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Re:Make Something Wonderful – Steve Jobs in his own words by didgetmaster on Tuesday April 11, 2023 @03:31PM (#35530219)
It is surprising how hard it is to find co-founders with business experience who will actually be enthusiastic about the product they are supposed to promote.

I am a technical founder who has tried (and failed) a few times to get a business partner on board to promote and sell the product. I had two guys join on with big talk about how they were perfect for turning it into a home-run project. Neither one lasted even a year. No matter how many demos I showed them and walked them through the product (software that does data management); I just couldn't get them to try it out on their own and be excited about the technology.

https://didgets.substack.com/p/looking-for-another-steve-job...

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Re:Make Something Wonderful – Steve Jobs in his own words by mattgreenrocks on Tuesday April 11, 2023 @04:24PM (#35531028)
I wish I could say I was surprised. This lack of vision is endemic, and business culture both attracts and preaches that watching out for #1 is the highest value.

Did you ever discover any questions/filtering criteria for weeding out potential founders who lack the vision needed?

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Re:Make Something Wonderful – Steve Jobs in his own words by esafak on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @12:07AM (#35534898)
Just study business yourself. It's not rocket science. And hone your social skills!
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