How to Find a Co-Founder (and where to find one) - GWStars
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Presentation for entrepreneurship class at GWU Spring 2013.
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- 1. Why You Should Have a Co-Founder (and how to find one) David Glidden CoFoundersLab
- 2. Here’s the plan*: *In 20 min or less
- 3. co-founder 1. Who am I? 2. Why have one 3. Where to find one 4. How to get +02 points 5. Q&A
- 4. 1 2 3 4 5 Who am I?
- 5. 1 2 3 4 5
- 6. 1 2 3 4 5
- 7. 1 2 3 4 5 Metro Master
- 8. 1 2 3 4 5 • Online co-founder matching • In person co-founder matching events • Entrepreneur resources
- 9. 1 2 3 4 5 Why have a co-founder?
- 10. 1 2 3 4 5 Hyper-growth companies: 6% teams solo entrepreneurs
- 11. 1 2 3 4 5 83.9% >1 Founder 36.9% 2 Founders 25.5% >10,000 3 Founders founders in 16.1% tech and life 1 Founder sciences Noam Wasserman. 2012. The Founders’ Dilemma Noam Wasserman. 2012. The Founders’ Dilemma.
- 12. 1 2 3 4 5 Co-Founder Benefits Complementary Moral Skills Human Support Capital Social Financial Capital Capital Network Money Sweat Equity
- 13. 1 2 3 4 5 Where to find a co-founder?
- 14. 1 2 3 4 5 GW.CoFoundersLab.com
- 15. 1 2 3 4 5 Signup
- 16. 1 2 3 4 5 Create a profile
- 17. 1 2 3 4 5 Complete your profile
- 18. 1 2 3 4 5 Take the assessment Builder Opportunist Specialist Innovator
- 19. 1 2 3 4 5 Search for a co-founder
- 20. 1 2 3 4 5 Message a candidate
- 21. 1 2 3 4 5 Check out our resources
- 22. 1 2 3 4 5 Attend an event Washington, DC: Thu, Mar 7 th
- 23. 1 2 3 4 5 How to get +02 points
- 24. 1 2 3 4 5 1. Create a profile 2. Complete 100%* 3. Browse* the site 4. Send feedback* *Optional but recommended
- 25. 1 2 3 4 5 Go dormant
- 26. 1 2 3 4 5 Thank you!
- 27. 1 2 3 4 5 Q&A David Glidden Product Manager, CoFoundersLab dglidden@CoFoundersLab.com
Editor's Notes
- I’m David, Product Manager at CoFoundersLabWe help entrepreneurs find a co-founder, sort of like online dating for entrepreneursI’m going to talk to you about why you should have a co-founder as well as how to find one
- Researchers looked at almost 2,000 companiesCategorized the best performing ones as “hyper growth”94% teams6% solo entrepreneursData shows that investors like teams
- Noam WassermanFounders DilemmaReviewed companies in technology and life sciences83.9% >1 founder
- Benefits of a co-founder1. Human capital: - complementary skills - moral support -entrepreneurship is tough - long hours - pressure of making it big - but also extremely rewarding if you have someone to share it with2. Financial capital - you can help fund the company yourselves until you have investors - especially if no one on the founding team has a tech background, pool your resources and hire tech help3. Social capital - Network
- Go to GWStars portal at GW.CoFoundersLab.com
- Sign up – top right
- Walk through registration
- Fill out your profileWhat you’re looking forYour backgroundetc
- I’ll send Professor
- Thank you professor EltarabishyHappy to help with interview or connect you with someone