[HN Gopher] Cofounder Mode: My tactical guide to finding a cofou...
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       Cofounder Mode: My tactical guide to finding a cofounder
        
       Author : rob313
       Score  : 44 points
       Date   : 2024-10-13 18:22 UTC (2 days ago)
        
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       | braza wrote:
       | > They want to work on this part-time > They want to quit their
       | job but haven't set a date to do it > They're going to quit their
       | job but only after the YC interview
       | 
       | I resonate with the OP because I am in this exact situation that
       | I am building something but I cannot leave my current job now.
       | 
       | When some friends started to build companies in mid-2000/mid-2010
       | you could code/build something, try to get some traction and you
       | could be received by VCs/angels and occasionally they could write
       | a 25K check for you to work for 3-6 months to build it and
       | perhaps you could get some traction and then scale or go burst.
       | 
       | Now the bar for new products it's absurdly high if you're out of
       | the YC or San Francisco VC circles or if you do not have anyone
       | in the industry; plus most of the VCs prefer to invest in
       | "pedigree founders" than in unknown people, especially if those
       | people are outside of the bay area.
       | 
       | In my first endeavor, I went with a finished product that
       | undercut some big enterprise SaaS vendors, and we lost space for
       | a bunch of non-technical guys with PPTs and one idea.
        
         | j45 wrote:
         | People playing their options on multiple fronts is even worse
         | than finding a way to increase and maintain the increased
         | levels of participation.
        
       | givemeethekeys wrote:
       | This whole "mode" shit - stupid start up yuppies and their
       | movements.
        
         | ratg13 wrote:
         | I think the kids call it "sigma mindset"
         | 
         | Same stuff, but for 12yos
        
       | behnamoh wrote:
       | No-bs mode is the ultimate mode tbh. Whatever you do, do it w/o
       | making a hype, coining marketing words, and exaggerating.
        
         | Arubis wrote:
         | This sounds like a recipe for never getting funded, sadly.
        
       | elicksaur wrote:
       | > I spent 9 months and almost 100 "cofounder dates" finding my
       | cofounder.
       | 
       | What's the highest value company that was started with a method
       | like this? Genuinely curious, can't think of one.
        
         | think_build wrote:
         | Yes, what happened to building side projects? Meeting people
         | that you've worked with that you would care enough to build
         | something with?
        
           | themanmaran wrote:
           | Suppose it's the same as online dating vs "meeting the old
           | fashioned way".
           | 
           | I'm also pretty partial to "just work on your hobby and meet
           | someone else". But probably a lot of opportunity left on the
           | table that way. Especially if you know you want to build
           | something serious.
        
         | rob313 wrote:
         | Good q and I can't name one either. Though I suspect when
         | you're successful you tell a modified story about how you met.
         | 
         | "I ran a tight interview process and selected the best match
         | based on vibes and a spreadsheet" isn't super inspiring to
         | customers, employees, investors.
        
       | doodaddy wrote:
       | Sounds like a standard hiring workflow with some questions
       | tailored for the role. Is this supposed to be revelatory?
        
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