Co-Founder Connect #2

Are you still looking for a co-founder?
Finding someone you can work well with is among the most important decisions you'll make, and it's hard to find someone who's genuinely a good fit. Random encounters. Potential friends. Or just hoping the right person happens to sit next to you at networking.
Following the success of our first Co-founder Connect, we’re running it back on September 9 and this time we’ve taken some suggestions on board for a different format.
Half the room has an idea. Half the room wants in on one.
Last time everyone arrived holding their own thing. This time we're splitting registrations down the middle. Half are building something and need a person. Half are looking for the right thing to throw themselves at. Same ambition, different starting point, and that's exactly why the conversations work. You’ll be labelled on if you’re looking for something to join, or you want someone to join you.
This time we’ll start with a fireside from some founders to get you thinking and inspired.
Opening with a fireside
Ron Shell co-founded the National Pickleball League and turned a sport most Australians hadn't heard of into a national competition with a Tennis Australia deal. It started with two social leagues in South Yarra and Thornbury.
Then he hit the problem every operator hits, which is that the software to run it properly didn't exist. So he built it. LADER launched this year, running live scoring, event management and broadcast in one platform, and it powered the Australian Open Pickleball Slam. Two companies out of one obsession, and a co-founder story in each.
Plus one more guest, announced closer to the day. Twenty years building and backing internet companies. Some of you have already met him.
They're here for the part nobody posts about. How you found the person you started with. What you got wrong about them. What happens when someone's effort drops and their equity doesn't.
Who's this for
Founders actively looking for a co-founder, technical,