A few weeks ago I put out a call for the “dream team”. About a thousand people applied, and many were insanely talented.
But, as I interviewed and trialed people I realized something.
I could definitely bring together the best engineers, designers, and content minds in the world, but, if there isn’t a general direction they should all be moving in it’ll likely end up being a waste.
Kinda like having 5 Lebrons on a team. But, they come together Day 1 and have no idea what sport they're playing.
A general direction can be something as simple as:
“We’re gonna build viral consumer apps”
“We’re gonna build VR games”
“We’re gonna solve cancer with AI”
I was hoping I could figure this “direction” out as a solo founder alongside the dream team.
But I was a bit naive. Having even two people navigate the unknown and discover direction is hard, let alone a full team.
I’ve quickly realized I’m not looking for a team right now, but, rather a co-founder I could explore and navigate the unknown with and discover that direction with.
- can market or sell or distribute anything. - can raise, bring together teams, and lead.
I don't have a clear direction or domain right now, but things I find curious right now:
- ai + music, whats the next soundcloud look like? - ai + hardware, what if every kid had a pokedex? - ai + biz, how anyone start a biz doing what they love? - ai + mental, whats the next headspace look like?
These are just a few things I'm thinking about right now.
I’m looking for someone who:
- can build literally anything.
- is super technical and feels they are in the 0.01%.
- is open to hard problems — ai, hardware, bio, whatever.
- loves product. wants to obsess over the thing itself.
- wants to do something big.
- ideally has started something before.
- ideally lives in sf or open to moving.
(Note: I'm also open to a co-founder who's core thing is design and not tech stuff).
At a high level: you trust me with getting the thing out into the world, I trust you with building the thing, and we lean on each other for every big decision in between from early team, to big product calls, pivots, whatever.
Looking for an equal partner.
There are many reasons I am writing this call.
But the main reason: it’s quite lonely doing this by yourself.
I believe in the idea that great things happen when you have fun. And, I think starting a company with another I love being around sounds like great fun!
I also think it would massively increase both our chances of finding something great.
If interested in this, plz get my number from a friend if you got this from a mutual and say hi.
