Hey PG, long time fan, first time @-messager. I just heard you dispense sage wisdom to an auditorium of aspiring Harvard undergraduate entrepreneurs last week. Now, I’ve got an idea you might like.
**PG’s Suggestion**: Students should find their co-founders before graduating college and certainly before pursuing the path well worn to Wall Street or Mountain View. Never again will you be around smart, like-minded, and available entrepreneurs with nothing to lose. When forming a team, gather a small group (2-3 people) with complementary but not redundant skills and interests and build something awesome together.
**The Problem**: Some campuses have plenty of coders, others have an abundance of liberal artists, and still others have a design in their DNA. Even in Cambridge, it is rare for students from Harvard and MIT to talk, much less form a company together. What if there were a way to bring co-founders together from various campuses to form innovative startups?
Would you rather fund a startup with founders from MIT, Stanford, and RISD or three roommates from Harvard?
**The Solution**: FounderRoulette.com helps aspiring student entrepreneurs escape the echo chamber of their campus community. Diversity is no guarantee of success, but it will likely produce different ideas. FounderRoulette facilitates team-formation with a series of questions to match students with similar interests:
What entrepreneurial animal are you?
Do you have an ideas you’re willing to share?
What industries are you interested in?
How much time can you commit?
What do you do best? (code, design, make deals, etc.)
@Students, if you want to make money and live a fulfilling life, don’t be a banker. Be an entrepreneur. Solve problems for yourself and others. Strive to create excellence. Make small bets that add up to something great - or, fail fast if that’s what you’re into. Be a good boss to yourself and others. But first, be yourself on FounderRoulette.com and find your co-founders.
Interested in a startup, but you are still looking for a business idea? Don’t fret, #PSTI has a few to get you started. Here are a few ideas we have up-for-grabs: