At Indy Hall, we've focused heavily on relationships with every action we take and support. This includes projects & the founding of companies. We don't take creating companies lightly and don't believe that people should, since it's a legal binding that's just as complicated to undo as a marriage (and sometimes more costly).
I think "dating" is a good analogy, but the approach to speed-dating typically brings together desperation and misunderstood intentions. It also brings together an imbalance of "has" and "needs". If you're at a point where you "need" a co-founder in order to create a business, that's like saying "I need to find a wife so I can get married". Technically possible, but usually not the healthiest way to form a relationship. My friend Amy (who I've worked with multiple times now, but only AFTER becoming friends and, in fact, attending her wedding) covers this in very practical, no-nonsense terms here: http://unicornfree.com/2011/lets-cofound-a-baby/ Bottom line: if you're helping people form real, honest, authentic relationships, the businesses that come from those relationships will last much, much longer and be healthier for the people and the business. -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 8:44 AM, Prosad Sen <[email protected]> wrote: > Friends, > > In the past several entrepreneurs have approached us saying that they > are looking for a suitable partner/ co-founder/ employee and have > asked for suggestions as to how to go about looking for one. We did > not have any concrete answer other than a few tips to help them find > their suitor, until yesterday. > > Nurture Talent Academy announces "Entrepreneur Dating", an event that > will help startup entrepreneurs find their suitable co-founders/ > partners. You can register for this event in your nearest city by > clicking on http://www.nurturetalent.com/entrepreneur-dating/. Let us > know your thoughts on this. Are you joining us? > > -- > > > Warm Regards, > > Prosad Sen > President, Nurture Talent Academy > Web: www.nurturetalent.com > Mob.: 9022435800 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
