Good question. I have at some point had to grapple with this question. My train of thoughts is to approach this partnership as you would a marriage. You want someone you can work with and one who can add value to your life. Evaluate what value they will bring into your business (and on their side they will do the same, as well as what they can get out of it), and most importantly, someone who would have the same passion for the same things that you do. They have to clearly see your vision and be ready to sail with you, for the long term.<br>
<br>Just my thoughts.<br>Evans <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 12:20 PM, Jack Amayo <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:jackamayo@mail.com" target="_blank">jackamayo@mail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span style="font-family:Verdana"><span style="font-size:12px">Hi y&#39;all,<div> </div><div>I&#39;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?</div>
<div> </div><div>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.</div>
<div> </div><div>Are there resources like websites, forums where one can get connected with here in Kenya?</div><div>What qualities will you be looking for apart from complimentary skillsets?</div><div> </div><div>Any other thoughts on these?</div>
<div> </div><div>Regards,</div><div>Jack</div><div> </div></span></span>
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