The right way to pick a co-founder | Ep 30 | Uncapped Notes

Selecting a cofounder for your startup might be one of the most important decisions you can make. Building a startup is a grueling process and you will be leaning into your cofounder for support, often in more ways than your friends, family—even your significant other, at times. For this Uncapped Notes episode, we’re featuring Ben Tauber, an incredible executive coach (benjamintauber.com). We’ll discuss the right way to select your cofounder. Timecodes 0:00 - Intro + Meet Ben! 0:50 - Does it matter to have a cofounder? 3:00 - Ben’s journey as a successful founder. And his mistakes. 4:42 - With help, you can start as a bad cofounder and end up a good one. 5:30 - Framework to select a cofounder. 6:40 - How to test for cofounder values? 8:15 - Identify and focus on 4 key values. 10:00 - How to run reference checks on cofounders 11:10 - Introducing the concept of Growth Mindset 14:30 - How to argue with cofounders in a healthy way. 21:00 - How to nurture your cofounder relationship. 23:00 - Who is Ben? How does he help people today? Thanks for checking out #UncappedNotes, our low-budget and snarky YouTube series that demystifies VC and startups for first-time founders. If you like our content, be sure to subscribe to our founder newsletter! Tactical tips to your inbox every week: https://letsgo.hustlefund.vc/un-found... #UncappedNotes is produced by Hustle Fund, an early-stage venture capital firm that backs hilariously-early founders. Please subscribe and hit us up in the comments if there are topics to address in a plainspoken, non-BS #UncappedNotes video! Founders, tell us what you’re hustling: https://www.hustlefund.vc Follow Hustle Fund on Twitter:   / hustlefundvc   Follow our show host Janel on Twitter:   / janelspilker   Follow our show host Eric on Twitter:   / ericbahn