I am a non-technical guy who has validated a business model using messengers (WhatsApp and FB messenger) to sell stuff and made over $60K over the last 12 months without writing a single line of code. I now know how all the parts and pieces need to work together.<p>During the process I have encountered a lot of inefficiencies. If I had a technical co-founder, we would be able to build a web application that could greatly reduce these inefficiencies and scale this up significantly.<p>How would you guys go about finding such a person? (would be glad to talk to anyone here too). This is in Bangalore, India.
Looks like you might need to farm out specific problems (e.g. I need a website, built on technology X, that has THESE capabilities). You could just put those specific tasks out to tender on a programmers-for-hire site. Unless you are happy to part with some equity in your company. Here are some links on this topic to help.<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/tech-co-founder-myth-vijay-ganti" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/tech-co-founder-myth-vijay-ga...</a><p><a href="https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-find-good-technical-co-founders" rel="nofollow">https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-find-good-technical-co-founde...</a><p><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120229131356/http://lederhosenlabs.com/2011/05/31/technical-co-founders-are-overrated/" rel="nofollow">http://web.archive.org/web/20120229131356/http://lederhosenl...</a>
You might want to find a technical co-founder. If you have a proof of concept and you have validated the business model, it shouldn't be too hard convincing an entrepreneur-minded engineer to join your startup!<p>Finding a technical co-founder isn't that difficult if you know where to look for.
couple resources/networks I have used successfully in the past:<p><pre><code> https://www.meetup.com/
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(if meetup.com hasn't caught up where you live, there might be something similar that's popular)<p>-Meetups geared towards entrepreneurship, software dev, engineering.... are great places to find a technical co-founder. Prepare a simple pitch-deck, meet smart people, share your idea and see if they would be interested in joining the cause. (don't worry about someone stealing your idea... it's all in the execution. You can hold back some key features until you sign an NDA or something.)<p>-networking in general goes a long way. Start networking with any and all engineers you know (shouldn't be hard to find software engineers in Bangalore!)<p><pre><code> https://angel.co/
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-Angel List is a great place to post jobs, especially if you are looking for a co-founder.<p>Be prepared to give up a considerable amount of equity (30%-50%) if you are looking for a "serious technical co-founder". Make sure to have vesting & a cliff in the contract.<p>Also consider talking/networking with friends, family, ex-colleagues.
Hi Arjun! There are lot of open source, pay-as-you-go (very cheap) crm products that might fit your need. Have you explored any?<p>Having a tech cofounder gives its own advantages But why you are not Hiring a tech person to quickly build your mvp to simplify your life? It will not cost you much. Once this takes off then you can take the call whether u still need a tech cofounder.
I was looking for a technical cofounder in 2016.<p>1. I created a Google Spreadsheet with a description of my idea and my goal was to inspire readers of this document.<p>2. Then I made a Facebook post where I shared this document. I received few dozens of likes/shares from my friends.<p>3. After that, I used Linkedin Premium (it is free for 30 days) to find developers in my region. I asked them if they are considering new job offers. And if they answer was yes, I shared a link to my Facebook post.<p>They came to my page and see likes and shares (social proof). Then they read the document and if the idea was interesting for them, we scheduled a skype call.<p>That's how I found the CTO for AcademyOcean.com : )
Have you looked at meesho? They are a YC company helping businesses sell using WhatsApp and Instagram. <a href="http://meesho.com/" rel="nofollow">http://meesho.com/</a><p>(not affiliated with meesho)
>>without writing a single line of code<p>Umm, how? You have a web app, you provide people with an admin dashboard to interact with the messaging apps. Am I missing something here?
I'm in Bangalore for a few days right now and I am interested in talking about it. Contact me through my website listed on the profile. FYI, I live in the US.
currently we @Nexart solving similar kind of problem. They were selling through Whatsapp. In there case the solution we suggested was better. May be i can suggest you some solution and act on it. you can mail me at ajinvwilson@gmail.com