I want to find a co-founder using only my iPhone.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=267419

by savestaff • 18 years ago

5 14 18 years ago

news.ycombinator.com

Incredible ent web app startup looking for developer co-founder. Want to find him / her only using my iPhone.

See savestaff.blogspot.com for details!

noodle• 18 years ago

but...why? seems like it would be more of an inconvenience than anything to restrict yourself to only using iphone.

HansF• 18 years ago

Why?

swombat• 18 years ago

You know, starting a successful company is far too easy. This is obviously an attempt to make things a little harder.

Coming soon:

* I want to start a tech start-up without ever touching a keyboard

* I want to start a tech start-up from my bed

* I want to start a tech start-up with only stupid people

* I want to start a tech start-up on an Apple II

* I want to start a tech start-up with a bullet in my head...

savestaff4• 18 years ago

You have a vivid imagination; I'll get in touch with you when I'm looking for a great copy writer.

Even still, the post said "co-founder" via iPhone, not doing a complete startup via iPhone.

olefoo• 18 years ago

> I want to start a tech start-up with only stupid people

It's been done.

savestaff4• 18 years ago

Web app is focussed on managing small business anytime, anywhere. This is an experiment in present technology's ability to not only do a startup, but manage it longer term from a mobile device. I want to walk the walk.

Looking for a co-founder who is equally interested in innovative mobile small business web apps.

samwise• 18 years ago

but if you are successful doesn't that demonstrate the uselessness of your yet to be developed web app since you were able to accomplish the task without it?

savestaff4• 18 years ago

using an iPhone simply to find co-founder, not to build out the app

tstegart• 18 years ago

Oh stop giving the guy a hard time. Its an experiment. Experiments are meant to be wacky. If it doesn't work, he'll try something else.

benjamincanfly2• 18 years ago

If it's an experiment, the site he links to doesn't add any details or explain why it's challenging/wacky.

Edit: Actually - the site doesn't go into detail as to the nature of the app he's trying to build, but it sounds like it might be some kind of mobile staffing/placement service, i.e. something built for iPhones. If that's the case, trying to find your co-founder by using your iPhone PRE-application could possibly be used as a wacky little test case to prove the necessity of the app you're looking to build.

hoodq• 18 years ago

First, sit in front of a large, high quality monitor attached to a web-enabled computer and if possible, a keyboard. Next, bring up a browser and use the top-right-most tip of your iPhone as a kind of "extended finger" to type on that keyboard. The address you want is "www.sandmonkey.com." Its my personal site. The content is my resume.

comatose_kid• 18 years ago

This is an intriguing idea. Location and keyword matches could make for a neat iphone app.

I want to find a co-founder using only my iPhone.

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