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What do you think of this idea that could be used to match cofounders?

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Not a bad idea at all, it's so simple it could actually work out. I just wonder how effective any form of online matchmaking is (for cofounders I mean, which is A LOT HARDER than normal dating!), because it is missing the human face-to-face element. I believe a large part (if not all) of finding a successful cofounder is the chemistry and deep social bonds formed over time, by working or hanging out with each other. Maybe this is because there is no precedence with how the current great founders did it, but hey, if matching up online helps out I'm for it!

Re: social bonds - precisely! To really make these sites work, you'd have to also invent a time machine so that you could go back and get to know the person well over time... "Listen to this dude Rufus, he *knows* what he's talking about".

You have to start somewhere!

Some of the questions don't seem very productive ("Are you easy to get along with?" -- Who would set N?). Even if questions were tuned, it just seems fixed, categorical, and coldly unequivocal. A working relationship is anything but.

I added another section where the score changes. Mutual rating. Can you please look at it again?

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The current numbers are self-rating. We can also have mutual-rating numbers where these 'scores' become dynamic.

There can be online 'dates' or interviews where potential cofounders assess each other using the same questions as guidelines. these meetings take place via Instant Messenger chat - or if in the same city, a face-to-face meeting.

The more 'dates' or interviews you have, the more other people can assess you and presumably, the more accurate your score. The mutual rating scores would have to be combined in some way.

Just wondering... I can help implement it for YC. - Anil

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