Don't do it alone! Lets connect co-founders. Post quick descript of your idea, location, and needs

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11665

by Mistone • 19 years ago

10 29 19 years ago

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Mistone2• 19 years ago

PromoterForce is a referral marketing platform for high end service business.

Seeking co-founder in SF Bay Area, with a blend of Tech + Biz skills.

Contact me to learn more: hasan (at) promoterforce.com

colmworth• 19 years ago

My name is Jordan, my co-founders are dave, and Joe. We are looking to create a live-and-work environment where we can get our startup off the ground. We are looking to at additional co-founders as well as look for a living arrangement. Email me at jordansinbox@gmail.com or aim: jevanf2000

support would be great. I don't want to publicly shout out my idea here, but if you're seriously interested, shoot me an instant message.

kyro• 19 years ago

Need additional co-founder/skilled programmer in Southern California (LA, OC, SD) to help develop a social network-esque website.

If interested or know anyone who'd be interested, contact me at kbeshay@gmail.com.

Note: social networking doesn't just mean another facebook, myspace, etc. :)

mynameishere2• 19 years ago

This is just the sort of request that would attract sharks.

ced• 19 years ago

What is a shark?

mynameishere2• 19 years ago

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/shark

Shark2 def 1

aantix2• 19 years ago

RunFatBoy.net is a workout generation system specifically designed for beginners. Users answer a few "real-world" questions and the system develops a simple to follow prescription/workout plan.

I am seeking a well trained eye with an adeptness in designing drop-dead simple interfaces.

Take a look at the site ( http://www.runfatboy.net ) and if you're interested, write me at jim@runfatboy.net .

Tichy• 19 years ago

Just wanted to say that I really like the domain name and the idea. Perhaps you should not exclude the non-fat population, though? Also, I think you could edit the demo video and cut out the loading times.

aantix2• 19 years ago

Thanks for the suggestions Tichy. Yeah, a couple of people have said that I sound high in the demo video but it was more of an issue that I was recording it at 4am. I need to find someone to redo it with a professional sounding voice.

Tichy, are you interested in joining funky-fresh-bleeding-edge project that is trying to simplify the getting-fit process? Write me an email. :-)

startupstarter• 19 years ago

I'm starting a startup hub in the SF bay area: http://news.ycombinator.com/comments?id=11808 .

Sorry if you see this in other posts, but my last attempt got buried in less than half a day..

Hexayurt• 19 years ago

I have a US govt. contract to develop an ultra-low-cost biometric digital ID system with strong privacy features. As I've mentioned before, my work is patent free, groundbreaking, and could easily spawn half a dozen companies.

We'll be looking for commercial partners to take the prototype and turn it into a production system in about three months and - because we're working patent free - odds are I could help you get started on this if you're interested in being able to bid as a vendor when the time comes.

Identity is a basic human necessity - if nobody knows who you are, you can't get credit, service, you can't vote - and the RFID approach has vast problems, mainly it's reliance on massive centralized databases because the cheap ID tag only holds 128 bits or whatever. We've seen a compromise of the US identity system produce both identity theft and the 50,000 or so black people who were misidentified as felons in the 2000 election in Florida, so it's not like there's not a reason (and a market) for solving these problems.

Distributed systems with appropriate cryptography offer a good balance between liberty, security and privacy. That's the approach we're taking.

I see this work very much as a continuation of my work on the hexayurt refugee shelter system: http://appropedia.org/Hexayurt_Project/

Eventual deployment platform is LiveCD-based Linux and mobile phones. hexayurt@gmail.com

Odds-are that for conflict of interest reasons, I'd be able to brief you and point you in the right direction, but not be a partner or get paid on this. I'd be on the other side of the fence, on the .gov end of the deal.

samueladam3• 19 years ago

Anyone starting something in Belgium ?

c1sc02• 19 years ago

yep, I am ... ping me

Laurentvw4• 19 years ago

Cool, looks like I'm not the only Belgian who's lurking around here. I see you're using Python for your startup. As of now, I won't be able to help you :) still in learning process.

samueladam3• 19 years ago

Belgians are everywhere, damn belgians ! ;)

My project is a french speaking online community with blogs and events, located in Louvain-la-Neuve.

My brain is exploding and i'm considering asking for some help. If someone with some free time and python/django skills would like to join in, we can have a few Kasteel Bier and see how things go.

http://amisphere.com/

Where are you located and do you have some stuff to show ?

ballred• 19 years ago

www.samepace.com matches runners and cyclists with training partners based on a shared workout pace, i.e. 2 people who both run 9:00 min./mile and live close by. Beta site and seed funding are in place, need a brilliant hacker to develop v1.0 of the service.

I'm in SLC, UT, but willing to consider cofounder in other locations. Email billallred at Google mail etc.

jmtame• 19 years ago

Well, I'll throw myself out there, but as a willing co-founder to involve myself in someone's startup.

I've got a mix of biz, tech, and design skills. My core skills are in design work, such as logos, branding, identity, and web. I'll show a portfolio and mention a project I'm working on right now that involves one of the founders of YouTube, just e-mail me at jmtame at g m a i l . com.

