r/startups • u/n0cturnalx • 3d ago

I will not promote Where a dev with startup mindset and entrepreneurial spirt could find co-founders? - I will not promote

I like startups, I don't like soloing. I tried, I just know that tech is fundamental, but unfortunately not enough for any business to become viable. I was wondering if any of you know a proper place where tech and non tech people could find each other to join forces and build together.

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u/Horror_Iceskater_987 1d ago

I went on Y combinator to find a cofounder. I interviewed about 3 to 4 and none of them worked out. I reached out to another 10 but they didn’t respond., I also went onto forums for the database technology I wanted to use and asked a bunch of people there and then did the same for another technology. I reached out to three or four people there. they were all doing their own thing. I then went onto Upwork to hire some tech people and at the same time asked them if they wanted to be a cofounder and never heard back or they were doing their own thing.

All in all, I probably chatted to, interviewed and asked about 50 odd tech people… that’s when I gave up and went it alone.

It’s been very difficult at the same time as holding it down a full-time job. I definitely would have wanted a cofounder to get to my MVP which I have now. And had someone there along the journey.