Cofounder Club

We work under the principles that there are three key elements to start with that will create a successful startup: good people, a product the market actually wants, and money (either by spending as little money as possible or having access to enough money to it see through to customer interaction). Startups that fail at any one of these three key elements will likely fail. But all three are doable. And that’s what makes startups so exciting – they may be hard but they are doable.

Cofounder Club is all about the first key element, namely, getting good cofounders. Paul Graham said it aptly when he said “The idea doesn't matter to us as much as the people. So the best thing any individual [co-founder] can do is find good people to start with”

If there is a magic number for a cofounding team, that magic number would probably be 2. Human beings are pair-bonding creatures. We are designed to operate that way. A co-founder should be strong in areas you are not. In terms of responsibilities, if there is any one right answer that answer would be Development and Business/Sales. One person builds the product and the other sells or brings it to market. Another way to think about it is someone who's inward focusing and someone who's outward focusing, and it's very important to realize that both of these are equally important jobs.

Finding a cofounder is not always easy and it often means moving outside of your circle of friends but ask any cofounder why they chose each other and the majority will say chemistry and complement it shouldn’t be forced because starting a company is lonely, thankless, and costly. It will test the deepest fibers of your being; therefore, it could easily be considered the most important element of next entrepreneurial adventure.

At Co-founder Club we are the connector in your network to line up meet and greets with complementary co-founders. We propose a unique way of getting to know the greatest number of complementary co-founders by using the highly effective and structured concepts of speed-networking. This is a proven low-pressure environment for one-on-one networking that maximizes the greatest number of introductions to kind of people that can partner with you in founding the next big idea.

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July 24, 2012 · 7:00 PM
Pitch Night - Highlighting Young Entrepreneurs in the Making
179 Founders | 4.5011

It looks as if we have an overwhelming number of business co-founders that are looking for technical co-founders. So if you are a technical co-founder and any of these... Learn more
March 20, 2012 · 7:00 PM
As a co-founder: social media tools you should be using now and why!
48 Founders | 4.504

As a co-founder in a budding startup, it's not obvious what social media tools you need to build into your technology and what tools you need to succeed to successfully... Learn more
January 31, 2012 · 7:00 PM
An Evening of Entrepreneurial Spotlights
232 Founders | 4.5018

I am really sorry but we lost our room for the 24th and could only get the 31st booked - sorry for all of you that already responded..... This meeting we are going to do... Learn more
September 27, 2011 · 7:00 PM
Entrepreneurs Unleashed – Personalized Back stories to Success
138 Founders | 5.008

Sometimes it is just plain nice to learn from others experiences. On The September co-founder we will hold a panel of entrepreneurs that have been through the experience... Learn more
July 26, 2011 · 7:00 PM
Yes, you need a cofounder! It's all about partnership - not equity
100 Founders | 4.5019

A close look at the most successful hightech companies, one will notice that there are usually two or more founders at work; think, Apple, Microsoft, Google, Yahoo – the... Learn more

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"I look forward in meeting the right chemistry for a start-up partner!"
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"I am a tech enthusiasist who is seeking to expand the horizon of my entrepreneur journey. A self-employed, who is seeking to connect with other founders of new startups."
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"I co-founded a startup that pioneered superdistribution. Now helping with a friend's startup."
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Emily White commented on Would love to meet regularly asap, happy to take on a active role
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"Glad to find you-finally ready ..had to gain more domain expertise which took 4 years, but I am trying to figure out if you stopped meeting. Looks like it..too bad"

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Emily White joined
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"In Healthcare (expertise in Aging, Seniors, Families). 3 biz meth SN patents. Know where the real needs are & looking for my other half -creative, web savvy, self starting, exp. tekkie who totally gets this space"
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"I am the founder at Clerisoft,Inc. Clerisoft builds applications for Salesforce AppExchange, and we have built and certified four apps in the last 2.5 years. I am very excited for joining this group and I look forward to meeting you all soon."
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"Co-founder and CEO of Macoscope - first Polish software development company focused entirely on iOS and OS X development. We do our own apps as well as help startups and enterprises to thrive in the App Store."