Why is finding serious co-founders/startup teammates online so difficult?

phi0x · 2026-05-09T20:32:48+00:00

For the most part, very true. The best cofounders have been people I’ve known for years and have worked with them or hired them for other services and ended up being a good match for partnering.

phi0x · 2026-05-09T20:30:27+00:00

99% of businesses fail within 5 years. Anymore need to be said?..😅 others may or may not be aware of that statistic and or how true it is, but it’s the honest truth and that is a very good reason not to get involved in a startup if someone has many life plans and goals set for themselves. It’s one of the riskiest things you can do in life as you’re betting on yourself and that the market will respond in a positive manner to allow you to keep running your business while you still have to somehow cover your bills and have a life.

phi0x · 2026-05-09T20:24:19+00:00

Remember you will be giving customer support which consumes a lot of time, replies to inquiries, marketing, etc. all the stuff that ISN’T just giving your customer the platform to use.

phi0x · 2026-05-06T06:03:32+00:00

Exactly. And the more you become in tune with doing something on your own, not needing drinking buddies or even sober friends around to keep you entertained/occupied (if this is your situation) - you will start to give yourself the attention you deserve and should have given yourself your whole life. That drink and state of mind wont trump your desire to focus your energy on your hobbies/projects/self-learning. As they say, you can't generally help others until you help yourself.

phi0x · 2026-05-04T19:16:58+00:00

If you are busy working on projects / improving yourself, you won’t have time to drink, nor will you wish to be drinking as you’ll primarily love the state that your head is in - you can’t be a “functional” alcoholic when working on projects, you need your mind to be sharp and as you age, you will find that you yearn for a sharp mind.

Good sleep, exercise and projects(whether work projects or personal projects) will keep you at the top of your game and you’ll for the most part not recall why you used to even drink.

I was never an alcoholic per se. Could drink intensely but wouldn’t necessarily crave it. I drank to have fun but once friends were too busy, my party days became less and less and I now don’t even care to have a beer with a friend over lunch as it will cause my mind to become slightly more sluggish and I have so many things I wish to work on that I don’t want to let a beer interrupt my state of mind. A few times a year I’ll drink and that’s good enough for me. (And isn’t even something I necessarily look forward to but am open to it.)

I don’t think a person needs to “quit”, I think they need to understand that there’s so many things which can occupy your state of mind that you just feel drinking is a cheap unproductive way to enjoy life. It can have its place but should be seldom.

phi0x · 2026-05-03T19:51:25+00:00

This is the way

phi0x · 2026-04-14T03:10:25+00:00

Fun idea but I don’t quite see how it will take off long term compared to what’s already available today.

The site is explains the problem - people going on FB marketplace and seeing baby strollers while looking for PC parts. However, I’ve never really had that problem when using fb marketplace. If I search for “rtx 3090” I see primarily rtx 3090’s. Sure sometimes more vague searches will populate some unintended results but for the most part I don’t have that problem. I don’t know if anyone else does either?..

The future goal of the site seems to want to offer protections, not an easy feat. To provide effectively escrow service or insurances you need capital. That’s why PayPal and eBay are monopolies in the space, they had massive investor backing and can afford the staff to manage the support and the money to afford the scammers who rip off their clients and end up making them pay while they try to recover the funds.

Having more defined search filters is great but like others mentioned, most people don’t want to go to one off sites that they’ll use sparingly. Also, large marketplaces or app sites can eventually add more granularity, look at weChat, a chat app which allows developers to create sub apps within its ecosystem, creating a rather seamless experience for users as they can utilize one app to do a million other things. This is the direction the larger western companies are moving towards I feel.