I'm seeking ventures that already have angel funding or a prototype developed. I can make an ugly prototype look like a masterpiece, I favor simplicity in both software features and design, I have several VC connections in IL and CA (although seeking to relocate to CA), and I'm pretty technical (know several web languages).

Mistone2• 19 years ago

sounds like a possibility, I will follow up with an email later today, thanks for posting!

Leonidas• 19 years ago

Current team: 2 graduating doctors, 1 programmer (xml protocol web development, statistical programming)

Need: Programmer who wants to take a risk for the summer and apply with us to the Boston summer VC program for students and graduating 2007 students; need to be quirky, fun, passionate about programming; strength (.php)

What: Creating medical related application that is internet related

Applying for: Boston Summer VC Program for 3 months

Contact: email me (email in profile) and lets talk :)

Deadline is April 19th so you need to respond by April 15th

juwo• 19 years ago

Originally posted here: http://news.ycombinator.com/comments?id=6108

I am looking for a co-founder Qualities:

-ability to get things done.

-integrity. honest and fair, but also being able to recognize the truth/reality (critical for business success, I believe).

-determination to dig out of a hole; perseverance but not stubbornness.

-humility; accepting the possibility you could be wrong even when you think you are right. willing to learn from others and situations

-admit responsibility when you screw up.

Skills:

Either business skills or the stuff I am deficient in: flash (seems like cool demos cant exist without them), javascript (to manipulate different media players), and able to design nice web pages.

If you are a developer, I expect you to be very competent.

I have an application that IMHO is different. It is close to beta, and I wrote it in Swing, Java. However, people say it is not user friendly. I have also lost a lot of time (in part, because I am cautious and also had bad advice. I should have released it long ago).

I am willing to give you a one hour online demo/presentation. However I would need some kind of assurance from you that the ideas will not be copied nor given or divulged to potential competitors.

Please email me and tell me more about yourself and if you think there might be a good match.

thanks,

Anil Philip

anil@juwo.com

http://juwo-works.blogspot.com/

http://juwo.com

I am in Kansas City. Yes, ideally cofounders should live close by. But cant we work remotely?

Sam_Odio• 19 years ago

It's great that we're all networking - but I'm not sure the news.yc discussion threads are the place to do it.

I was thinking about setting up a wiki to help co-founders post their bios & connect with others in their area...

Anyone think this would be a good idea?

fmu2• 19 years ago

People would just link to their LinkedIn profile here if they wanted to disclose their bio.

markovich• 19 years ago

I can offer this: I want an internship in the U.S for 6 months from August. I would prefer to work on my software instead of doing this internship. Dilemma.

You give me an internship and I'll work half the day on your startup, the other half on my project. For free, of course.

Of course, I can't do internships in 1 or 2 men companies, it has to be a bigger company than that, which leads me back to the original problem.

fmu2• 19 years ago

Looking for one and only one co-founder here!

I want to take information trading (e.g. CFD and betting exchanges, think tradesports/ cityindex/ betfair/ etc.) to the next level beyond its current primitive incarnations. Not sure yet whether the product should be targeted at professionals, consumers, institutions, or a combination of them.

Have done the startup thing before in the founder and CTO role (several rounds of funding then sold to a competitor). Therefore I have already made many of the usual first-time mistakes (e.g. taking co-founders' top education as a guarantee for startup skills, not firing people quickly enough, etc.) and can avoid them this time around =) My academic background is in economics (PhD thesis "almost" completed) and law, with strong CS and math skills.

What I can do: technology, legal, negotiation, strategy, foreign markets, know how to get funding

Quirks to be aware of: do not believe in decision by consensus, follow libertarian ideals, unable to work effectively with mediocre people (with the realization this would often be useful)

Your qualities:

- integrity, perseverance, gets stuff done, can sleep well while taking risks

- some of the following skills: finance, PR, hiring, business development, design, technology; industry experience in gambling/betting or financial trading would also be beneficial

I believe I can handle technology and organization management pretty well, therefore I am mostly looking for someone who likes handling external relations and is also a people person (i.e. can focus on keeping everyone happy inside the company). This is not written in stone however.

Technologies:

- backend: FP (ML variants, Erlang) with some C++, message-passing concurrency, PostgreSQL, cluster protocols, looking into stream processing; all on Unix like systems

- frontend:

(1) web: html+comet/ajax, flash

(2) client: C#+WinForms prototype, maybe ML+SDL/OpenGL later if that makes correctness easier to achieve

(3?) mobile: J2ME?

Location: UK or Gibraltar ideal for a number of reasons but open to locating the business somewhere else if for good reasons

Funding: self-funded for now, the plan is to do a single round in the GBP 500k-1m range with private investors at (hopefully) a ~5m valuation; revenue should sustain growth from there; ideally I would like to make a trade sale within a 3-5 yrs time span.

Contact me at ffmmuu(at)gmail.com to discuss!

Don't do it alone! Lets connect co-founders. Post quick descript of your idea, location, and needs

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