🌟 Fireside Chat | How to Find Your Technical Co-Founder

**🌟 Register on** [https://luma.com/fi7jts6w](https://luma.com/fi7jts6w) **to receive your Zoom link.** ​ ​Finding the right technical co-founder is one of the hardest and most defining moves a founder can make. Do you wait until your product vision is ready? Build alone? Outsource? Or find a partner who believes in the mission as much as you do? ​In this candid fireside chat, **[SkillsRobin](https://bit.ly/skillsrobin) founder Lisa** shares with interviewer [Jack](https://www.linkedin.com/in/%F0%9F%A6%95-jack-reichelt-876549ba/), CTO of Kumo Study, her experiences of helping founders search for and ultimately winning over technical collaborators. ​Tune in for the missteps, mindset shifts, and practical strategies that helped the founders bridge the gap between vision and attracting the talent for execution. ​💡 You’ll Hear About * ​How to spot and appeal to the *right kind* of technical partner for your stage * How to interview for technical collaborators * ​How to pitch your vision so it excites builders, even before traction * ​When to partner, when to hire, and when to wait * ​Common red flags and lessons learned from the early journey ​🧠 Why This Matters ​ A technical co-founder or collaborator isn’t just a coder, they’re a creative counterpart who amplifies your ideas and brings them to life. This conversation will help you reframe the search from *“finding someone to build for you”* to *“building with someone who believes in you.”* ​Register to join live or receive the recording.​​ ​**🌟 Lisa Deng, Founder of [SkillsRobin](https://bit.ly/skillsrobin) ([LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-deng/))** ​Lisa matches early stage startup founders with their very first founding engineers, through her platform SkillsRobin. ​\*\*[SkillsRobin](https://bit.ly/skillsrobin) connects founders with pre- vetted ANZ developers\*\* seeking startup openings - full-time, part-time, or equity- based. Special offer for bMightie members who are hiring - **50% off through 2025 (use code: BMIGHTIE25)**. 👉Visit [here](https://bit.ly/skillsrobin) to browse developers or subscribe to monthly shortlist for new talent. Lisa's broader background includes working as a product designer within multiple Series A startups, teaching UX at Sydney University, working in business ops and community at a startup co-working space and a brief stint working as a GIS analyst in government. ​**🌟 Jack Reichelt, CTO of Kumo Study ([LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/%F0%9F%A6%95-jack-reichelt-876549ba/))** ​Jack is the CTO of [Kumo Study](https://kumostudy.com/), a platform built to be the bridge between success and support, transforming how advisors manage student needs to make support more personalised, proactive, and scalable. ​With over a decade of experience in software engineering and product development across companies like Atlassian, Grok Learning, and Industrie&Co, Jack brings a deep understanding of how to build robust, user-centred technology that scales with purpose. ​​​🌏 Join [bMightie](https://www.linkedin.com/company/bmightie/) global network of founders, entrepreneurs, experts, mentors, angels, and VCs @ [www.bmightie.com](http://www.bmightie.com/)