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Finding a Co-Founder - Avoid Choosing the Wrong Partner (Replay)
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Do You Really Need a Co-Founder? Here’s What You Must Know.
Starting a startup can feel overwhelming, especially when you’re searching for that perfect co-founder to complement your skills. But is having a co-founder truly essential? And if it is, how do you find someone who’s more partner than problem? This episode dives deep into these questions and more.
In this remastered episode, Chris Saad and Yaniv Bernstein explore the intricacies of co-founder dynamics. Drawing from their combined decades of experience in startups, they share actionable advice, real-world examples, and common pitfalls to avoid.
In this episode, you will:
- Discover the critical skill sets every founding team needs.
- Learn why co-founders are essential for startup momentum and fundraising.
- Uncover the differences between business, technical, and product-oriented co-founders.
- Explore why investor perception of co-founder teams matters.
- Understand the emotional and professional traits of successful co-founder relationships.
- Get tips on “earning” a co-founder by de-risking your startup.
- Avoid pitfalls with red flags to watch for in potential co-founders.
Originally published as Finding a Co-founder - Avoid Choosing the Wrong Partner, May 2022.
The Pact
Honour The Startup Podcast Pact! If you have listened to TSP and gotten value from it, please:
- Follow, rate, and review us in your listening app
- Subscribe to the TSP Mailing List at https://thestartuppodcast.beehiiv.com/subscribe
- Secure your official TSP merchandise at https://shop.tsp.show/
- Follow us on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@startup-podcast
- Give us a public shout-out on LinkedIn or anywhere you have a social media following.
Key links
- The Startup Podcast is sponsored by Vanta. Vanta helps businesses get and stay compliant by automating up to 90% of the work for the most in demand compliance frameworks. With over 200 integrations, you can easily monitor and secure the tools your business relies on. For a limited-time offer of US$1,000 off, go to www.vanta.com/tsp.
- Get your question in for our next Q&A episode: https://forms.gle/NZzgNWVLiFmwvFA2A
- The Startup Podcast website: https://tsp.show
Learn more about Chris and Yaniv
Work 1:1 with Chris: http://chrissaad.com/advisory/
Follow Chris on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrissaad/
Follow Yaniv on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ybernstein/
Credits
Editor: Justin McArthur
Content Strategist: Carolina Franco https://www.linkedin.com/in/francocarolina/
Intro Voice: Jeremiah Owyang
204 episódios
Manage episode 452254624 series 3583631
Do You Really Need a Co-Founder? Here’s What You Must Know.
Starting a startup can feel overwhelming, especially when you’re searching for that perfect co-founder to complement your skills. But is having a co-founder truly essential? And if it is, how do you find someone who’s more partner than problem? This episode dives deep into these questions and more.
In this remastered episode, Chris Saad and Yaniv Bernstein explore the intricacies of co-founder dynamics. Drawing from their combined decades of experience in startups, they share actionable advice, real-world examples, and common pitfalls to avoid.
In this episode, you will:
- Discover the critical skill sets every founding team needs.
- Learn why co-founders are essential for startup momentum and fundraising.
- Uncover the differences between business, technical, and product-oriented co-founders.
- Explore why investor perception of co-founder teams matters.
- Understand the emotional and professional traits of successful co-founder relationships.
- Get tips on “earning” a co-founder by de-risking your startup.
- Avoid pitfalls with red flags to watch for in potential co-founders.
Originally published as Finding a Co-founder - Avoid Choosing the Wrong Partner, May 2022.
The Pact
Honour The Startup Podcast Pact! If you have listened to TSP and gotten value from it, please:
- Follow, rate, and review us in your listening app
- Subscribe to the TSP Mailing List at https://thestartuppodcast.beehiiv.com/subscribe
- Secure your official TSP merchandise at https://shop.tsp.show/
- Follow us on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@startup-podcast
- Give us a public shout-out on LinkedIn or anywhere you have a social media following.
Key links
- The Startup Podcast is sponsored by Vanta. Vanta helps businesses get and stay compliant by automating up to 90% of the work for the most in demand compliance frameworks. With over 200 integrations, you can easily monitor and secure the tools your business relies on. For a limited-time offer of US$1,000 off, go to www.vanta.com/tsp.
- Get your question in for our next Q&A episode: https://forms.gle/NZzgNWVLiFmwvFA2A
- The Startup Podcast website: https://tsp.show
Learn more about Chris and Yaniv
Work 1:1 with Chris: http://chrissaad.com/advisory/
Follow Chris on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrissaad/
Follow Yaniv on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ybernstein/
Credits
Editor: Justin McArthur
Content Strategist: Carolina Franco https://www.linkedin.com/in/francocarolina/
Intro Voice: Jeremiah Owyang
204 episódios
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