I’m in a bit of a pickle, I started talking to a potential cofounder about building an application that used the code I wrote for a work automation tool to help address a problem in his industry.

However after I started to work on the app and building out different use cases, he cancelled our last check in call and then went AWOL for the last 2 weeks.

Since then I’ve changed the scope and approach I was going to take originally to better serve a wider market (so that the app isn’t focused on just his single use case). I’ve realized I need a technical cofounder that can really lead the dev work (neither he nor I have a background in software development, I’m good at data science/python but can’t build it out properly.

How do I go about telling the original potential cofounder that I’ve moved on from the original concept, and that we should both look for new cofounders?

  • Rcontrerr2@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    You’re not married to him contractually. Handle him him like you would any boyfriend or girlfriend. Concise and right to the point, wishing him well and hoping he finds true love someday

  • DaAsiany@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    From my point of view, you still need him to establish a business.

    His perspective still matters since the app is a derivative from his use case which leads to me believing that he still has the insider business view that can contribute to the growth.

    If he has a habit of just ghosting partners, it’s not good. It deserves a serious talk so that you know what’s his intention and mindset towards this business. If he’s no longer interested, then it’s good to part ways. If he’s having issues, well, cofounder issues. Etc etc

    Last but not least, if you are looking for potential partner, let me know. I’ve been a software engineer/ web app developer for a dozen years now, graduated with a computer science degree. Ping me.