{"id":42259,"date":"2023-10-20T15:19:55","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/everyone-wants-a-technical-cofounder-heres-what-drives-them-away-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T15:19:55","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:19:55","slug":"everyone-wants-a-technical-cofounder-heres-what-drives-them-away-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/everyone-wants-a-technical-cofounder-heres-what-drives-them-away-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"Everyone wants a technical cofounder: Here\u2019s what drives them away – StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Finding a technical cofounder is one of the biggest issues in the startup community, where the number of developers can\u2019t match those with the next big idea. But the constant deluge of pitches is fatiguing developers who are more often than not either working on their own thing, or stretched with current projects.<\/p>\n

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Web Directions founder John Allsop<\/a> told StartupSmart<\/i> any technical cofounder worth engaging should be sceptical of an entrepreneur at first.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAnyone who is technically proficient enough to be a cofounder will have learned a lot of lessons,\u201d he says. \u201cTech cofounders are not just your own coder, they\u2019re going to need to be involved in hiring and growing teams.\u201d<\/p>\n

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According to Allsop, the quickest way to make a potential tech cofounder bolt is to approach them claiming to have the next Facebook, which just needs a developer and with no mention of funding.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt just shows no respect,\u201d Allsop says. \u201cThere is a concern expressed generally by technical folk that non-technical folk are looking to get cheap labour. It\u2019s not always true, but it does set off alarm bells. I do think it\u2019s getting worse in the tech start-up bubble environment.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The recent explosion of tech start-ups has created a developer\u2019s market.<\/p>\n

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Pat Allen, coordinator of Melbourne\u2019s Ruby on Rails meet-up, told StartupSmart<\/i> no talented developer is without well-paying options so non-tech cofounders need to compete.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe want to know what makes you so good we should go with you. It\u2019s hard to communicate credentials across skill sets but you both need to know what you bring to the table.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Wanting to address the issue, Startup Victoria<\/a> is coordinating Co-founder Connect<\/a>, a monthly event to bring aspiring tech and non-tech entrepreneurs together that will launch on Wednesday, April 2 at Melbourne coworking space Inspire9.<\/p>\n

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Event coordinator Scott Handsaker<\/a> told StartupSmart<\/i> the Melbourne startup community had almost doubled the number of non-tech founders to tech founders.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s incredibly hard to find a tech cofounder. I reckon it is a billion dollar problem as it\u2019s almost the biggest pain point in any ecosystem all over the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Handsaker says aspiring startup founders should expect a 12 month timeframe for their hunt to find the perfect partner.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMake sure you spend a few months on a side project. If you haven\u2019t killed each by the end of that, maybe you\u2019ll make good cofounders.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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