Sometimes the Simplest Ideas Are the Best: BuildV1
If you’re an entrepreneur, chances are you’ve run into this problem: you come up with a great idea, a brilliant idea, an idea you can’t wait to dig into, but you can’t find the right business partner. In fact, if you’re an entrepreneur, you haven’t just run into this problem once, you’ve probably run into it a dozen times.
Even with a large network, it’s extremely difficult to find someone who’s passionate about your idea, gets it, has the right skills, and has the ability to jump from whatever they’re doing into a new project. It’s a major pain point, and it’s not easy to solve.
My friend Eric Stephens showed me something he’s been working on today to help stop the pain. It’s called BuildV1, and its aim is simple: to connect entrepreneurs. You post if you need help growing your startup, or if you’re looking to get involved with a startup. Browse postings on the site or via RSS. That’s it.
It’s so simple, it almost seems like it couldn’t possibly work.
I think Eric’s challenge here is a tricky one: To get enough of the right kinds of entrepreneurs on the site to make it worth using, but without letting it get so crowded that the wrong kinds show up and noise increases. Down the line, he can do this by segregating on location, industry verticals, company size, etc.
For now, the challenge is getting people to show up. I hope he can do it, because I could really use a site like this.
Link: BuildV1
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