Re: [SiliconBeach] Looking for 2 co-founders.

2011-01-06 Thread Phil Sim
I have a pet hate for generalizations like this - especially when they end up having such a profound influence over important issues like financing and angel investment. I think every startup needs to be considered on its merits and must be based on what you or the other founders bring to the

Re: [SiliconBeach] Looking for 2 co-founders.

2011-01-06 Thread Elias Bizannes
I like that characterisation of designer, developer and distributor (though not exactly sure that that means). But as Phil says, it's really dependent on the idea and what's needed. In Silicon Valley, the matra is that you need two founders: one is too lonely an existence and VC's don't like to

[SiliconBeach] Looking for 2 co-founders.

2011-01-04 Thread Andrew Birt
Been thinking recently about a new side project for 2011 and read a great article on Quora about the ideal startup team. A developer, a designer and a distributor (See: http://www.quora.com/What-is-the-perfect-startup-team?q=perfect+startup+team) So I thought it'd be good to shout out, and see if