I'm earning a co-founder, you perhaps?

[throwawaylast]

So I've been at this game for a while now and figured maybe it's time to get someone committed on board (well, let's plan on dating before we get married).

What is this?

- It's a B2B SaaS application serving lots of SMBs. (email in profile for more info)

Why?

- People should spend more time with their customers and their families than dealing with what we're replacing.

For the last couple months I've been focusing on getting a minimum acceptable product out the door. Probably about 3-4 weeks from making that happen. The product has been built with the help of a friend of mine and some remote developers for hire. While the product was getting built I was doing my customer development piece.

What else have I done?

- Reached out to nearly 800 people, had conversations with roughly 70 businesses. - Have 6-8 beta testers lined up. - Have about 5 industry experts (they're in a niche industry) that are taking my calls & emails about the product. - Mockedup most of the layouts of how the product should look and be used. - Setup SEM strategy (just need to click 'play')

Why me?

- I have experience in this industry and with this type of a product. I know how to make money with it. I know the metrics that are necessary to grow the business and the levers to pull. - I want to build a company and particularly with a developer focus mindset. It's not an exciting industry, but it could use some love. I love technology and bringing intelligent development/engineers to this industry would set us apart.

Who are you?

- Know your way around Python/Django. - Aren't chasing a quick exit. This business will grow, but organically. No silver bullets or virality here. - SF/SV based.

Look, I'm not trying to get someone on board immediately. I'm more than happy to go through this beta testing period over the next couple months with you looking over my shoulder. When you're ready to commit, you fully commit - no farting around. I could run this on my own with lots of outsourced help, but I love working with people in the same room too much.

Drop me an email....I'll buy you a beer.

[chadp]

You don't need a "technical co-founder". Just hire a technical team.

I don't get all these "looking for a co-founder" posts.

[dazzer]

"Looking for co-founder" is another way of saying "I have no money to pay for a technical team so I'm offering you a stake in a potentially successful venture". Makes sense to me.

[andrewstuart]

Agreed. If you have money, place a job ad on monster.