How does one go about finding a partner to build a startup with? My guess would be to either go through business school clubs, network through LinkedIn, or brainstorm with friends. Does anyone have any experience jumping from IB/PE to start up their own business? If so, please share your thoughts and experience.
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The best way to do it is to have a very close and intelligent friend(s) who's "timeline" (i.e. 2 years out of undergrad career transition at the same time) who's willing to take a massive gamble to pursue a startup. For most people, this is unlikely lmao. The second best way is probably to just try to immerse yourself in the types of circles that breed intelligent risk-taking types of people. Clubs tend to be shit, linkedin will get you nowhere but disappointment. Try to pursue something by yourself where you can show people a genuine product and use that to recruit a partner who won't feel like they're taking such a blind risk.
Thanks for the insight.
Thanks for the insight.
What's the startup? (Elevator pitch version lol) Depending on the skill set you need, small business networking groups like BNI might introduce you to the right people. I've advised several early stage startups that found great people just posting jobs on Indeed too, so it doesn't have to be too complicated.
It really depends on what your needs are.
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