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Finding a Technical Co-Founder
Rob Forman | Technology Architect
rob@robforman.com
“How do I find an attractive spouse who
loves Nascar and fly fishing?”
“How do I find a smart engineer who knows
Linux and Objective-C?”
Are you sure you need one?
Forces at work

 Against                              For


• Compelling opportunities           • Can bounce back from failure


• Have own ideas                     • Looking for other big ideas


• Currently building something       • Building a business is hard


• Know how to code                   • Don’t want it to go to waste
Finding versus Attracting
A Practical Guide Attracting Engineers
            Bring your A-game.
1. Learn their language.. and to code.
Learn

• Codecademy.com (learn to code)


• Stackoverflow.com (find programming answers)


• Lean Startup (Eric Reis)
2. Go to them.
Go

• Meetup.com


• LinkedIn.com


• Hacker News (https://news.ycombinator.com/)


• Atlanta Lean Startup Group (Midtown)


• Twitter (alternatives to LinkedIn / Email)
3. Always be doing.
Doing

• Balsamiq.com (wireframes)


• Lean Canvas.com (lean startup methology)
4. Give it time.
I found one!
What’s next?

• Vet


• Validate


• Vest
In the mean time...
Just keep building. Get creative.

• Local resources (students, part-time)


• Outsourced development (oDesk.com)


• Get involved in incubators (ATDC, FlashPoint)


• Development partnerships (godsofPROTOTYPING.com)
Questions?
        Rob Forman
email: rob@robforman.com
  twitter: @rob4manhere

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