Cofounder Mode: My tactical guide to finding a cofounder
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Cofounder Mode: My tactical guide to finding a cofounder
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#3> They want to work on this part-time
> They want to quit their job but haven't set a date to do it
> They're going to quit their job but only after the YC interview
I resonate with the OP because I am in this exact situation that I am building something but I cannot leave my current job now.
When some friends started to build companies in mid-2000/mid-2010 you could code/build something, try to get some traction and you could be received by VCs/angels and occasionally they could write a 25K check for you to work for 3-6 months to build it and perhaps you could get some traction and then scale or go burst.
Now the bar for new products it's absurdly high if you're out of the YC or San Francisco VC circles or if you do not have anyone in the industry; plus most of the VCs prefer to invest in "pedigree founders" than in unknown people, especially if those people are outside of the bay area.
In my first endeavor, I went with a finished product that undercut some big enterprise SaaS vendors, and we lost space for a bunch of non-technical guys with PPTs and one idea.
Re: Cofounder Mode: My tactical guide to finding a cofounder
#4> They want to work on this part-time > They want to quit their job but haven't set a date to do it > They're going to quit their job but only after the YC interview I resonate with the OP because I am in this exact situation that I am building something but I cannot leave my current job now. When some friends started to build companies in mid-2000/mid-2010 you could code/build something, try to get some traction and…
People playing their options on multiple fronts is even worse than finding a way to increase and maintain the increased levels of participation.
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#5This whole "mode" shit - stupid start up yuppies and their movements.
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#6No-bs mode is the ultimate mode tbh. Whatever you do, do it w/o making a hype, coining marketing words, and exaggerating.
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#7No-bs mode is the ultimate mode tbh. Whatever you do, do it w/o making a hype, coining marketing words, and exaggerating.
This sounds like a recipe for never getting funded, sadly.
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#8> I spent 9 months and almost 100 “cofounder dates” finding my cofounder.
What’s the highest value company that was started with a method like this? Genuinely curious, can’t think of one.
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#9> I spent 9 months and almost 100 “cofounder dates” finding my cofounder. What’s the highest value company that was started with a method like this? Genuinely curious, can’t think of one.
Yes, what happened to building side projects? Meeting people that you've worked with that you would care enough to build something with?
Re: Cofounder Mode: My tactical guide to finding a cofounder
#10> I spent 9 months and almost 100 “cofounder dates” finding my cofounder. What’s the highest value company that was started with a method like this? Genuinely curious, can’t think of one.
Good q and I can't name one either. Though I suspect when you're successful you tell a modified story about how you met.
"I ran a tight interview process and selected the best match based on vibes and a spreadsheet" isn't super inspiring to customers, employees, investors.