Greenhorn Guide for Finding a Co-Founder

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 Got a great startup idea, but lack the team to execute?  Having trouble finding that infamous co-founder? You're not alone. Many people struggle with this, which is why we've gotten insight from all kinds of entrepreneurs in the Boston scene to help share their insights on how to find that perfect co-founder:

 

Kabir Hemrajani: 5 Tips for Finding a Technical Co-Founder 

  • Kabir is a local entrepreneur who went on a 6 month journey to find the perfect technical co-founder. For his efforts, he ended up finding one of the best Django developers in the world.  He shared how you can find the perfect co-founder too.

 

Mike Kowalchik: 4 Tips for evaluating startup ideas and potential co-founders

  • Mike is a long time member of the Boston Startup Scene as a developer and has seen many a startup struggle to find the right match between founders.  From this experience he's shared how you can evaluate the idea a potential co-founder is pitching as well as then evaluating your potential co-founder as a person you can work and succeed with.

 

Why Startup Weekend is the Best Kind of Founder's Dating

  • I've been to two Startup Weekends in Boston and both have been awesome. It's hard to describe the impact it can have on attendees, but I can tell you that one of the best benefits is a great opportunity to meet a Co-Founder.  It's much more effective than any founder's dating event in quite a few ways...

 

Dan Pickett: Find Your Founder: Five Romantic Tips From a New Technical Cofounder

  • Dan is a local developer who spent months meeting with potential co-founders hearing pitches and evaluating ideas.  At the time of his writing this, he had just joined a startup after a long "courtship" with the founder.  He shares his experience in the best way to find a co-founder (hint: it's about the person, not the idea!)

 

Mike Kowalchik: Founding Challenges: Co-founders and the problem of the “good idea filter”

  • Thinking about choosing a co-founder based on the idea? Think again.  It may not be the best method.  As the VCs say, "better to have a B idea and an A team than an A idea and a B team." Mike explains why you shouldn't use the idea you're hearing as your main filter for who to work with.