| I get requests to be tech co-founder from time to time. To the point I'm beta testing a canned explanation of why programmers aren't interested if you don't have funding raised. https://www.git-pull.com/consulting/will-i-work-for-equity-o... If you can't raise funding, or self-fund, what do you bring to the table at that stage other than talk? The issue is, I already have ideas and a mile-long backlog. When I work by myself, I retain the intellectual property and can continue to expand and improve upon it. I have the chance to be financially independent and have control of my own life, that is my goal. When you ask me to be your partner, you want me to take on responsibilities and give up my prized autonomy, and transfer all the byproduct to you. What are you going to do to pull me away from potential revenue streams, remote work opportunities, my own startup, and so on? There are people out there with bad ideas, no track record, that still manage to raise funds by being charismatic. How committed can a prospective co-founder be if they're not securing seed funding, getting family pitch in, self-funding, etc? |