Re:Ask HN: Who's looking for a co-founder?
by ve55 on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @11:59AM
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These are great threads to have, but I do worry some underestimate the amount of interviewing they should do for a co-founder they've just met from here. As a rule of thumb if you can't imagine yourself being close friends with this person, it's probably not a good idea to have them as a co-founder. It's a much more important, long-term, and intimate relationship than a simple partnership or internship is. I'd suggest hanging out with prospective co-founders exhaustively, including plenty of idle, personal, and off-topic conversations before committing, and to remember that just like dating, there's a decent chance it may not be the perfect fit, so you have to be willing to move on and try again if so.
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Re:Ask HN: Who's looking for a co-founder?
by faitswulff on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @12:07PM
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I have to agree. Starting a venture with a less-than-compatible partner made me realize I would need to do as much emotional labor to stay in the game as I would with a romantic life partner. To be honest, that really put me off from starting a company with anyone I don't already know.
Re:Ask HN: Who's looking for a co-founder?
by leesalminen on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @12:18PM
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My wife called my first business partner my "work husband". We remain close to this day. I think we got extremely lucky because we were a great fit for each other as co-founders, but we did take almost 6 months of getting to know each other before formalizing our arrangement (equity).
Re:Ask HN: Who's looking for a co-founder?
by notoriousarun on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @12:58PM
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Get hitched when you're sure.
Finding a cofounder is like love: it often happens when you're not looking for it. The best thing you can do to improve your odds is continue to improve yourself and put yourself out there.
Re:Ask HN: Who's looking for a co-founder?
by biasdose on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @12:51PM
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Totally. I'm looking for someone to see if they agree in different ways and disagree with in the right ways.
How does one create new meaningful intimate relationship in >>PANDEMIC<<
If I was meeting a co-founder here I'd probably try something like video-chatting with them, every day, for a week straight. Inevitably you'd end up talking about just about everything, and hopefully getting a real feel for how each of you are as a person.