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Ask HN: Who is looking for a partner/co-founder? (December 2011)

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Thought I'd start this thread for hackers who aren't looking for a job or freelance work, but rather for a partner/co-founder to work with on their own projects. (I know there's a google doc for this, but I suspect it's outdated, and I know it's cumbersome to use).

In terms of formatting, maybe something like:

- Location

- Your role (developer, designer, business dude, etc.) and who you're looking to collaborate with

- Skills and expertise (frameworks, languages, styles, experience, etc.)

- Whether you're looking to work on your idea or someone else's.

- Brief description of your project, or types of projects you'd be interested in working on.

- How much time you can commit to, and whether or not you're willing to collaborate remotely.

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- Sunny Southern California

- Business Co Founder / Product Development / Product Manager (I am looking for Technical Co Founder to help me develop a project I have in mind). I have a MSc in engineering, so I am technical as well, but not coding.

- Skills: Business development, product features, product requirement, road map, etc. I am good in analyzing product idea, suggest/make improvements on existing ideas, and business development to monetize. Product design as well, I can do wireframe, etc. (basically everything except graphic design, never excel in anything artistic, and coding!).

- I have an idea that I am thinking to develop right now, so looking for technical co founder who wants to partner with me. However if you are a technical guy, you have your own idea, and you are looking for someone to analyze your project and how to move forward, I am open to work as a partner as well to help getting your idea off the ground.

- I have ideas about reviews (so the competitors would be Yelp, Amazon, reviews site) with different kind of business model to monetize it.

- I prefer someone local as I believe working together and brainstorming would be the most effective way to bring out the best of both of us. However if not possible, I m open to other possibilities as well.

Ogden, UT, but soon Bay area (again).

Developer / business guy with deep domain expertise in online video / live video (ESPN, CNET, Engadget, Justin.TV), and I'm looking for someone who's technical and interested in creating cool tech.

My skills are Node.JS, Backbone.js, Redis, Quartz Composer.

Looking for someone else to work on my startup.

I'm working on creating a way for anyone to create TV quality video without a TV quality budget. I have a product that's about a month old and has 2 customers with $10k in revenue. It's a way for TV stations to take Facebook posts and show them on TV. The goal is to modernize the broadcast industry into using web tools, then give those same web tools to anyone and enable them to create high quality video content. There's an even broader vision we can talk about if you're interested.

Currently, I'm committed to this part time, with the expectation that I'll be going full-time within the next 6 months. I'm definitely willing to collaborate remotely, but would like to meet any cofounder in person. I'd prefer bay area, but as long as someone can relocate within the next 6 months, I'd be willing to consider anywhere.

I'm @randallb on twitter, or google me. Randall Bennett.

UK (Looking for remote collaboration)

IS Support/Data Security tech. Currently a contractor in Banking & Finance industry, working on my company around 30+ hours a week (afternoons, eves, weekends) to develop some small web apps. I've got industry experience in the market I'm aiming towards.

Skills are mainly technical but not development, IS, network support, data analysis. Photoshop, Advanced Excel/VB, Photography, Basic HTML, CSS, Business Plans, Technical Documentation etc.

Currently learning Python in my free time. I've got a deep interest in eventually becoming a proficient dev so I'm really looking for someone with an enthusiasm for it and maybe helping me a little bit! I don't expect you to do everything technical.

I'm looking for someone to collaborate with over several projects if the team fit is right.

The main app I'm working on is a web directory with an emphasis on high quality images. I've tested the market and have got paying users signing up even before the app is built! That's how I know it's time to bring it to life. I'm also building a solid mailing list of interested businesses, & constantly networking with our potential userbase.

I've also got a small app idea that I'm looking to put together to help my learning curve, could be achieved using Twitter API & Twitter Bootstrap. This is more 'scratch my own itch' type. It could generate revenue but I feel I could learn a lot from it.

I'd love for the working arrangement to go full time if the directory and subsequent apps generate sufficient revenue to support us.

I'm always specific & realistic with detailed ideas. I work fast & do my best to move obstacles out of the way for team members.

I'm at my username on gmail.com

Thanks.

- Washington DC (willing to relocate)

- Java developer by day up until a few months ago where I am now a misfit Python/Django dev at a major digital media publisher. Lots of personal side projects using Django, and lately the Play! web framework. Getting into Machine Learning. Conceptually my expertise lies in data aggregation, APIs, scaling, databases, etc.

- Looking to work on someone elses ideas, most of my ideas aren't any more than one offs.

- Anything that needs a solid backend. Not much of a UI guy, though I can hack javascript/css especially with bootstrap. Ideally some sort of analytics project with lots of data problems.

- If I need to keep my day job probably 20 hours a week. Though have plenty saved for a few months runway if need be. Remote is fine, though if a partnership does form some sort of commitment to meeting in person sooner than later.

- Brazil.

- Fullstack webdev, BA in Computer Science.

- I can node.js, rails, php, jquery, css, html, tableless, SEO... I'm just not so into business(but i have a rather BIG interested in it, also to run a company, own the world and stuff).

- I'm up to anything... but I have a good idea that I would like to discuss about.

- Something related with food, I can't detail much it here.

