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How to Find a Technical Cofounder - Michael Seibel
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Michael Seibel on how to find a technical cofounder. Michael is CEO and a Partner at YC. He was the co-founder and CEO of Justin.tv and Socialcam. https://twitter.com/mwseibel Learn more about YC and apply for funding here: https://www.ycombinator.com/apply/ Looking for a co-founder? Try YC's new co-founder matching platform: https://www.ycombinator.com/cofounder-matching
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Start with Your Friends
Michael Seibel emphasizes the importance of leveraging your personal network when searching for a technical co-founder. He advises making a list of friends who are skilled in coding and making them real offers, rather than informal requests. This segment highlights the significance of direct communication and the potential of friends who may be waiting for an opportunity to join a startup.
"one question that we get a lot at YC is how to find a technical co-founder this is how I would think through this problem first I would start with your friends um how many of your friends do you reall..."
Engage Your Coworkers
In this segment, Seibel discusses the next step if friends aren't available: reaching out to coworkers. He suggests applying the same strategy of listing and ranking potential co-founders among colleagues. Seibel highlights the importance of building relationships in the workplace to find a suitable technical partner for your startup.
"to come and let's and let's start something the part of asking someone to start a company though is to make them an offer like how much salary can you pay them if anything how much Equity are you will..."
Building an Engineering Network
Michael Seibel shares insights on how to build a network of software engineers, suggesting that working at a technology startup can be more beneficial than large companies. He explains that smaller environments foster closer relationships with engineers, which can lead to potential co-founder opportunities. This segment underscores the value of networking and patience in the startup journey.
"know one your friends the next thing you have to think about is how do I build a network with software engineers in it the often best way to do this is to go get another job to go work at a technology..."
The College Advantage
Seibel concludes by highlighting the unique opportunities college presents for finding future co-founders. He encourages students to connect with peers learning to code, sharing his personal experience of forming successful partnerships from college friendships. This segment reinforces the idea that early relationships can lead to significant entrepreneurial collaborations later in life.
"that's probably worth it one more thing that you can consider is learning how to code there are a lot more res resources online right now that can help you learn how to code everything from code acade..."