I am 36 yr. old entreprenuer who bootstrapped and exited a successful non-tech company (from 0 to 50 employees and >$9M in revenue).<p>I am moving my family to silicon valley to launch my next start-up in the internet space.I have the idea, experience and ability to substantially fund at outset...what I seek is a world-class technologist. <p>I applied to YC and have been working to meet a hacker to partner with. No match.PG doesn't like one person start-ups so I think I'm a real long-shot as far as YC goes.<p>I'm still moving to SV in May and will surely have better luck meeting people on the ground than trying to network purely online/phone.YC deadline is tomorrow at 10PST, if there are any studs out there email me at jdileo5348@gmail.com.
I wouldn't worry about that deadline. Take the time to find someone with whom you can work well, and take more than 32.5 hours to think about it.<p>(from the YC FAQ: "Teams thrown together for the purpose of starting a startup usually fall apart under stress. You need some kind of personal connection.")<p>You'll get more and more interested responses if you say something about your idea. No one's going to steal it: even if they did, the magic is in the details.
You know that there are all sorts of articles that tell you that cofounding a company with someone is like marrying them - lesson: don't rush in to it. Make sure you are both on the same page and that you can work with them in stressful circumstances.<p>I'm not saying that it can't be done, but that it might be best to wait until the next cycle to try YC (after you've met a good cofounder that you are sure will be compatible with you). Good luck though! If you're planning on going through with it, then please prove me wrong!<p>Also: Do you have any hacker skills, or just the idea, experience, and assets? You may find that people here are not receptive to "I've got the business mind and all I need is a hacker to throw my idea together" approach. You might be better off going into angel funding (you could even fund YC companies!) if you have the experience and resources, but not the technical skills.
jdileo.<p>Good luck in your second time around with the same post <a href="http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=526694" rel="nofollow">http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=526694</a> . As they say, if at first you don't succeed, try, try again!<p>I'd be very careful in calling hackers "studs". While some of us, are, admittedly, very studly, it sounds more like you're looking for a one-night stand than a business partner. Not exactly the right foot to get off when starting something up like this. Nobody wants to join something where the overlying metaphor is you're just there to get screwed.<p>I've worked with some truly outstanding hackers. And I've worked with some great business guys. It's a very rare mix to find the best of both attributes in one person. If you're just looking for brain wattage, you're probably looking for somebody with light OCD, maybe a touch of Asperger's. They usually don't go by "stud"<p>Step 1 is building an underlying friendship with several hackers. This might take months or a year or more. Step 2 is getting everybody onboard with your pitch. Maybe you can do this all in a day or so with a mass email and repeated postings on HN. If that works for you, I'd definitely like to hear about it. I doubt it.
Hang out here, hang out there. Not productive. The SV Forth Interest Group (FIG) meets the fourth Saturday of each month near Moffet Field. Check out www.forth.org. Some of these guys are a little out there, but they are open, will get you pointed, and are well connected in SV.