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Five steps to finding and keeping
your perfect startup Co-founder
Leo Exter, founder @ http://westartup.eu
Do you feel lucky?
Decide@westartup
Skills?
Character?
Both?
Do you really need a co-founder?
Or just a service provider?
Find@westartup Image courtesy of BetaCowork – David Pals
Go where people are.
Literally.
Start with coworking spaces.
Come to startup events.
Check in online.
Whichever network helps you find a co-founder near you is best.
Choose@westartup Image by Leo Exter
Co-founder with the right attitude can learn all she needs to know.
Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/br1dotcom/
Test: 3 months of working together.
Add one “to do” out of her comfort zone.
Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gregthemayor/
Still don’t want to do this?
You’ve got a winner!
Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gregthemayor/
Convince@westartup Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
The ultimate thrill.
Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ontilnow/
Professional achievement.
Image: © PA Images / Lennox McLendon/AP
Divide the money@westartup Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
Make sure you’re going for the same goal.
And link remuneration to it.
Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/simonov/
If it’s the right co-founder, money shouldn’t be an issue.
So long as you don’t get greedy.