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No co-founder. What should I do?

Few months ago, I quit my job and started to work on prototyping an idea for a web app.

Currently, I am thinking of applying for some startup incubators, but I don’t have a co-founder, and I’ve learned that is an important factor for incubator to select application. Therefore, I went to some local meet-ups and hackathons, trying to talk to people. People seems interest in the idea but I haven’t found anyone wanting to commit to the project yet.

So my question is, should I put my focus back to making the prototype, or should I go to talk to more people and try to find a good co-founder?.

3 answers from the community

AAnonymous· Mar 19, 2015

I think it really depends on the requirements that your project dictates compared to your ability to execute. If you have the skills necessary to execute your idea in a reasonable amount of time you might be fine. But chances are you will need additional help at some point and finding a good co-founder will be important.

That said, don't stop what you are doing just to find one and don't just settle for someone just to have a co-founder. Take your time and find the right person that will maximize your effort. You're basically marrying this person so their being a good fit for your project and someone you can work well with is critical.

I am in a similar situation and am personally trying to be patient and find the right person to join my adventure.

AAnonymous· Mar 19, 2015

If all you can provide are ideas, goodluck finding a co-founder.

AAnonymous· Mar 20, 2015

Being a sole founder is a terrible idea, but it's less terrible if you're the coder. You need the hustle and the hacking. You may have one or the other but you need both. I was just like you. Didn't find the right person, so I built the thing with some outside devs. And things just got worse from there. In startups as well as life, it takes a village.