Comments on: What I Did When I Couldn’t Find a Technical Co-Founder

By: Glenn McCreedy

Glenn McCreedy — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 22:54:36 +0000

Thank you Alex for telling your story and sharing your insights. I’m a founder working with a nearshoring company. I’ve already had two co-founders (and two gargantuan pivots). Fortunately, both the co-founders and the pivots transitioned peacefully and amicably.

So, I’ve already made the decision and I’m glad I did. This agency feels the ownership of the Inara product almost like I do. They make sensible, economical, and wise choices. A side note from my experience: a Western Hemisphere nearshore company will likely intuit accurately what you want even if you don’t state it explicitly, whereas an offshore company may build exactly what you tell them to build, even if its not exactly what you want.

Your article provides me with some some equanimity and a sense that I’m doing all right without a tech co-founder and will be well-positioned for the right one, at the right time. That person will truly get it–what we at Inara do. You only pay for what you read, one page at a time. When the page turns, the author earns. Cheers

By: Helen Ackroyd

Helen Ackroyd — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 15:49:42 +0000

Really interesting read. It’s like the chicken and egg debate. There is no right or wrong, benefits to both routes and every app idea is different. The key if going agency is choosing the right one. As an agency ourselves we have had many of clients come to us that have been burnt by other developers claiming they could produce what they couldn’t, and rightly they are nervous and sceptical. But the right agency will spend the time to thoroughly get to know your vision, ask the right questions and will care as much as co-founder.

We’ve written out 10 cents on this subject from our expereinces as an agency.
https://www.customd.com/articles/179/do-i-need-a-technical-co-founder-to-launch-a-startup

By: Neanda

Neanda — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 08:19:16 +0000

In reply to Ivan Zhekov. HI Ivan, this sounds very interesting, I haven't heard of a service like this before. I've checked out your site, I'll be in touch when I'm more ready. I'd be interested in seeing the contract you have for leasing, particularly in regards to IP, thanks

By: Ali Mohammed Syed

Ali Mohammed Syed — Mon, 30 Nov 2020 12:39:52 +0000

I and 2 of my friends started working on a marketplace startup. But both of them left due to differences between them.
I was left with a half designed product, no investors and no money of my own to get it developed.
I tried Cofounders lab, Angellist and quora but failed to find a cofounder.

So I created a cummunity on fb called Cofounders on Sweat Equity.
I found Cofounders for my venture here, went from an idea to an MVP, helped others find Cofounders and this community has more than 5200
and growing organically.

Link: https://m.facebook.com/groups/TheStartupFounder/

By: Adam

Adam — Thu, 17 Sep 2020 10:42:38 +0000

So you paid a lot but about as much as you expected to, you launched quickly enough, they
put in their all, with a huge amount of attention to “branding exercises” and “every aesthetic detail”. As a result, you got a great writeup calling your app “beautiful” and there was liftoff.

It sounds like the things you liked less about the agency approach were probably the perfect complement to the idea and skills you brought to the table.

By: David

David — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 10:51:14 +0000

Hey Alex. I am in the exact same position you were in. It is reassuring to know I am not the only one. It’s great to hear your story and that everything turned out well in the end. Thanks for sharing.

By: Hesham Zreik

Hesham Zreik — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 06:12:57 +0000

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By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 25 Jul 2018 15:36:00 +0000

The one and only platform for for getting the word out that you’re looking for a technical co-founder is Startupsheet. Think Twitter meets craigslist for startups

By: Arvind Agarwal

Arvind Agarwal — Thu, 31 May 2018 15:26:38 +0000

One more viable option is getting a virtual CTO (https://virtualcto.in) and setup a team which can work from home. Since this way you get best of both worlds, a) Expert guidance in early stages which is crucial for the project, and can continue even in later stage . and b) You setup your team upfront, the team can also be in remote location but this team continues with you later as well since it remains on your payroll.