corporation but rather self-viable income).

Re: Ask HN: How to find a marketing/sales partner?

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Post by radkiddo » Thu, Nov 07, 2013, 10:43 PM UTC

I'm looking for one myself as well :) Seems to be a rare species (marketing/sales guru willing to partner early)

Re: Ask HN: How to find a marketing/sales partner?

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Post by cl3m » Thu, Nov 07, 2013, 10:50 PM UTC

Same here. Especially for ios apps :-)

Re: Ask HN: How to find a marketing/sales partner?

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Post by sideproject » Fri, Nov 08, 2013, 1:15 AM UTC

Though it might not fit your requirements, can I suggest SideProjectors (disclaimer, I maintain the site)? It's a market place for side projects and several developers have used a site to find a co-founder/collaborator.

http://sideprojectors.com

It's an incredibly difficult thing to find a right partnership though whether it's a marketing person, tech co-founder etc.

Re: Ask HN: How to find a marketing/sales partner?

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Post by januaryjin » Fri, Nov 08, 2013, 1:27 AM UTC

You might want to consider looking at Linkedin, or the best way is to check within your network first.

Re: Ask HN: How to find a marketing/sales partner?

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Post by samsheen » Fri, Nov 08, 2013, 6:35 PM UTC

It really depends on what you are building. If your domain is say Retail, then you should try and find someone with that domain expertise. I am of course assuming that you are a techie and do not have much experience in that domain.

One source of such partnerships that people often overlook are - current customers. If you have a customer who is really passionate about the project, there is a chance he might be interested in working on it with you.

Re: Ask HN: How to find a marketing/sales partner?

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Post by gk1 » Mon, Nov 11, 2013, 3:57 PM UTC

radkiddo wrote: post #2

I'm looking for one myself as well :) Seems to be a rare species (marketing/sales guru willing to partner early)

Hey I do marketing consulting but am currently open to partnering up with someone as "the marketing guy." I'm curious about ApBox -- looks like an idea with legs. I couldn't find your contact info, so shoot me an email if you want to chat!