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Another issue here is that IMHO all the best teams are formed organically (e.g.: Google Guys @ Stanford / FB Guys @ Harvard etc...) and not out of a direct inent to form a startup. As we all know running a startup w/ a co-founder is like being married. 1 issue that this site could run into is that just like on dating sites its very difficult to establish a significant amount of rapport and I would argue that having a good rapport with your co-founder is just as important as having a good rapport with someone that you want to date. Instead of using a site like this you should look around and determine which of the people you know and like would be the best fit in the role of co-founder. Something like Facebook or linked in would be a good place to search your network for potential startup co-founders. Or if you are like me you just start a project and annoy all your friends to test/review/help etc... so much that they either stop talking to you or become your co-founder.



This sounds word-for-word like the arguments against online dating. Not saying they aren't valid points, just drawing the parallel.


if you're technical and want to meet other potential tech founders, try going to meetups on technical topics or create your own. You'll get to know all kinds of smart people.


You could have said that about relationships 10 years ago.

Disclaimer: happily married to a woman I met on match.com 7 years ago.




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