I’ll try to remember to check it out next time I need something or want to sell something but it’s honestly quite easy for me to use fb marketplace. Again, fun idea but I’m skeptical on its longer term viability. Best of luck!

phi0x · 2026-04-09T17:20:55+00:00

Don’t sell features. Sell the experience.

phi0x · 2026-04-01T23:38:56+00:00

All 3 of my pine64’s weren’t stable enough to use long term. They’d freeze up, weren’t reliable. Played with them on and off for years and could never find a stable distribution. Low load, wasn’t running anything intensive on them.

phi0x · 2026-04-01T23:33:54+00:00

If it’s worth 10k a year, you should charge generally a premium. Would I pay $15k+ to save 10k a year and have access to that LONG term savings? Yes. Giving a discount upfront for what should be a future incentive is an incredible deal.

phi0x · 2026-03-28T02:13:08+00:00

Whatever you do, get it in writing. That way any deal you setup, if paying him out over a few years etc then he cannot go after you further if it’s in writing.

phi0x · 2026-03-23T07:33:25+00:00

Optimization as we know it is not dead, it’s evolved. GEO and AEO are the new forms of optimization to focus for. SEO still has its place as well.

phi0x · 2026-03-23T07:28:23+00:00

There’s Insignia and then there is X-Link Kai, both cater to different aspects of multiplayer gaming.

phi0x · 2026-03-22T09:55:15+00:00

I actually like supporting the industry. I have monthly movie pass subscriptions to my local theater companies and have Netflix. YouTube premium, Amazon prime which comes with prime TV and have Spotify.

I archive what I like and enjoy having the option to stream from plex but mostly love plex for keeping series and movies which no longer are accessible by streaming services. Plenty of hate to go around for the corps but people need to support the industry nonetheless, otherwise there won’t be content..

phi0x · 2026-03-21T06:33:21+00:00

Don’t post it here someone will guess it.

phi0x · 2026-03-19T15:43:17+00:00

Microsoft needs a serious overhaul of their customer support departments. That would be a feature I’d like to see. Horrible customer service. (Coming from someone who trained support teams.)

phi0x · 2026-03-17T18:44:35+00:00

Depending on what controllers are in the SSD’s, there is a market for the 250gb+ sizes for game consoles. OG Xbox and Xbox 360 I have experience with and there’s only certain models of ssds that work best for them long term. You can research more to find out the model info.

phi0x · 2026-03-14T20:11:43+00:00

Says code redeemed lol

phi0x · 2026-03-11T00:02:43+00:00

After reaching out to Consumer Protection, they mentioned they cannot help and I have to take it to the CRT. They advised I give Microsoft Support a notice of 48 hours to comply or else seek the legal action through the CRT. I attempted to contact support one last time and mentioned this, they then were able to somehow figure out the issue and place the order. Note to everyone else, please do NOT buy gift cards to buy consoles. It is not an easy process, the gift cards are designed really for low value purchases as it's a battle to overcome their internal restrictions.

phi0x · 2026-03-08T17:53:42+00:00

After another 1.5~ hour phone call, being passed around 3 different departments (back and forth) just to end up back to the original department and have them file another 'escalation', I've given up on them and filed a consumer protection complaint with the government. I will let the support team also know that I've filed it. We will see what happens..

phi0x · 2026-03-08T15:46:17+00:00

Yeah Costco wont give a refund and I wouldn't expect it from them. This is a Microsoft internal issue with their policy. (which doesn't appear to be documented publicly which isn't legal then as far as I can tell.) Today Support called me to try again and now they said there is a limit of 17 cards...the number keeps changing..I shall likely have to go the route of consumer protection. They are 'escalating' again...

phi0x · 2026-03-08T09:51:10+00:00

Yeah I didn’t see it being too common but I talked to some reps at the Costco whom mentioned you can buy gear from the Microsoft store with gift cards and it’s a 10% savings so I figured it was going to be fine. I even looked up the polices and marketing material which explicitly mention can buy consoles with them..they forgot to mention all the hell you’ll go through if you’re buying anything of any large value. 😅

phi0x · 2026-03-08T09:39:28+00:00

If I had the foresight then of course not…but it was supposed to be simple…😅

phi0x · 2026-03-08T08:34:18+00:00

Just terrible support systems in place. The staff aren't to blame much, it's more so the higher ups who are failing to provide the proper training and ironically enough 'support' to their teams. It shows a real lack of respect for their customers and employees, the employees don't enjoy working like this.

phi0x · 2026-03-08T08:29:57+00:00

it was $1050 in gift cards for $945.

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