Comments on: Crib Sheet for Co-founder Finding http://gigaom.com/2007/05/29/crib-sheet-for-co-founder-finding/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:38:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: rajb http://gigaom.com/2007/05/29/crib-sheet-for-co-founder-finding/#comment-171333 Sat, 09 Jun 2007 21:06:34 +0000 http://foundread.wordpress.com/2007/05/29/crib-sheet-for-co-founder-finding/#comment-171333 Another couple of lessons learnt:
* Life changes: if one of the co-founders decides to change from working part-time to full time on the project, and the other doesn’t it leads to conflict.
* Business strategy: decide on when you want to launch. No enhancements until the first customer signs, and not get into the loop of enhancing product everytime a prospect gives you any feedback…
* Strengths: if co-founder has a set of skills in say operations for the last decade, its unlikely for him/her to appreciate marketing or sales (not just generically, but the process and tactics). Careful when you assign responsibility… ensure they align with the co-founder’s and your strengths.

Remember – time’s ticking!}

]]> By: cwodtke http://gigaom.com/2007/05/29/crib-sheet-for-co-founder-finding/#comment-171334 Tue, 29 May 2007 19:32:35 +0000 http://foundread.wordpress.com/2007/05/29/crib-sheet-for-co-founder-finding/#comment-171334 I thought the advice given by Andrew Frame in a recent podcast was awesome http://www.stanford.edu/group/edcorner/uploads/podcast/frame070516.mp3

He speaks on hiring those early executives, and says to design a team that scales you have to find people who have worked in big companies, and small, have had big successes and big failures… his reasons why illuminating. Worth a listen (the whole series is. it’s pretty awesome, if you don’t know it.)}

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