Hello, i’m looking for some advice on where to find a technical co-founder. I’m very much in the beginning stages of my startup and have the initial concept and want to finish my MVP to fully validate my idea. I know that YC has said that the best people to start a startup with are people you have known for a which, like school/college or university friends. But! if you don’t have anyone in mind that would be a great fit within your own network, where have others gone to find cofounders? I have heard stories of cold contacting people on Linkedin and also YC’s co-founder matching. I would love heard other people stories and advice. My startup is in the PropTech space. Also, I reside in Australia. Thanks!

  • Gentleman-Tech@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I’m a tech co-founder in Australia. But not available, sorry. Here’s what I want to see in a startup before joining:

    • validation. I want to see you’ve read The Mom Test and have spoken to 100 customers to get a really good grip on the problem you’re solving. Ideally you’ve got some customers already without having developed the tech.

    • risk sharing. If I spend three months building the MVP, I’ll have lost out on the opportunity to make ~$50k in salary. How are you going to share that risk?

    • true co-founder mindset. I’m not the nerd who pushes the nerd buttons to make the thing do what you want. I’m a co-founder who has complete control over the tech and product. Show me that you understand that.

    Seen too many non-tech founders with wrong answers to all of these.