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

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!

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.

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?

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.

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).

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

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 .

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.

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. :)

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?

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

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

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

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