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Does co-founder matching work?

Y Combinator · Y Combinator Startup Library Free Intermediate

A useful reality check on meeting a co-founder cold rather than through years of shared history. It sets expectations for how long the process really takes and what a good match actually looks like. Read it so you neither romanticize nor dismiss the matching route.

  • Cold matches can work but take real time
  • Shared trial work substitutes for shared history
  • Screen for values and working style, not just skills
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The question it answers

  1. I'm non-technical, do I actually need a technical co-founder?

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