It is important to work with someone that you can trust. Someone that can push through hell together with you and not abandon everything at the smallest bump. It takes a strong character, ambition and sense of urgency. When it comes to non-technical / business people, it might be counter-intuitive, but having attended a good university or having worked for a good company can indicate high intelligence and not entrepreneurial drive. This being said, you can still collaborate with technical people that are comfortable with selling the vision, product and services, can hustle and are reliable.

Also, be careful of non-compete agreements by joining other start-ups.

There are several ways in which you can find good co-founders:

1. Don’t prioritise finding a co-founders, just start building something and reach out to people. They might love what you’re doing and come on-board.

2. Get recommendations via your network about people who want to build a company and have complementary skills / similar goals.

3. Increase your visibility, publish your thoughts, network and debate about the future - randomness / serendipity is a wondrous force

4. Accelerators such as Antler and EF - as a last resort.

I’m also looking for smart, relentless people that want to build a better future for generations to come. Don’t hesitate to reach out via linkedin - username: tudordragos