The right co-founder can help your startup thrive, but it can be a complicated process. Hsu Ken Ooi and Brian Ma come together to simplify this process in today's podcast episode 'Startup 101: Finding the Right Co-Founder'. The following topics are discussed:
00:00 Introductions
00:24 Is a co-founder necessary?
07:46 Considerations when choosing a co-founder
16:22 How Brian and Hsu Ken met
19:10 Avenues to find co-founders
29:13 Maintaining co-founder relations
39:00 Dealing with co-founders not "pulling their weight"
44:45 Long-distance relationships
47:44 Concluding thoughts
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About Iterative Iterative is a YC style accelerator focused exclusively on Southeast Asia by the founders of Divvy (a16z, GIC), Weave (YCS14), Decide (acquired by eBay) who have collectively raised $100M+ in VC. Iterative invests US $150K into early stage startups twice a year then works with them intensely for 3 months culminating in a Demo Day.
Find out more about Iterative: https://iterative.vc
About the Speakers Brian Ma | Founder and General Partner at Iterative | https://www.linkedin.com/in/zealoustiger
Brian is a partner at Iterative Capital and three time founder turned investor. Brian was previously founder and CEO of Divvy Homes ($150M+ raised, backed by a16z, GIC, Tiger), Weave (YC S14, acquired), and Decide (Series C company, acquired by Ebay).
Hsu Ken Ooi | Founder and General Partner at Iterative | https://www.linkedin.com/in/hsukenooi
Hsu Ken was previously the Chief Product Officer of Workmate, an on-demand blue collar staffing platform in Southeast Asia. In 2014, he was VP of Product at Weave (YCS14). In 2009, he started Decide, an early machine learning company that predicted the future price of consumer goods. It was acquired by eBay in 2013. Hsu Ken has a BS in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Washington.