- As much as I need, but I would like to keep it 20h before we find that something we did is in the lines of: "Ok, this is big!".

E-mail and stuff in my profile, have fun. I would prefer somebody that is the jack of all trades, master of none, that hacks solutions and somehow get things done. OR a business guy that can make me work and think that he's the alpha-boss of the world(good luck). But feel free to contact me if you are something else.

- San Francisco - Product design and vision, Business Development, Fundraising, Basic Coding (HTML, PHP). Looking for co-founder with back-end (Python) or mobile (iOS) skills - Working on my idea (easyvino.com) - We're building a private sommelier that anyone can use to pick wine at restaurants and liquor stores. It's a recommendation engine that automatically classifies wine and consumer taste and offers a recommendation based on pattern recognition (i.e. Netflix model) - Looking for someone who can join full time. We have a prototype almost ready. We need to take it to the next level (add features, scrap online data, connect with some major wine databases)

If interested, email me hugo@easyvino.com

- New York, NY (Brooklyn)

- UI designer looking for a serious programmer

- I've designed several web and mobile apps. Familiar with Rails+Git workflow. Can do front-end (HAML/HTML, SASS/CSS, some javascript/jquery).

- Willing to work on your projects or mine, I have ideas for journaling, task management, classifieds, photo sharing, all in different states of incompleteness.

- I'd like this to be my primary focus, and would want the same from partner. Perhaps 15-30hrs a week. Would also prefer someone local.

Do you have a portfolio for your work?

Hi,

I'm an Belgian computer science student looking for a co-founder who has serious interest in creating a new manner to buy/sell used and new products (like eBay, but completely different). I'm not looking for someone to work on my startup, I'm looking for someone to work with me on a startup. If you're interested, don't hesitate to contact me or add me on fb.

Midwest U.S., Indiana / Iowa

I'm an idea person with very technical background. Expert level C++, some Python, interest in algorithms and machine learning.

I have multiple ideas, but one is head and shoulders above the rest. It's a killer game app for Facebook, which would generate revenue through user purchase of game tokens through Facebook Credits.

I looked into approaching Zynga, but they don't accept unsolicited ideas. Imagine that, being so big that you can no longer innovate because you're worried about legal issues. Anyway, there is something special about this game that I can't explain here. Am considering YCombinator application, but time is of the essence and my idea shouldn't sit still. Can't apply at YC right now, have to wait, so I'm putting this out there. Am I impatient? You'd be surprised how patient I am, but suddenly I AM impatient because this idea is just too good (and no, it's not something I thought of yesterday: it's 5 years in the making). Maybe I sound like Ralph Kramden (Honeymooners). Well, I'm not a bus driver, I make pretty good money, and I could easily keep on the track I'm on. But this idea is just TOO GOOD. I'm talking potential millions, life-changing money, all possible because of Facebook.

Despite what I may sound like, I'm not a salesman. But I will need one because this idea has 2 separate but intertwined approaches: the Facebook app, plus actual game events around the world and even a World Championship event. Think World Series of Poker.... expanded way beyond poker!

What I need is someone expert in the business of making things happen, preferably on Facebook, who can help get this idea in the right hands to develop it. Either that, or you can jump start development for Facebook yourself, immediately.

The candidate will have to sign a very strict NDA. No messing around here, again, we are dealing with life-changing money; not guaranteed, but very very very likely. I can say that because I've done a bit of research and put a lot of thought and refinement into this idea. If you or someone you know is very high level in the field of turning ideas into reality, and putting ideas into the right hands, we need to talk.

More related ideas where this one came from. So it won't just be a one-shot deal. I'm extremely creative (in addition to being a software engineer, I'm an amateur musician and artist, I strive to exercise every aspect of creativity).

If I don't get responses, I'll have to be patient and go the YC route. And I am prepared to do that for their summer 2012 schedule. But if you or someone you know wants to circumvent that and be in on a life-changing idea, willing to sign strict NDA, respond quickly. Must have verifiable credentials, the higher level the better. I'm just a senior software engineer with an idea, you or the person you know should be way above me, very credentialed, and ready to make money. Face to face interview will most likely be required, not at my expense, which means travel to midwest should be a trivial expense for you or the person you know. Like I said, high level.

dysonsfear at yahoo dot com.

Tons of red flags here, man. Talking about how you're an idea guy, insisting on a strict NDA, making grandiose claims with no evidence, expecting people to fly to you for this idea. Any software engineer worth their salt would have nothing to do with you based on this post. Sorry, but it's true.

in addition to being a software engineer, I'm an amateur musician and artist

...

I'm just a senior software engineer with an idea

In order for you to be anything to anyone who matters, you need to be more than a guy with an idea. That immediately puts you in the same bucket as most people, who have "great ideas" all the time.

"But mine is different!" No doubt. They all think that too.

But you're in luck: you're a freaking artist and software engineer.

BUILD A PROTOTYPE.

Actually, a huge red flag here is that this is "5 years in the making" and you don't mention anything that you've produced beyond the idea.

Shut up and build something, then go find someone to help you take it to the next level. And don't ask for an NDA, it just makes you look like an amateur.

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