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No co-founder. What should I do?

Few months ago, I quit my job and started to work on prototyping an idea for a web app.

Currently, I am thinking of applying for some startup incubators, but I don’t have a co-founder, and I’ve learned that is an important factor for incubator to select application. Therefore, I went to some local meet-ups and hackathons, trying to talk to people. People seems interest in the idea but I haven’t found anyone wanting to commit to the project yet.

So my question is, should I put my focus back to making the prototype, or should I go to talk to more people and try to find a good co-founder?.

  • I think it really depends on the requirements that your project dictates compared to your ability to execute. If you have the skills necessary to execute your idea in a reasonable amount of time you might be fine. But chances are you will need additional help at some point and finding a good co-founder will be important.

    That said, don’t stop what you are doing just to find one and don’t just settle for someone just to have a co-founder. Take your time and find the right person that will maximize your effort. You’re basically marrying this person so their being a good fit for your project and someone you can work well with is critical.

    I am in a similar situation and am personally trying to be patient and find the right person to join my adventure.

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  • Being a sole founder is a terrible idea, but it’s less terrible if you’re the coder. You need the hustle and the hacking. You may have one or the other but you need both. I was just like you. Didn’t find the right person, so I built the thing with some outside devs. And things just got worse from there. In startups as well as life, it takes a village.

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