How to find a cofounder (our story)

Who are we?Jon is a Web Designer and Developer in Chicago. Justin is a Product Manager and Podcaster from Canada. How did we meet?We met in 2014 at XOXO in Portland. At the end of the festival, we said to each other: “We should build something together someday.” How do you find a cofounder?Go to events!Build your own projects: make stuff, tell people.Build long-term relationships (“I’m never going to team up with someone I just met”)What should you look for in a cofounder?Complimentary skillsThey should have their own networkTrustworthyPositivityValues What we urge you to doSign real legal documents!Use Stripe AtlasBe really up-front about:Your valuesYour aspirations: what are you trying to get out of this?Talk to a lawyerShow notesBlackboxThe Chicago Podcast CooperativeXOXO FestivalChase ReevesMarketing for DevelopersSprintlyProduct PeopleThe Good News PodcastTransistor.fmStripe AtlasCards Against Humanity's Max Temkin500 Startups Legal DocumentsHow I Built This PodcastTransistor.fm on InstagramTransistor.fm on Twitter Thanks to our monthly supporters Pascal from sharpen.page Rewardful.com Greg Park Mitchell Davis from RecruitKit.com.au Marcel Fahle, wearebold.af Bill Condo (@mavrck) Ward from MemberSpace.com Evandro Sasse Austin Loveless Michael Sitver Colin Gray Dave Giunta 🎙️ Podcast hosting is provided by Transistor.fm.📺 Learn how to start your own podcast! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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