The incredible growth of start-ups emerging in Latin America has led to new challenges to solve. Finding the right people to work with is definitely one of the most common, a challenge that Silicon Valley has faced for several years. One of the most valuable things in Silicon Valley is that it is populated with entrepreneurs, designers and developers eager to start their own projects or join a team interesting.
The rapid pace at which many start-ups initiate and close operations is almost frantic. Still, the talent is always hard to find. Many big companies end up buying finished startupsjust to acquire talent, adding to their team the founders. We often find great entrepreneurs with an idea and perhaps some funding looking for the right people to make your product or service. Not finding the right people is one of the most common causes of failure of start-ups, so what should a founder without a team do? Here are some strategies to find and convince talented people to join your start-up.
1) Attend networking events: networking events are designed precisely to bring people and find opportunities for collaboration. This can range from alliances and potential investors to customers and of course, co-founders. Find events in your city and share your idea with as many people as possible. There's no events in your city? Excellent opportunity to begin to organize and get some visibility.
2) Post an offer: What kind of person are you looking for? Why should you join? What benefit do you get to work? Post your information in an attractive way, remember that a co-founder or co-founder, is a person who will be with you during difficult times and happy. It is not only to recruit someone for a job. In the same way, people will not be looking for a job, but engage in a more personal way.
3) Find specific people: Do you know who the expert on what you are looking for in your city is? Do you think he would be interested? Maybe the right person you need is already working and just looking for people who are free. Do some research around you who can complete the qualities you need and talk to them. Getting quit their jobs and join your start-up can be easier than you think. If all else fails and continue on your own seems to be the best way to go, do not feel discouraged and move on. Paying an outside company for development, design or marketing can be more expensive and time consuming than with your own team, but throw in those conditions is always better than no launch at all. How did you find your co-founders? What recommendations would you give to founders without a computer?
