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I am the person described in the requirement list

I am the person described in the requirement list. I brought 2 startups from seed to series A, built a cashflow business of my own, led teams, have 5+ years of runway (yes, in San Francisco), and actively looking for a potential idea + business person. I have worked my ass off for the past 10 years to put myself into this position. I'm doing startups to fulfill the intersection of broad positive externalities + financial reward space, which is possible, and I did it 3 times already. I'm looking for a cofounder+idea because what I can do alone is limited. Over the past 2 years, I have reviewed >1500 pitches, talked with 150+ founders, had in-depth conversation with 10, executed (and failed) with 2. My counterparties are not real. In descending order of frequency: * Tirekickers / wannabes: these people have fantasies about doing a startup... someday, but definitely not just now. * Super excited about <thing/area>... …

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Out of curiosity: are the issues you note here (and the ones in the linked comment) absolute hard stops for you, or more of a checklist of heuristics to take into consideration?

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Agree. I was coming here to make the same basic comment. It's tough both ways for the same reasons.

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