Ask HN: I got $100K, But I Want Co-Founders, Not Employees. What do I do?
I'll be the first to admit that there are many more talented developers than me and because of that, I want to put my efforts into what I'm good at which is on the business side. However, I really seek a technical co-founder who believes in the product more than wanting to take a paycheck. With the money that we have, I thought it'd be easy to recruit talented developers who would rather take more equity/less cash than ones who want more cash than equity. However, it is not easier - it's definitely harder.
I know I took my startup in a weird process. It's usually find a team, make a product, put it to market, raise money - but for me it was half-ass find a team (although very talented), raise money, make a product, put it to market. Now it's biting me in the ass.
So HN, what should I do to find a talented technical co-founder who will take the CTO position and lead the rest of my teammates? What else do you suggest that I do?
i'm in a very complicated situation. honestly, the team is fine as it is now, but obviously with this being my first startup and all, i want to have a co-founder who is really cool, talented and willing to dedicate him/herself to Redeemr full-time in both mental and physical ways. it's literally too much work for poor old me to be leading both business and the tech end of this company...
2. Post on the web, that's less reliable, but you might find someone nearby.
CTO + lead, that's a hard role to find because you're looking at a more experienced person than someone relatively young. If you are determined, just network around your area and you might stumble upon your Sergey if your name happens to be Larry, you'll never know.
You've already done one of the best things you could; i.e. post here. Now, I suggest the following 3 steps:
1. Put your e-mail in your profile
2. Keep checking your mail and
3. Keep checking this thread
and go from there. I'm reasonably sure something will come up.
All the best.