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Re: Ask HN: did we make the right call to apply without a technical cofounder?

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Exactly the same here! I also have two kids, a day job and a mortgage to top it off. I'd drop everything to move to California to get in YC, and fortunately my wife and kids support me fully. The problem is that I'm having trouble finding a co-founder. I can code/design, but it's a LOT of work doing it alone, after your job, after the kids are in bed. Finding someone equally committed is hard: either they're not prep…

Yes, I do know how it is. My cofounder has a 7 year old, and I have a 6 year old and a 4 month old. Luckily for us as well, we have a great support network, and amazing spouses who are super supportive as well. I think if anyone wants us to get YC as bad as we do, it would be my husband :) I think it's easier for us to drop everything for our start up than for him because it's "our" project, you know? Did you apply t…

I did apply, but I think my chances are slim. I did not want to apply this cycle (have applied 2 times before) because I'm far from finishing my project, but did it anyway.

Feel free to contact me! I'd love to bounce of some ideas!

Re: Ask HN: did we make the right call to apply without a technical cofounder?

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It is necessary to be all 3 founders present?, Can he still join you and work from home?. I'm father of 2 and can't drop my job till I have a MVP and some founding (and then I'll only drop for a year or so)but this is not going to stop me any time soon. If he is interested and a good fit why not trying working at distance?. I also have problems currently with technical cofounders, It seems in Spain nobody wants to tr…

You suggest a remote cofounder, you could also try to find one cofounder outside of Spain (there's a lot of potentials cofounders in EU ;)

Please Add some kind of contact info to your profile;).
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