Hi,

I’m looking for a technical co-founder for a SaaS product I am developing within the Education/AI space.

I’ve finalised the business plan, competition analysis and have started Commerical conversations. I know what the product needs to do, how we can improve on competition and how to make money from it.

Reasons for wanting a co-founder

  • I’ve had a startup before (Software Consultancy, scaled to 6-figures within 2 years) and it was a lovely road. Would like someone to come along for the journey.
  • I’m not technical so having someone own the side of the business would be very advantageous

Where is the best place to find co-founders?

I’ve applied to Y Combinator Startup School which has a Co-Founder matching.

If anyone is interested in finding out a bit more about the idea, shoot me a message.

Thanks in advance

EDIT - Forgot to say, I’m based in the UK :)

  • majaniBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    If you’re a UK resident, it should be easy for you to take trips to hotspots like SF and NY to network in the flesh. That’s probably the best way to go about this.

  • DashboardGuy206BEnglish
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    1 year ago

    My co-founder is someone I used to work with at a previous job. It’s nice cause we know we get along, work well together, etc. I know that’s not possible for everyone, but I think someone from your personal network is always a great choice as long as they’re not too close

  • AnxiousAdzBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Really hard unless your idea is killer and you bring a lot to the table. All developers are slammed with build my idea for free offers.

    • IAMN0B0DY1OPBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      This is a really good point. Hopefully I can find someone who thinks the idea is killer haha

  • h4ppidaisBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Can this be looked at another way? Building a product is easy. Finding the right product to build, marketing the product, and finding the business case is hard. Can one cofounder be a l technical expert while another more of a product/sales/business person?

  • simeonikudabo48BEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I just reached out to you. I just built a platform to help non-technical founders like you get a product launched without a technical co-founder. The platform I built might be a possible solution for you.

  • fakebutlerBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    In the same boat as OP, I’m struggling to find a developer or a full time CTO and we are tanking investor meets because of outsourcing technology.

    My question is, if I have to start where do I start from. Consider I’m a complete noob, but I’m a quick learner.

    At the moment, have learned UI/Ux and am decent with figma. But, it stops at making high fidelity prototypes.

    It’s been over 3 months since I made the prototype, but struggling to find a CTO. Tried outsourcing, but had poor response, they took an advance and never commenced the work.

    Tbh, I’m over that, I have come to peace with the fact that unless I code, no decent devloper would even consider working with us, let alone a CTO.

    Thank you for reading, please take your time and help me steer the right way.