In addition to the excellent advise thus far, I would add 1. Breakdown and document a detailed Job Description for Each Founder. This is a must for start-up accounting. 2. Define early goals and scope of start-up. You don't want to end up doing everything under the sun. 3. Breakdown ownership (shares) e.t.c with pre-defined allocations for employees and investors. 4. Encapsulate this in a Memorandum of Understanding Agreement. 5. Take care of basics, accounting, taxes - Business 101. Off course the details may change as the start-up evolves but its always great to have a fall back document as It creates peace of mind. Best of luck, John On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 4:52 PM, george <theonlydamnedavailablename@gmail.com
wrote:
There is some very interesting reading from Rob http://www.softwarebyrob.com/2010/08/05/why-startup-founders-should-stop-rea...
Regards, George
On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 12:20 PM, Jack Amayo <jackamayo@mail.com> wrote:
Hi y'all,
I'm interested to know how most of you guys who have gone to start their own tech startups (or are about to), go about in finding a business partner. Sure you can partner with friends, family members etc. But what if you are looking for an individual with a specific skill set?
Assuming you are a technical person, and need a co-founder who will handle the business end of things like sales, talking to investors ... you know ... the things we tech would rather not deal with.
Are there resources like websites, forums where one can get connected with here in Kenya? What qualities will you be looking for apart from complimentary skillsets?
Any other thoughts on these?
Regards, Jack
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