Looking for a technical co-founder. Need advice.

[AdamLP700]

Hello everyone,

I'm running a start up. The business is a unique online property letting portal.

I'm currently searching for a technical co-founder who'll help me develop the website further and I'd also like to develop an app. The problem is, I'm struggling to find someone local.

Any suggestions/advice?

Thanks.


Adam

 

[garyk]

I guess the issue is the risk, no income and no guarantee of revenue.

Have you gone looking for any funding?

Gary

 

[andrewflower12]

hey adam

can you please explains more details about your online business that what kind of portal it will be so that i can understand it and join it if feasible else i can give you good referrals also ..

thanks

 

[AdamLP700]

I guess the issue is the risk, no income and no guarantee of revenue.

Have you gone looking for any funding?

Gary

Yes and that's totally understandable to be honest.

I have received a small amount of funding through The Prince's Trust, a program run by Accenture and BT Business. Most of the tech accelerator programs are looking for teams and want to see a minimum of 2 people and that's a huge issue for me as I've been doing everything single handedly so far. I can't really get to where I want to be without having another person on board

 

[AdamLP700]

hey adam

can you please explains more details about your online business that what kind of portal it will be so that i can understand it and join it if feasible else i can give you good referrals also ..

thanks

Sorry mate!

Only looking for UK developers.

 

[KA_Tweet5]

Have you tried the likes of people per hour.com and similar sites, working bees might be another. Lots of freelancers on these sites who usually look for work but may be tempted into a partnership. You can usually search by geographic region and find someone local.

 

[L_Aventurier]

One thing to keep in mind.

Developers always hear about "non-developer with a great idea looking for a technical partner". What it sounds like is "i bring the idea, you do all the actual work, and then we share 50/50".

I'm not saying that's the case here but it is important, when looking for someone, to emphasise what you bring to the table, apart from the initial idea.

The fact that you secured some founding and did some work on your own already is good in that respect.

Anyway, just a thought, good luck!

 

[SamRapidSwitch]

what "technical" input do you need? someone with just an understanding & point the product in the right direction or to actually be hands on involved with development? should they be investing money too?

perhaps if you've got a business plan you're willing to share, or simply some finer details about your proposal, you may gauge some interest

 

[AdamLP700]

Have you tried the likes of people per hour.com and similar sites, working bees might be another. Lots of freelancers on these sites who usually look for work but may be tempted into a partnership. You can usually search by geographic region and find someone local.

I've tried various websites and freelance sites but not the ones you've mentioned. I'll check them out. Thanks!

Adam

 

[MartCactus]

As others have said, most developers frequently get approached by people offering a share of the business in return for developing the website.

Its often not attractive for a developer because
1) no immediate cash return
2) totally reliant on how good the business idea and partner is if they are going to make money, and the developer probably doesn't know much about the property business and hence chance of success
3) if those approaching the developer are doing so because of lack of funds, then they probably don't have funds to market the site either. If you build it they WON'T come - you need to promote it, and that can be more expensive than building it.
4) you need to make clear what you bring to the table, other than what you think is a good idea.

I'm not saying any of this is the case with your proposal, but if you are going to approach developers you'll get further if you address the above issues.

 

[BrighterTools]

Hi,

L_Aventurier and MartCactus have hit the nail on the head.

We do project work whilst funding our own projects and joint ventures. With joint ventures it is crucial that there is joint input and share of effort. We have not entered into a lot of projects on the basis that potential partners just bring an idea or the promise of doing all the sales and marketing once all the work is done. This is just to much risk for us as in most cases the project is either too ambitious or too big to sustain that scenario or too small to have any return.

If there is potential to secure funding, given that we are a 2 man team (design & development), we will be happy to discuss the project/business plan.

Please email me on mark (at) brightertools (dot) com

Mark