Out of curiosity, how long have you known each other (perhaps defined by when you first received an email from him via your HN submission and when you considered him a co-founder)?
I'd love to know this as well. Also, was their any specific criteria besides technical and that you got along with him when evaluating him as a co-founder? Are you located near each other (i.e. same city) or working remotely? Very cool story, thanks for sharing!
Very interesting story. I went to a ruby meetup event and they told me the best way to build a team is to post what I have so far on GitHub. Just another thought for others looking for technical co-founders.
[+] [-] gommm|15 years ago|reply
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1506767
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[+] [-] follower|15 years ago|reply
Did I miss a link to your current startup?
[+] [-] paulnelligan|15 years ago|reply
The resultant feedback completely changed my outlook and I haven't looked back since ... here it is:
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1815395
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