Co-Founder Matching

Complete a focused intervention that advances Co-Founder Matching. The objective is to remove ambiguity around co-founder profile, compatibility, complementary skills and relationship risk, give the founder a decision-ready output, and make it clear whether the venture should progress, repeat the task with stronger evidence, escalate to expert support, or move into a linked stage.

Bertie or a programme manager assigns Co-Founder Matching when the venture needs a decision-ready output for this group. Typical triggers include group-gate reviews, evidence gaps identified by the co-pilot or founder request.

founder profiles; current team status; role expectations; ownership assumptions; venture thesis if available; specific context for co-founder profile, compatibility, complementary skills and relationship risk.

1. 1Define the Scope and Intent of Co-Founder Matchingexpand_more

   Establish why the venture requires a co-founder and articulate the explicit gaps in capability, capacity, or network that a candidate must fill. Map out how this matching process directly reduces early-stage execution risks and aligns with the venture's immediate milestone objectives.

   Objective

   Clarifying this action defines the strategic mandate for introducing a co-founder and sets clear parameters for the recruitment process. It prevents misaligned hiring and ensures the parent task focuses strictly on building a complementary founding team capable of execution.

   What's expected

   Produce a clear brief detailing the strategic rationale for adding a co-founder, including specific operational deficiencies to address. Document the criteria that distinguish a necessary co-founder from an early employee or external advisor.

   Consultant stress-test · 5 questions

   1. 1.What specific execution risks are you seeking to eliminate by bringing on a co-founder rather than an early hire?
   2. 2.How does the required candidate profile align directly with your next major technical or commercial milestone?
   3. 3.Why is an equity-holding co-founder required here instead of a salaried employee or external advisor?
   4. 4.What assumptions are you making about the level of commitment and equity split a viable co-founder will demand?
   5. 5.How will you measure whether this matching process has succeeded before finalizing an offer?

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2. 2Establish Profile Criteria and Risk Benchmarksexpand_more
3. 3Assemble Venture Assets and Role Requirementsexpand_more
4. 4Execute Candidate Matching and Scorecard Evaluationexpand_more
5. 5Audit Matching Quality and Relationship Resilienceexpand_more
6. 6Log Governance Assets and Determine Subsequent Taskexpand_more

• A data-room asset titled Co-Founder Matching
• A clear task output, updated venture DNA and recommended next action
• It should update the venture DNA with specific evidence or decisions about co-founder profile, compatibility, complementary skills and relationship risk, create a visible milestone in the founder journey, and generate one or more recommended next tasks

A mentor or evaluator can review the output at the group gate. Programme managers can require an advisor checkpoint before Bertie moves the venture forward.

Draft your output and let Bertie review it