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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
Cold, hard cash.
Image: images of money
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.

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