How To Find a Co-Founder Who Understands Your Vision
Finding a co-founder is kind of like finding The One - you’re looking for someone that balances out your weaknesses and challenges you to improve your strengths. Someone aligned with your goals and passionate about your mission. But similar to finding a life partner, even if you find a co-founder that meets all of that criteria, it means nothing if you both don’t have the same vision of the future. If your idea of the future of your business doesn’t match up, then perhaps your goals and passions aren’t truly aligned after all.
So, the question really isn’t how to find a co-founder, but instead how to find a co-founder with the same vision.
A lot of sources will give you specific solutions on how to find a co-founder, like networking, online matchmaking, reaching out to former peers and associates, the list goes on. While that’s all great advice, none of it gets to the heart of the situation. In order to find a co-founder that aligns with your vision, you first need to dig deeper and determine where you see your business in the next 5, 10, and 15 years. This is the kind of introspection and planning that must be carefully considered before speaking with potential new co-founders.
The company vision is more than just a statement to be shared on the website and across social media. It must be truly ingrained in the company culture and should honestly act more like a strategic plan. But how do you determine these key elements of the future of your business when you can barely get through the day-to-day of shipping products and keeping customers happy?
We understand the kind of big picture planning that goes into running a business. We also get that it’s easier to push those kinds of decisions off while you focus on the more urgent tasks on your to-do list. But if your goal is to start sharing the load with a co-founder, then you’d be doing yourself a disservice by jumping the gun and not considering what you want the future to look like.
In order to help you balance these responsibilities and understand more about yourself as a founder and why you started your business in the first place, we created an app to help you thrive on the rollercoaster of entrepreneurship. For example, imagine that you’ve scheduled a brainstorming session with your team to solidify your company vision in order to complete your business plan before looking for a co-founder. The Founders First app might recommend the belly breath super set to boost your creativity and calm your mind before you get started.
There are a lot of ways to find a co-founder, but before you begin, consider the kind of co-founder you’re looking for and what vision you’d like them to share for your company. By using the tools offered in the Founders First app, your needs may become clearer. Once you’ve determined your vision and what kind of co-founder would best align with that vision, the steps you need to take to find that co-founder won’t seem as daunting.
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