Non-hackers: how to find a co-founder • Hacker News Board

Re: Non-hackers: how to find a co-founder

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Post by nostrademons » Mon, Apr 23, 2007, 3:03 AM UTC

pashle wrote: post #18

nostrademons wrote: post #15

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I'd frame it a different way: "Stay in touch with the potential cofounders you've already found." I met my cofounder when we lived across from each other in college at the Arts Theme House. We just didn't know we were cofounders yet. At the time, I was a physics major - my cofounder knew that I had previously worked at a tech startup, but he had no idea that I was still into computers (I'm not sure I was, at the time…

Arts Theme House:) Go Duke! Damn good points about hackers with more than just technical chops. Congrats on finding your cofounder, I'm guessing you've already got a live startup. If you want to link it, we'd love to check it out.

Actually, it was at Amherst. There must be multiple colleges with Arts Theme Houses ;-).

And we're not live yet, but we're close. Damn day job sucks up my time. We may have something (not our main idea, but potentially useful) up by tomorrow though, and hopefully our original site idea will follow soon afterwards...

Re: Non-hackers: how to find a co-founder

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Post by budu3 » Mon, Apr 23, 2007, 3:49 AM UTC

Oh my goodness. I'm truly alarmed by this article. The author needs to think more in terms innovation, and creating value (for him and his co-workers, his investors and his users) in places that people would not think to look. I don't think it's about finding a hacker who can code in Ruby and then building a me too web2.0 app/website. Web 2.0 and pastel coloured websites will come and go but good innovators will always be around whether they know how to program in the latest "geek" language or not.

Re: Non-hackers: how to find a co-founder

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Post by jey » Mon, Apr 23, 2007, 9:36 AM UTC

pashle wrote: post #19

jey wrote: post #13

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I think throwing a parties or other social events for hackers would be more effective. This lets you all network and get to know each other, and brings together everyone from across the campus into one spot. You want to actually form a friendship and get to know someone before deciding to become cofounders. "Cofounder" isn't a position with a posting on a job board and an interview.

I agree that you should be friends before becoming cofounders. Cool idea. How could one find the hackers first, in order to let them know that there is such a event?

Post flyers, email the CS club, email the local Linux User Group, email the local freethought club. You should also have the events regularly and make sure you keep them fun so that word of the event permeates the community and the reputation is built up. You also really should be looking to have fun and socialize with geeks, not just find hackers by throwing a party for them. :)

Re: Non-hackers: how to find a co-founder

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Post by juwo » Fri, May 11, 2007, 12:52 AM UTC

budu3 wrote: post #22

Oh my goodness. I'm truly alarmed by this article. The author needs to think more in terms innovation, and creating value (for him and his co-workers, his investors and his users) in places that people would not think to look. I don't think it's about finding a hacker who can code in Ruby and then building a me too web2.0 app/website. Web 2.0 and pastel coloured websites will come and go but good innovators will alwa…

I agree - it is reminiscent of the dot-com bubble. Everybody wants 'in' on the youtube billions.