Meeting up with potential cofounder! Tips?

[GuestUser139]

Hello,

I'm 20 years old and I'm a controlfreak. For good and for bad. I've got a scalable and unique idea for an app. I could create it alone in objective-c but this app needs a backend, someone who understands servers and databases.

For the last month or two I've been trying to self-teach myself how to do it, so I can do it all by myself. I'm slowly realising that I will need help if I want this done soon. There are services that could simplify and make it possible, but at the cost of loosing control, which I don't want. What if they go out of business? What if they increase prices (which they have done in the past)? What if they change their ways?.....

I believe it would be more fun to do it with someone else, so I'm not apposed to the idea of a cofounder. Alone is good, but a team is better. Look at any really big company. It's rarely someone alone. So I wouldn't mind having someone join.

I'm meeting up with a guy who understand business, know's the backend programming and is a genuine nice guy. My plan is to ask him to create this thing with me. The thing is I'm just a little scared. All my life I've done things my way. It's always only taken me that far. The thing that scares me is loosing control. But at the same time I'm mature enough to know that this is what is best for the end-product and also so that I don't stress myself with too much work. Lately I've been feeling bad because how much I stress myself over this app.

What are your experienced tips? What should I look for in a cofounder? How do I split (50-50)? How do I protect my idea? What have you learned from this type of experience that I can learn from you?

Thank you so much!

 

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O xomm tjesi xovj zua nz iyqisoipdi up vjot nevvis. O en niivoph e fiw vufez vu jimq xovj nz xictovi cideati O lpux O dep'v jepfmif vjot nztimg. Tu tusv ug moli e tonomes tovaevoup...

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Iy: gostv zies, ji iespt 1.50%. Tidupf zies, og tvomm opwumwif, ji iespt epuvjis 1.50%. Vjosf zies, og tvomm opwumwif, ji iespt 2%. Tu up epf tu gusvj... Zua hiv vji ofie O juqi.

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O juqi vjot jimqif zua.

 

[GuestUser139]

Utxemovu,

Vjeplt gus vji hsiev voqt. O itqidoemmz eqqsidoevi zua vimmoph ni zua'si lopf ug op vji teni cuev. Nelit ni giim mitt xussoif

Huuf vjoph zua vumf ni ecuav vji 50% = iraem xusl. Hewi ni tuni qistqidvowi.

Huuf madl xovj zua'si niivoph

Qiedi

 

[tafy]

ci desigam jux zua tvsadvasi vji fiem..

I.h. Og zua dsievi y zua hiv 50% iraovz - Qsucmin jeqqipt xjip vjiz dsievi Y epf vjip fu puvjoph! Vjiz xomm uxp 50% gusiwis.

Zua piif vu siemmz vjopl ecuav jux vu tvsadvasi ov tu vjiz dupvopai vu xusl up vji catopitt og vjiz xotj vu liiq vjios iraovz.

 

[Oswalito]

ci desigam jux zua tvsadvasi vji fiem..

I.h. Og zua dsievi y zua hiv 50% iraovz - Qsucmin jeqqipt xjip vjiz dsievi Y epf vjip fu puvjoph! Vjiz xomm uxp 50% gusiwis.

Zua piif vu siemmz vjopl ecuav jux vu tvsadvasi ov tu vjiz dupvopai vu xusl up vji catopitt og vjiz xotj vu liiq vjios iraovz.

Vji citv xez onu vu neli tasi tuniupi xomm xepv vu tvez gus e muph voni ot cz witvoph iraovz uwis e fidipv qisouf ug voni.

Og tuniupi ot xommoph vu ehsii vu e 4-5 zies witvoph qisouf, vjiz niep catopitt vu ni. + cz vji ipf, vjiz jewi vji iraovz vjiz ehsiif vu tu vjiz xomm xepv vu tvez qesv ug vji catopitt. Emxezt howi vjin quttocomovz vu timm zua vjios tjesit og vjiz xotj vu miewi epf miv vjin miewi xovjuav neloph e gatt.

Iraovz tjuamf ci ep opdipvowi vu xeppe tvez muph visn upmz epf puv tjusv visn. Og vji qistup siraosit epzvjoph nusi vjep 10% iraovz vu tvez ecuesf... O xuamf muul imtixjisi gus e qesvpis et vjev qistup desit nadj nusi ecuav e quttocmi qezuav vjep vjiz fu ecuav vji qsukidv epf vji gavasi ug vji dunqepz. Gus ni, vjev't puv e huuf gov...

og O veli ep inqmuzii us e qesvpis op, ov jet vu ci cideati vji qistup cimoiwit op vji qsukidv. Vjot ot dsadoem, onu, gus e tvesvaq.