Comment on Ask HN: Where to meet people who are interested in building a company together?Comments−CodeWriter234yI think the way this works is:1. Meet potential benefactors2. Establish a reputation for making something, shipping it AND…make a profit with it.3. Have great idea4. Ask one of the benefactors to fund you.5. Bonus points: meet benefactors NOT obsessed with going public / liquidity events but would rather own companies to help build other companies6. Remember when negotiating your stake, 100% of $0 = $0. Definitely negotiate what you’re worth, see item 2 for increasing your worth.
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I think the way this works is:
1. Meet potential benefactors
2. Establish a reputation for making something, shipping it AND…make a profit with it.
3. Have great idea
4. Ask one of the benefactors to fund you.
5. Bonus points: meet benefactors NOT obsessed with going public / liquidity events but would rather own companies to help build other companies
6. Remember when negotiating your stake, 100% of $0 = $0. Definitely negotiate what you’re worth, see item 2 for increasing your worth.