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yes noYou're now going to see personalised advice on how to find a cofounder. If you find it useful, I'd really appreciate if you'd share this tool on Twitter, Hacker News, Indie Hackers or anywhere else you think founders might profit from it.
yes, I'll share no, I won't shareBased on the answers you gave, here's some personalised advice on how to find a great non-technical cofounder. There are three parts to the advice:
Of course, there's a lot more to building a successful cofounder relationship than just getting great non-technical people to reach out and want to partner with you. But this advice should get you over the first hurdle pretty well.
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Here's your personalised template to adapt and share online. Try to be friendly but to the point with your language. Remember that people reading your post probably know nothing about you, your project, or the market. So make it really easy for them to understand and get excited by the potential!
Cofounder WantedTemplate
Ideally, you have a [DESIRED MARKETING/SALES BACKGROUND] and interest in [SUBJECT/PROBLEM]. [GEOGRAPHICAL/TIMEZONE REQUIREMENTS].
[YOUR COMMITMENT EXPECTATIONS (EG FULL-TIME)]
If you're interested or have any questions, you can reach me here [CONTACT DETAILS].
Thanks, [YOUR NAME].
Now you have a post worth sharing. But where to share it?
Here's a crowdsourced list of places to search for a cofounder online. My favourite is Indie Hackers.
Also, don't forget to ask your friends/colleagues to share your post with interesting third parties. And make sure to extend your search to meetups/online communities where people interested in your business/tech vertical hang out.
Here are your results
I hope you found that useful. If so, please help other founders by sharing a link on Twitter, Hacker News, Indie Hackers or anywhere else you think founders might profit from it.
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Good luck!
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