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10 Steps to Finding the Right Co-founder

Original post by MARTIN ZWILLING via Entrepreneur A common challenge faced by every entrepreneur is that they don’t have the bandwidth, interest or skills to do everything that is required to build their startup. Of course, they can outsource part of the work or hire employees, but that approach means more time and money to manage the work, which […]

HOW TO ATTRACT YOUR TECHNICAL COFOUNDER WITH 100% SUCCESS

Original post by John Petersen via Firehawkcreative I’ve developed this uncanny ability to correctly identify a first-time founder with pinpoint accuracy based on one question. It’s quite simple. I ask the same question to almost everyone I meet, and there’s one response that immediately raises the first-time founder flag. To be clear, there’s absolutely nothing […]

How to avoid an #epicfail in finding a co-founder

Original post by Kira M. Newman @kiramnewman via Tech.co  @techcocktail In “How to Start a Startup without Ruining Your Life,” startup advisor Rik Lomas provides his how-to guide to starting up for new founders. He goes over everything from naming and design to team-building and fundraising to sales, marketing, and more. But one of the sections that sticks out is […]

Top 10 ways to meet a startup co-founder

Original post by @FForwardin via fforward 1. Meetup and networking events This is the most obvious way to meet a startup co-founder. Depending on your geographic area, there should be at least a handful of business, technology or startup-related Meetup events going on every month. For example, I searched Meetup for the terms “startup” and “entrepreneurship,” filtered by “within […]